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	from Mary Landesman This week, flaws in Adobe PDF files could leave Mac users at risk. Plus, the author of Netsky and Sasser pled guilty yesterday. His bragging to schoolmates led to his arrest in May 2004.
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Netsky, Sasser author admits guilt As expected, Sven Jaschan, author of the Netsky and Sasser worms, pled guilty in German court yesterday. Find out why this may result in little more than a slap on the wrist.		More Topics Review: AVG plus Firewall Antivirus software reviews Trojan installs rogue firewall Email hoaxes Email scams, phishing, and fraud Free antivirus software Top Windows Antivirus
PDF flaws impact Mac OS users Mac users are vulnerable to a flaw in PDF files that could allow an attacker to run malicious code on their computers.
Disabling System Restore to remove viruses Windows ME and Windows XP both come with a feature known as System Restore that enables you revert to specific restore points without impacting data files. Unfortunately, System Restore backs up the bad with the good - viruses can get trapped in the Restore directories and antivirus software can't remove it. Here's how to disable System Restore to remove viruses.

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