{"id":177,"date":"2003-09-02T02:53:11","date_gmt":"2003-09-02T07:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.internettipoftheweek.com\/?p=177"},"modified":"2003-09-02T02:53:11","modified_gmt":"2003-09-02T07:53:11","slug":"windows-security-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/177\/windows-security-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Security Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to keeping your anti-virus software updated, in the war against computer viruses, it is important to keep your operating system up to date with all the latest security patches.  To update your Windows computer, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/windowsupdate.microsoft.com\/\">http:\/\/windowsupdate.microsoft.com\/<\/a> and following the instructions to Scan for Updates.  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