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By Mary Landesman, About.com Guide to Antivirus Software

Could your computer be a criminal?

Wednesday July 16, 2003
One thousand home computers hijacked and used to serve up pornography. Perhaps tens of thousands co-opted by the “SoBig” virus, many of them turned into spam machines. Hundreds of other home computers loaded with secret software used to process stolen credit cards. If your biggest computer crime fear was lost or stolen files, think again: Someone may be using your PC to commit crimes...read more
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