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Re: ALERT: Vulnerability Discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Clemence Ko Shengzhen — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:56:20 -0000

Wow. Quite a number of alternatives to Acrobat. But are they reliable or safe?

Re: ALERT: Vulnerability Discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Clemence Ko Shengzhen — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:55:17 -0000

That is very dangerous. Thanks for sharing with us. Your tip on how to minimize our risk is also very invaluable. At least we are prepared. Thanks a lot.

Re: ALERT: Vulnerability Discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Prefect — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:09:09 -0000

Adobe will release the fix on Tuesday: http://praetorianprefect.co...

Re: ALERT: Vulnerability Discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Sardar Mohkim Khan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:17:52 -0000

thanks for the tips though :)

Re: ALERT: Vulnerability Discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader

mlinksva — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:37:56 -0000

Good time to mention http://pdfreaders.org -- there are great alternatives to Acrobat.

Re: ALERT: Vulnerability Discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Name — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:37:43 -0000

"2. Select Edit>Preferences (this is Apple>Preferences on the Mace)"

That would be Adobe Reader > Preferences or Acrobat > Preferences on the Mac.

Re: ALERT: Vulnerability Discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Khristal — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:27:04 -0000

WOW!! Things are getting out of control there are attackers everywhere, its just getting rediculous. Anywhere you go and anything you open is no longer safe!

Re: ALERT: Vulnerability Discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Luke Alexander — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:21:17 -0000

Very unfortunate

Re: ALERT: Vulnerability Discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader

razorianfly — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:20:51 -0000

O_O indeed.

Re: ALERT: Vulnerability Discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader

ConnorJack — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:15:47 -0000

o_0