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Wednesday, August 08, 2001
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6808673.html?tag=mn_hd New virus travels in PDF files By Stephen Shankland, Staff Writer, CNET News.com Adobe's popular PDF file format--known to anyone who's ever called up a tax form on the IRS Web site--has generally been considered immune to viruses. But a new virus carried by programs embedded in PDF files raises concerns that the format itself could become susceptible. On Tuesday morning, Network Associates' McAfee antivirus division became aware of the first virus--known as "Peachy"--that uses PDF to spread, said Vincent Gullotto, senior director of McAfee's Avert group....
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