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America. even as you read this. The Reader, you will most likely have to with all versions of Windows that ••,..- .-::-..,:.‘...::;•:•
most un-American thing about this is click a pop-up prompt window to escape comes free with any computer.
that it's Americans, right here in the virus's effects as well. Under no cir- Someone needs to do something:
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America, who are putting every cumstance should you select that the about these PDF fanatics and show
American in America at risk. prompt open the file or update itself. You them the way of Word. Kills PDFs Dead
Americans born in America too often should close the file without updating Some people have even managed
take their American liberty for granted. and then remove the Adobe software to open PDF files as though they
These Americans forget that our from your computer. were text documents. This is where
American freedom can only exist in If this happens to you, be wise and the intricacy of the virus can be seen. VA, !lIIL
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It's all too easy for your computer to er will not do the job. When this occurs lethargy with which it infects your ' •-•'' : Daniel James Dombrowski/THE BEHREND BEACOI
contract the PDF virus. Many internet the battery must he removed from the computer. The virus rarely completes
links on various sites including Google computer to shut it down. its own installation on your system. This crash your computer, causing you to lose
and the Penn State Erie site instantly Strange as it may seem, there are peo- is why most of the problems caused by data and have to wait for your computer
open PDF virus files on your browser. ple who are actually in support of PDF. the PDF virus are only temporary; the to start up again. Avoiding the PDF virus
That's right; the webpages of this very These obviously computer illiterate virus damages your computer so much is something we can easily do if we all
college are strewn with links connecting fools have fallen for the cult-like myth that it can't fully install itself and cause work together and shun those foolish
directly to the PDF virus. that PDF is a document format used further harm to you hard drive. enough to willingly allow the virus to
In a lucky few cases, the virus merely often for text. They say PDF files are In the worst of cases, the virus can infiltrate their system.
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The worst criminals of all, are those
who create PDF virus files and publish
them on the internet or local network.
These are the people who must be
stopped. It goes without saying that if
you use PDF files, you're kind of a ter
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