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OT: New virus spreads using Acrobat files
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Jim Phillips <[log in to unmask]>
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Jim Phillips <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 8 Aug 2001 14:23:47 -0400
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> NEW VIRUS SPREADS USING ACROBAT FILES
>
> Posted at August 08, 2001 07:56 AM Pacific
>
> A VIRUS THAT infects PDF (Portable Document Format)
> files, used by Adobe Systems' Acrobat software, was
> identified Tuesday, according to two security organizations.
>
> The virus appeared on Tuesday morning and has been
> analyzed by Bernardo Quinteros, head of the Madrid,
> Spain-based security firm HispaSec Sistemas, and
> Richard M. Smith, chief technical officer of the
> U.S.-based Privacy Foundation.
>
>
> For the full story:
> http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/08/08/010808hnacr.xml?0808wepm

Jim Phillips                           Information Systems Manager
Email: [log in to unmask]     Therm-O-Link, Inc.
Phone: 330-527-2124                         P. O. Box 285
Fax:   330-527-2123                           10513 Freedom Street
Web:   http://www.tolwire.com          Garrettsville, OH  44231

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