I'm thankful that FoxIt PDF Reader has worked with everything I care about.
There are enough free PDF creators that I don't have to worry about that functionality. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 10:50 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]>wrote: > Forgive me if I don't have much faith in a new version of Reader being any > less full of potential exploits than its predecessors. > > Maybe if they stopped filling what could be a very lightweight executable > full of bloated "features" that very few of us will ever use or desire they > might have more success in securing it. But that ain't ever going to happen. > > Still, for all I hate it, I've never found an alternative that played > nicely with all the rubbish and not-so-rubbish software I have to deploy. If > it wasn't for the Adobe Customisation Wizard, though, I would have collapsed > into mindless gibbering catatonia long before now. > > > On 18 October 2010 15:45, Joe Tinney <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Adobe posted an announcement for the next version of Reader/Acrobat: >> >> http://blogs.adobe.com/adobereader/2010/10/announcing-adobe-reader-x.html >> >> >> >> The interesting tidbit for me was the new Protected Mode (initially said >> to prevent writes to the system per some set of rules). This is a Microsoft >> sandboxing technique. Adobe says they’ve consulted with MS and Google’s >> Chrome developers along with others to develop the sandbox for >> Reader/Acrobat. >> >> >> http://blogs.adobe.com/asset/2010/07/introducing-adobe-reader-protected-mode.html >> >> >> >> Preorder for Acrobat ends November 30th, so I’m guessing this would be >> released by the end of the year. >> >> >> >> Most of the infections I’ve dug into at %WORK% have had some PDF >> involvement so I’m really hoping this helps! >> >> >> ~ 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 [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
