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PDF Virus Spotted

Posted by michael on from the xpdf-not-vulnerable dept.

Jethro73 writes: "Adobe's popular PDF file format [...] 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. Read about it here and at coderz.net."

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  1. PDF Virus Spotted. Spotted? by martyb · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    What have those virus writers done NOW?

    "PDF Virus Spotted". Spotted? SPOTTED?!? What's next? Stripes? Or, shudder, PLAID?! :^)