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FileOpen is a very (mysterious and) powerful program (it's mystery is only exceded by its power) you can use to place all kinds of restrictions on how a file is viewed, printed, used, copied, etc. We used it on a CD subscription product to make files "time-out" after 3 months. It works very well for that sort of stuff but it is a plug-in which in some corporate environments can cause problems. It's a legitimate program that is trying to validate if you should be viewing, copying, transfering or printing the manual. It's not a virus or trojan. At least not in the traditional sense. =] ~James Opinions expressed are mine. Only because my employer made me keep them all to myself. _________________________________________________________________ From: Stephen Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got a game manual PDF, which came on my purchased CD pack, at retail. When I attempt to open this PDF, it asks if it's ok to download a plugin from Adobe.com. The plugin is called 'FileOpen' and the site is 64.106.242.160. This doesn't appear to be an Adobe website <http://64.106.242.160/getplugin.asp?type=Filter&name=FOPN_foweb&bhcp=1> Now, in this era of javascript PDF exploits, trojans in general, I'm very leary of downloading this thing. I'm quite upset, that a purchased product, won't even open, supposedly without this thing. Does anyone know about this? Is this some form of DRM? Any suggestions? Is it safe to download and install it? The site resolves to a DataPipe Netblock. In itself it's very suspicious, as there isn't much information that goes with the 'whois' data. Usually there is an offical company name associated with such. I will look forward with interest to replies. Thank-you. To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdf.html
