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Consumer Alert
Pirated Software May Contain Malware
08/01/13
You decide to order some software from an unknown online seller. The price is so low you just can’t pass it up. What could go wrong?
Plenty. Whether you’re downloading it or buying a physical disc, the odds are good that the product is pirated and laced with malicious software, or malware.
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