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Adobe Acrobat, Reader vulnerable to hacks

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Adobe Systems, whose software is used by millions of people to read documents sent over the Internet, said some of its programs contain a flaw that makes personal computers vulnerable to attack.

In an October 5 posting on its Web site, Adobe said the "critical" flaw is incorporated into versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat software, and could allow malicious programs to get on to a PC without the user knowing about it.

Such programs can take control of a machine and steal confidential data, send out tens of thousands of spam e-mails, or infiltrate government computer systems.

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