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Adobe Confirms Unpatched PDF Backdoor

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the machines-wide-open dept.

50Mat writes "Adobe has fessed up to a dangerous code execution vulnerability affecting software programs installed on millions of Windows machines. The flaw, publicly disclosed more than three weeks ago, could allow hackers to use rigged PDF files to take control of Window XP computers with Internet Explorer 7 installed. It affects Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat Standard, Professional and Elements and Adobe Acrobat 3D."

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  1. Re:solution by jimstapleton · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    or Firefox for a web browser and Foxit for a PDF reader.

    Simpler and cheaper if you are a Windows user.

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  2. Re:solution by mini+me · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Windows is only cheaper if your time is cheaper.

  3. Re:Yay! by ehrichweiss · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yeah, besides the fact that for some odd effing reason IE7 won't read .chm files which were, and I can't believe this needs to be pointed out, created by M$ to be read with IE as the default(and, AFAIK, the ONLY) reader available. There are converters available but none I've found are free so it's a moot point.

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  4. Tabloid writing by edittard · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Are software programs what you run on your hardware computers?

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