Adobe recently released a security bulletin regarding a security flaw in Adobe Acrobat 9, Reader 9, and previous versions of both products. Current security breaches are a result of malformed JavaScript in PDF files.
Adobe plans on releasing a critical update in the coming weeks, but in the meantime you should protect your system by taking the simple steps to disable JavaScript in these programs.
To disable JavaScript in Acrobat or Reader:
- Select Edit>Preferences
- Select the JavaScript Category
- Uncheck the ‘Enable Acrobat JavaScript’ option
- Click OK
That’s it! You should be protected until the update is released from Adobe.
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Security Updates for Adobe Acrobat 9 and Reader 9 | Software News Daily says:
September 8, 2010 at 5:04 pm (UTC -7 )
[...] reported a few weeks ago that Adobe had discovered some critical vulnerabilities in Acrobat and Reader [...]