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[Tech Universe] Don't Use Adobe Acrobat Reader, Warns F-Secure: Don't Use Adobe Acrobat Reader, Warns F-Secure. F-Secure, a security company, is warning to look for another PDF reader (try Safari for Mac and Windows, which allows you to read PDFs while in the browser) as hackers are planting very .

[Linux Magazine Full Feed] Adobe Reader Under Threat - Linux Magazine Online: Speaking at the RSA security conference in San Francisco 2009, chief security officer of F-Secure, Mikko Hypponen, advised against the use of Adobe's Acrobat and recommended users switch to an open source PDF reader.

[USATODAY.com - Technology Live] Hackers use PDFs to take over PCs - Technology Live - USATODAY.com: Update: There are several open source PDF readers consumers can use instead. Although Hypponen declined to recommend any particular one, he said alternatives can be found at PDFReaders.org.

[Press Release Distribution - NewsWire- Caymanmama.com] Online security now compromised by infected Adobe PDF documents: Hypponene says hackers and exponentially increasing the amount of security flaws in the Acrobat Reader browser plugins, which they then use to access the computer’s hard drive. When a infected website is visted, the instructions are implanted into the PC.

[Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter] Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: Time to Get Rid of Adobe ...: One of the reasons Adobe Reader is so slow is that the free Reader installs all sorts of plugins that are really only usable on the full version of Adobe, and these plugins take a long time to load. It is possible to delete the plugins to decrease the load time, although there are dependencies among them that must be taken into account.

[Spyware Removal] Two new vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader: Two new vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Reader and are under investigation by Adobe. The vulnerabilities exist in two JavaScript functions;

[SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities] JavaScript flaw reported in Adobe Reader: Because of their ubiquity, Adobe's Acrobat and Flash software have become popular targets of security researchers, who try to find vulnerabilities to help secure software, and online criminals, who try to exploit the vulnerabilities. The repeated vulnerabilities and the lure of such a large user base have caused at least one security company, F-Secure, to recommend that people use alternate applications.

[Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT)] Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT): Adobe ...: In addition, Adobe continues its contact with Antivirus and Security vendors on this issue in order to ensure the security of our mutual customers. We are now able to report that the following Antivirus and Security vendors and related products provide protections and information regarding this vulnerability:

[Onur Derman] Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional | Onur Derman: Enjoy improved performance as you quickly convert, collect, and organize Adobe PDF documents. Extend comment capabilities for more active participation in reviews Improved attachment capabilities - Attach spreadsheets, multimedia files, images, and drawings to an Adobe PDF document Protect sensitive and confidential documents inside and outside the firewall, online and offline Use password protection to restrict access to documents with 128-bit encryption Set document permissions and restrict which PDF documents can be printed or changed Sign electronic documents using digital signatures

[Fusentric's Blog V1] » Free Adobe Acrobat Tutorial Videos: Adobe Acrobat is a PDF publishing software and its functionality consists of the ability to present multiple documents in a PDF portfolio, add multimedia, easily create forms, self-signed digital ID, and secure attachments producing a polished PDF files.

[Gurus Unleashed » QuarkXPress] Best Of PDF & Acrobat March 2009 ”” Gurus Unleashed: Adobe co-founder and co-Chairman of the Board John Warnock’s original vision for Portable Document Format files was that they be the final file format for information, documents stored and read perpetually as PDF, with original formats like Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other documents often discarded after conversion to PDF, but PDF consumers had different ideas from day one. Although many documents become PDFs and stay PDFs, many must be converted back from PDF to something else.

[Hack In The Box] Adobe Reader Plagued With Critical JavaScript Vulnerability ...: In addition, Adobe Reader 8.1.4 and 9.1 for Linux may also be affected by the vulnerability, according to SecurityFocus.com. If exploited, the flaw could allow remote attackers to launch a denial of service attack, crash an application, or take control of a system in order to view accounts and steal information.

[CNET News.com] RSA 2009: Security pros stay on message | Security - CNET News: The RSA Conference brings security specialists together in San Francisco to talk about the latest developments in protecting consumers and businesses online. Read this blog post by CNET News staff on Security.

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