On 2/2/2014 7:56 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
What is a "malware vector?" I've never had a problem with Acrobat. Been using
it forever, probably more than twenty years.
Paul via phone
http://itlaw.wikia.com/wiki/Malware_propagation_vector
Paul, let me suggest to you that by being very widely spread
application, Adobe Reader attracts great deal of attention of malware
producers. Further, it stands to reason that the bugs or exploits that
allow malware to sneak in, so to say, are more likely to have to do with
more advanced features of the software (*).
Thus, by installing a 3rd party PDF reader (less spread, less fancy) you
increase your potential security.
Of course, it is up to you to decide how to proceed. I just don't like
the notion of having a huge(**) program installed on my computer doing
relatively simple thing - showing me a PDF document (I don't recall
having to sign a PDF document or doing anything fancier than marking the
lines in my credit card statement).
Boris
(*) That is, assuming that Adobe cares about its users security and
hence applies necessary technological means to secure their software.
(**) Very basic PDF viewer, such as SumatraPDF is order of 5 MB... I
would wanna know how big is modern Adobe Acrobat Reader...
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