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4.25.05
File Sharer’s Beware: Virus Targets You

A virus created by a mean-spirited cracker or the record industry depending upon whom you listen to is circulating as a “DVD-cracking program” and when this evil code is installed, it erases your MP3 files. Sophos disclosed the virus last week, and it may have started in France according to security experts quoted in the article. Read more about the issue here:
Virus pits itself against music pirates
File sharers are the target of a virus that deletes music collections. [CNET News.com]

Trend Micro Slows PCs

PC World is reporting that a Trend Micro Antivirus update released over the weekend by the security company contained a flaw that is causing PCs to slowdown. The customers that were most affected by the problem are in Japan, and the company has already released a patch for the problem. If you are a Trend Micro Antivirus users, you can find out more about this issue from the following article: Trend Micro Antivirus Update Slows PCs
Faulty file drained the processing power of PCs that had downloaded the update, company says. [PCWorld.com - Latest News Stories]

Snail Mail.app?

On the same subject of speed, or the lack thereof, according to MacFixIt a common annoyance for those that have installed the latest update from Apple (OS X 10.3.9) is a slow down in their Mail.app application. Problems include freezes, slow retrieval of the mail, and pauses while synchronizing folder or servers. The web site suggests you obtain an earlier version of Mail.app; or you could switch to Thunderbird as I recently have. It provides everything Mail.app does and more. You can read more about the Mail.app issue at MacFixIt:
Mac OS X 10.3.9 (#8): Sluggish Mail.app performance, solutions; Drive/media mounting issues; more
Sluggish Mail.app performance Readers continue to note sluggish performance from Mail.app after installing Mac OS X 10.3.9. In fact, this has become one of the most widely reported problems [MacFixIt]

XP Pro x64 Launched and Reviewed
CNET reports that Microsoft will announce that Windows XP Pro and Windows Server 2003 will be available in the 64-bit edition later today. Meanwhile, PC World has a review on the former and you can read about both these issues by following the links below: Microsoft launches 64-bit Windows
Long-awaited versions of the OS geared for speed finally see the light of day. [CNET News.com] We Test Drive Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
After putting the final version of the OS through its paces, we find no major surprises. [PCWorld.com - Latest News Stories]

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