They all seem to have Javascript in them. Adobe has at least since version 6. Always had to disable it.
I've been in love with NitroPDF for over a year, but sadly noticed even they had a Javascript checkbox their options. And enable by default. I disable it across the boards with no Ill effects. -----Original Message----- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 5:30 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability Doesn't Adobe (and possibly other PDF viewers) include PDF rendering with javascript now? I just want a "dumb" .pdf reader. Is it just me? --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:46:31 -0800 Subject: Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Richard McClary > <richard.mccl...@aspca.org> wrote: > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/11/foxit_pdf_plugin_vuln/ > > > > Just now checked the FoxIT web site. The currently offered version > > is 5.4.4.1128, which the article mentions as being vulnerable (as > > are older versions). > > > > May end up having to use Adobe anyway… > > I strongly suspect FoxIt licenses at least their core code from > Adobe. Many features and vulnerabilities seem to track on a > one-to-one basis. > > FoxIt is a lot more lightweight, though, so it prolly has a smaller > attack surface overall. It may be they just don't include all the > bloat that Adobe does. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
