Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Adobe PDF Reader Security Flaw

Adobe Reader has another security hole in it that makes it vulnerable to Java Script attacks. If you never read PDF documents on your PC you have nothing to worry about. If you do read PDF's, like the four docs my Realtor sent me today, you should disable Java Script in Adobe Reader until they issue a patch.

First though, make sure you're running the most current version which is 9.1.
Go to Start (lower left corner of your PC)
Programs
Adobe Reader
Help
About...it should say 9.1. If not, download the latest version.

Once you have verified that you have Version 9.1 installed follow these instructions to disable Java Script:

1. Launch Acrobat or Adobe Reader.
2. Select Edit>Preferences
3. Select the JavaScript Category
4. Uncheck the 'Enable Acrobat JavaScript' option
5. Click OK

You should now be as protected as possible using Adobe Reader. If you want to try an alternative version to Adobe Reader the one I recommend is FoxIt Reader.

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