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By Wendy Boswell, About.com Guide to Web Search since 2004

The Worst Software Bugs in History

Tuesday November 8, 2005
Excellent article from Wired on history's worst software bugs. Bugs of note that caused major problems were the Mariner I space probe, the Soviet gas pipeline, and the Therac-25 medical accelerator.

Related: If you are not careful, spyware, adware, and malware can take over your system, causing it to slow down and even crash. Here are a few programs that you can download for free from the Web that will remove spyware and adware from your system.

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