OT: [But brief and worth reading] Security flaws in Adobe PDF files/software

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

 

Because the Path of Health Community sometimes distributes information in

the form of PDF files, I am forwarding this to all of you. Fortunately,

there are easy steps you can take to protect yourself. And I have a feeling

the problem is not widespread. But Adobe is taking its sweet time releasing

a fix, so who knows what might occur.

 

Thanks to Laurie Masters for sharing it with me.

 

Best,

Elchanan

_____

 

Security concerns discovered with Adobe software Tools

Security concerns discovered with Adobe software

<http://media.nbcaugusta.com/images/wagt_adobe.jpg>

 

 

 

Story Published: Feb 24, 2009 at 10:16 AM EST. Story Updated: Feb 24, 2009

at 1:32 PM EST

 

NBC NEWS - Security flaws have been discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe

Reader software.

 

Security researchers discovered pdf documents that were being used to

compromise people's computers.

 

If you open a corrupted pdf document using Adobe Reader, the bad guys could

control your computer.

 

Adobe won't be releasing a fix for the problem until March 11th.

 

Until then, everyone running Adobe Reader 9 and earlier versions, and Adobe

Acrobat Standard, Pro, Pro Extended 9, and earlier versions are at risk.

 

Until a fix is released, here are a few steps you should take.

 

1. Disable Javascript in Adobe. Just Click: Edit -> Preferences ->

JavaScript and uncheck Enable Acrobat JavaScript.

 

2. Prevent Internet Explorer, or whatever browser you use, from

automatically displaying pdf documents. In IE, go to

 

Edit->Preferences->Internet and un-check " Display PDF in browser. "

 

This will give you a chance to close a potentially dangerous pdf document

before it opens.

 

3. Be very suspicious of pdf documents. You wouldn't run an executable

program that came from an unkown source in an email, you shouldn't open a

pdf document form an unknown source either

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

 

Just a correction for fix # 2:

 

> 2. Prevent Internet Explorer, or whatever browser you use, from

> automatically displaying pdf documents. In IE, go to...

>

> Edit->Preferences->Internet and un-check " Display PDF in browser. "

 

It should read, " In Adobe, go to... " instead of " In IE, go to... "

 

Jim

 

 

rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote:

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> Because the Path of Health Community sometimes distributes information

in

> the form of PDF files, I am forwarding this to all of you.

Fortunately,

> there are easy steps you can take to protect yourself. And I have a

feeling

> the problem is not widespread. But Adobe is taking its sweet time

releasing

> a fix, so who knows what might occur.

>

> Thanks to Laurie Masters for sharing it with me.

>

> Best,

> Elchanan

> _____

>

> Security concerns discovered with Adobe software Tools

> Security concerns discovered with Adobe software

> <http://media.nbcaugusta.com/images/wagt_adobe.jpg>

>

>

>

> Story Published: Feb 24, 2009 at 10:16 AM EST. Story Updated: Feb 24,

2009

> at 1:32 PM EST

>

> NBC NEWS - Security flaws have been discovered in Adobe Acrobat and

Adobe

> Reader software.

>

> Security researchers discovered pdf documents that were being used to

> compromise people's computers.

>

> If you open a corrupted pdf document using Adobe Reader, the bad guys

could

> control your computer.

>

> Adobe won't be releasing a fix for the problem until March 11th.

>

> Until then, everyone running Adobe Reader 9 and earlier versions, and

Adobe

> Acrobat Standard, Pro, Pro Extended 9, and earlier versions are at

risk.

>

> Until a fix is released, here are a few steps you should take.

>

> 1. Disable Javascript in Adobe. Just Click: Edit -> Preferences ->

> JavaScript and uncheck Enable Acrobat JavaScript.

>

> 2. Prevent Internet Explorer, or whatever browser you use, from

> automatically displaying pdf documents. In IE, go to

>

> Edit->Preferences->Internet and un-check " Display PDF in browser. "

>

> This will give you a chance to close a potentially dangerous pdf

document

> before it opens.

>

> 3. Be very suspicious of pdf documents. You wouldn't run an executable

> program that came from an unkown source in an email, you shouldn't

open a

> pdf document form an unknown source either