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pdf's are a great way to hack some ones computer. They require all sorts of permissions and access to the back end of you computer, so hackers love them for sending in nasty stuff. They are really remarkable in how flexible a document can be, but not worth the size and danger imo..............................then open it with MS Word and save as a Word document.
Personally I am way more concerned about Microsoft documents than I am PDF. Both Word and Excel support VB macros and can be a huge security risk.
Of course, I do NOT use a fancy PDF reader that could support code auto-execution.
Either way, if you're unsure about whether to trust any document upload it here:
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-brino