31.   Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it will offer free customer support to combat computer viruses, and streamline the way users can download current software patches.

32.   Microsoft offers a software patch to protect computers from infection.

33.   Since the arbitration, the VA has installed a software patch that blocks out the Social Security numbers and dates of birth for the workers.

34.   The anti-virus industry was working on software patches to stop the virus, the FBI said.

35.   Sun has released a software patch that disables the bug.

36.   The company also will put out a software patch that allows people to remove the towers from existing versions of the game, Pilla said Monday.

37.   While a software patch was made available to correct the flaw, many computers have not been updated.

38.   While a software patch was made available to correct the flaw, not everyone has made use of it, Trilling said.

39.   Microsoft has warned of a security flaw in its instant messaging system, and has issued a software patch to fix it.

40.   The Code Red virus, which left behind a small software patch that exposed computer data to future hackers was an example of a hybrid virus.