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width="100%" align="left"> <br>  <h1>What You Should Know About Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-008</h1> <h2><i>Security Update for Microsoft Windows</i></h2> <br> <p class="date">March 19, 2003</p>  <table width="175" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="right"> <tr> <td>  <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="clsPart" width="150" style="margin-top: 5px; background: #f1f1f1"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#0065cf"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20031002023215im_/http://www.microsoft.com/security/images/corner-left.gif" border="0" align="left" alt="" width="6" height="5" hspace="0" vspace="0"><span style="color: #FFFFFF; font-weight: bold; float: left; padding-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px;">Related Resources</span><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20031002023215im_/http://www.microsoft.com/security/images/corner-right.gif" border="0" align="right" alt="" width="6" height="5" hspace="0" vspace="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td 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The attacker would first have to send you an e-mail message or entice you into visiting a malicious Web site. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft.</p> <h2>Products Affected by This Update</h2> <p>The following products require updating:</p> <ul> <li>Microsoft Windows 98</li> <li>Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition</li> <li>Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) </li> <li>Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 </li> <li>Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition </li> <li>Microsoft Windows 2000 </li> <li>Microsoft Windows XP </li> </ul> <h2>How to Check Which Version You Have</h2> <p>If you are unsure whether a product you are running is affected by this issue, check the version.</p> <p>To determine which version of Microsoft Windows you are running:</p> <ol> <li>On the taskbar at the bottom of your screen, click <b>Start</b>, and then click <b>Run</b>.</li> <li>In the <b>Run</b> dialog box, type: <b>winver</b></li> <li>Click <b>OK</b>.<br> A dialog box displays the version that you are running.</li> </ol> <h2>Next Steps</h2> <p>Get the update or learn more about it.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20031002023215/http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/">Get this and other available Windows updates</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20031002023215/http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-008.asp">Get more technical details about this update</a></li> </ul>  </td> <td width="15"><img src="/web/20031002023215im_/http://www.microsoft.com/security/images/spacer.gif" width="15" alt=""><br></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" height="50" id="idToolbar" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#0A6CCE"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#0A6CCE" height="20" valign="middle" nowrap id="idTBLocal" width="100%"> <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2"><b>   <a style="color:##FFFFFF;text-decoration:none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20031002023215/http://register.microsoft.com/contactus30/contactus.asp?domain=security" target="_top"><font color="#FFFFFF">Contact Us</font></a>   <font color="#FFFFFF">|</font>   <a style="color:##FFFFFF;text-decoration:none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20031002023215/mailto:/?subject=An article from the Microsoft Security Site&body=Here is an interesting article from the Microsoft Security Site: www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-008.asp" target="_top"><font color="#FFFFFF">E-mail This Page</font></a> </b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#0A6CCE" height="20" valign="middle" nowrap id="idTBLocal" width="100%"> <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2"><b>   <font color="#FFFFFF">© 2003 Microsoft Corporation. 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