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Windows Security: Archive: June 2002 

Older Windows Versions Left Out Of Code Cleanup

Microsoft is working to quickly retire old, security-weak code in its Windows operating system, but users running current or old versions won't be able to take advantage of it until they buy into upcoming versions.

Self-Propagating Worm Roaming Internet

The latest variant on a worm designed to take advantage of a security vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer collects email addresses from the Windows Address Book and uses its own SMTP engine to send infected messages.

Cross-Platform Chaos? New Virus Infects Windows, Linux

Although it hasn't been unleashed on the Internet, a new virus is able to infect both Windows 32 systems and Linux operating systems, making it the first complex virus with cross-platform capabilities.