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PDF Spam - Why it's flooding your inbox

Here's a link to a PCWorld article describing the latest trend in spam, blank files with Adobe Postscript (.pdf) file attachments. Spammers have started sending pdf files because spam filters are getting better at filtering out the image messages that were all the rage earlier this year. There is apparently disagreement about whether these attached documents can harbor a payload that will harm or take over your system. It's better not to open a pdf file you weren't expecting.