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The Department of Homeland Security took the unusual step earlier this week of urging Windows users to apply a patch to protect themselves from possible worm attacks. The move was the first time that the department had instructed computer users to apply a security patch.

“Attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in operating systems routinely occur within 24 hours of the release of a security patch,” it said in a statement. “This vulnerability could impact government systems, private industry and critical infrastructure, as well as individual and home users.”

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Get the patch by going here