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<pre wrap="">The Associated Press

Friday, June 6, 2003; 2:44 PM

NEW YORK - A new computer virus that offers hackers full control of infected

PCs, giving them access to critical information such as passwords and

credit-card numbers, was spreading on the Internet Thursday.

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 href="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bugbear.b@mm.html">http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bugbear.b@mm.html</a>

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