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General Software Discussion / Re: Acrobat bug can lead to malware installs without even opening an infected file
« on: March 09, 2009, 05:57 PM »
FWIW, Foxit Reader 2.3 and 3.0 had the same security flaw (JBIG2 Trigger) as Adobe Reader, so replacing AR with FR did not remove the threat. Foxit released a patch today (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm ), while Adobe is still saying that theirs will be released on Wednesday.
I recall reading somewhere that one could protect against this particular exploit by disabling Javascript in Adobe Reader, but I don't know if that is in fact true.
I recall reading somewhere that one could protect against this particular exploit by disabling Javascript in Adobe Reader, but I don't know if that is in fact true.