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Adobe Reader under attacks ... again? <not quite>

post #1 of 13
12/17/09 at 5:27pm
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Bottom line is not clicking away on any pdf that comes from doggy sources

Did I mention Readerunder as well? Wondering if they use the same developers

Nah. Crazy peoples will always try to hack and break, keeping the software world interesting ..

Fixes? Let us see:

. Turn OFF Java Interpretation as Adobe suggests
. Wait impatiently until 12Jan2010 for the patch
. Don't click on pdf from dodgy sources.

Read in full!

cheers ...
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post #2 of 13
12/18/09 at 11:27am
I'm not understanding this post.
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post #3 of 13
12/18/09 at 2:30pm
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Originally Posted by Steve View Post
I'm not understanding this post.
just yet another security vulnerability in Adobe Reader
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post #4 of 13
12/21/09 at 11:16am
Is this a widespread issue?
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post #5 of 13
12/21/09 at 3:52pm
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Is this a widespread issue?
it gets exploited every so often, various sites' ad code occasionally get hacked and have infected PDF's embedded into the ads (of all sorts of sites, even one major news site got hacked earlier this year).

the main problem tho its a constant problem. a new vulnerability for Adobe Reader pretty much pops up biweekly
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post #6 of 13
12/22/09 at 5:40am
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I am not sure that it would only affect Adobe Reader. If the pdf is being compromised, anything that touches it would trigger some sort of bad chain reaction. One must remember that one other Reader(under) is also being exposed and possibly many others as well.

Apps cannot be developed to be a virus scanner at the same time.

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post #7 of 13
12/22/09 at 11:19am
no its just horrible coding on Adobe's part. rarely do other PDF readers get affected by any of these vulnerabilities as well
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post #8 of 13
12/22/09 at 11:19am
Foxit.


Tons lighter, faster, more secure, I use it.
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post #9 of 13
12/22/09 at 8:02pm
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I used Foxit for a (long) while and went back to Adobe after their 9.x version.

Just have to keep an eye on where pdf or any documents coming from. But I do agree with Conda that Adobe does slip from time to time.

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post #10 of 13
1/4/10 at 4:32am
I started using Foxit 2 years ago when I got fed up with waiting 1 minute for Acrobat to load up 30 libraries. I can't remember though whether Foxit was immune to this exploit though.

And, of course, you should never open pdf's from random people
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post #11 of 13
1/4/10 at 6:15am
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Give Adobe a shot now if you have time. It is a far cry from the old many minutes of waiting to load This is from a FoxitReader fan here.

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post #12 of 13
1/13/10 at 10:22am
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Adobe 9.3 is available for update via Help->Check for update or here.

Strongly recommending for Adobe Reader users.

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post #13 of 13
1/15/10 at 3:19pm
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IE flaws are to blame for Adobe, Google ... attacks!

Well, what do we know ... a totally turn-around in this matter!.

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An Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability was used by hackers to get past the defenses of Adobe, Google, and about 32 other companies, ...

Until now, the IE flaw had been unknown to security researchers, while the attack had initially been blamed on an Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) vulnerability....

The original attack took place earlier this week, originating somewhere in China. At that time, many tech pundits jumped the gun in speculating that the assault was related to PDF vulnerabilities. That now appears to have been an erroneous report....

The attack targeted a slew of companies, including Google, with the early victim count pegged at about 20. However, as researchers have investigated the issue further, it's been found that about 34 total companies were affected....
In full here ...

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