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Most malware infections happen from visiting a website setup to infiltrate your machine, or from e-mails sent to specific accounts. In all cases the infection happens without the direct involvement of an individual. But last week malware got the personal touch in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Cars parked in Grand Forks started getting yellow parking violation [...] Publication date: 2009-02-05
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