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Adobe suggests workaround for PDF embedded executable hack
- From: Brian Warkoczeski
- Date: Wed Apr 07 15:41:36 2010
Adobe suggests workaround for PDF embedded executable hack
By Ryan Naraine
www.zdnet.com
April 6, 2010
On the heels of a warning that malicious executables can be embedded
into PDF files and launched with minimal user interaction, Adobe is
suggesting that users configure its PDF Reader product to limit the
damage from an attack.
Here are the instructions for mitigating a potential attack:
Users can also turn off this functionality in the Adobe Reader and Adobe
Acrobat Preferences by selecting > Edit > Preferences > Categories >
Trust Manager > PDF File Attachments and clearing (unchecking) the box
“Allow opening of non-PDF file attachments with external applications”
For the rest of the article see:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=6028&tag=nl.e550
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