In message <9BF6F06C4BC90746ADD6806746492A332AED57@msmmail01.msmgmt.com>, "McBu rnett, Jim" writes:

From: Scott McGrath [mailto:mcgrath@fas.harvard.edu]

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No answer on that one, However Mac OS X also includes a built in firewall.

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On the configuration angle, the Microsoft ICF (Internet Connection Firewall) blocks everything by default.

I just worked on a friends computer last night. The XP ICF firewall was on, and it did not stop the bug.. I want to test that in a lab environment though...

The Wall Street Journal noted that Microsoft is testing a variety of other security products, including one from Tiny Software because (according to Microsoft itself) "it's more advanced". --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb