PDF Exploits On the Rise

An anonymous reader writes "According to the TrustedSource Blog, malware authors increasingly target PDF files as an infection vector. Keep your browser plugins updated. From the article: 'The Portable Document Format (PDF) is one of the file formats of choice commonly used in today's enterprises, since it's widely deployed across different operating systems. But on a down-side this format has also known vulnerabilites which are exploited in the wild. Secure Computing's Anti-Malware Research Labs spotted a new and yet unknown exploit toolkit which exclusively targets Adobe's PDF format.'"

Comments

Re:Not to worry.

[Anonymous Coward]

"Or don't use Adobe Reader, instead use one of the many competent and more secure open alternatives."

And missing features.

Re:Good news cause PDF's should be shunned

[RulerOf]

I actively encourage my students to use PDF files if possible...

Turning in assignments as PDF's makes sense. Since you don't need to edit the file, just read it, that seems like a pretty good solution.

I also specifically PROHIBIT MS Office 2007/2008 .docx, .pptx, .xlsx, .xlwx, etc. formats. I'm not paying for an "upgrade"

Ohh, I get it! You're a Linux/OSX fanboy and purposefully want to make everyone else's work harder because you're an ignorant professor on his high horse, and fail so hard that you can't even download a compatibility pack.

You F4il it?

[Anonymous Coward]

ENJOY THE LOUD your own beer