I did not mean to say that you should be afraid or intimidated. I only
meant to say that by knowing certain things, you might be able to
mindfully avoid unpleasant situations.
On 2/3/2014 2:04 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I don't use Adobe Reader, I use Acrobat Pro,and I work only on Macs, so I don't
live in fear of malware.
Paul via phone
On Feb 3, 2014, at 12:20 AM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote:
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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