Re: adobe pdf virus

2001-08-09 Thread Ronnie Gauthier
Rick, Thats it then, I always hate it when I lock myself in and have to crawl out a window. And it sounds like you're having a better day already. Ronnie On Thursday 09 August 2001 07:18, you wrote: On Wednesday 08 August 2001 08:19 pm, you wrote: Rick, I've been playing since 83.

Re: adobe pdf virus

2001-08-09 Thread Rick Sivernell
On Thursday 09 August 2001 09:42 am, you wrote: Rick, Thats it then, I always hate it when I lock myself in and have to crawl out a window. And it sounds like you're having a better day already. Ronnie On Thursday 09 August 2001 07:18, you wrote: On Wednesday 08 August 2001 08:19 pm, you

Re: adobe pdf virus

2001-08-08 Thread Ronnie Gauthier
I think so, AFAIK, ms products run pdf's without challenge. I have acrobat 5 and it opens fully when I click a pdf file. I use pdf's quite a bit and it concerns me that if this gets more work and wider spread that anyone with acrobat will be extremely vulnerable to a system attack. Also that

Re: adobe pdf virus

2001-08-08 Thread Tim Wunder
According to what I just read, http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5095366,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp02 it only affects the full version, not Acrobat Reader. But it's interesting that Using PDF bypasses the filters in newer versions of Outlook that ordinarily screen out VBScript files.

Re: adobe pdf virus

2001-08-08 Thread Ian Marchak
Quoting Ronnie Gauthier [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I think so, AFAIK, ms products run pdf's without challenge. I have acrobat 5 and it opens fully when I click a pdf file. I use pdf's quite a bit and it concerns me that if this gets more work and wider spread that anyone with acrobat will be

Re: adobe pdf virus

2001-08-08 Thread Steve Thompson - UG
i don't quite understand this logic. i can see where you don't want to reload if you get a virus, BUT if i get a linux virus and it deletes everything in my home. i'm gonna lose everything that is important. i can reload my workstation and setup the firewalls and such. i dont want to lose my

Re: adobe pdf virus

2001-08-08 Thread David A. Bandel
Steve Thompson - UG wrote: i don't quite understand this logic. i can see where you don't want to reload if you get a virus, BUT if i get a linux virus and it deletes everything in my home. i'm gonna lose everything that is important. i can reload my workstation and setup the firewalls

Re: adobe pdf virus

2001-08-08 Thread Stuart Biggerstaff
Actually, the way I read this, the script is embedded in the PDF. Not clear on whether it only works with Acrobat full, or if it works in Reader, but you just have to double-click the link instead of just clicking. At 09:56 AM 8/8/01 +0800, you wrote: it uses the PDF extension only so that

Re: adobe pdf virus

2001-08-08 Thread Bill Campbell
On Wed, Aug 08, 2001 at 09:08:17AM -0400, Steve Thompson - UG wrote: i don't quite understand this logic. i can see where you don't want to reload if you get a virus, BUT if i get a linux virus and it deletes everything in my home. i'm gonna lose everything that is important. i can reload my

Re: adobe pdf virus

2001-08-08 Thread Stuart Biggerstaff
Not so far...but the ability of PDFs and Acrobat to do something like this means we can't look at PDFs as innocuous. I mean most people have felt nearly as safe opening a PDF to see what it is as a text file. At 10:13 AM 8/8/01 -0500, Jim Conner wrote: The way I read this is that it needs

Re: adobe pdf virus

2001-08-08 Thread Glenn Williams
The article reference that was posted here (yesterday?) said it does ^^not^^ work in Acrobat Reader - only in the full Acrobat program. FWIW Regards, Glenn On Wednesday 08 August 2001 09:00 am, Stuart Biggerstaff observed: Actually, the way I read this, the script is embedded in the PDF.

Re: adobe pdf virus

2001-08-08 Thread Ronnie Gauthier
Rick, I've been playing since 83. The only rant I've read in this thread is yours. If you push your bed against the wall you cant fall out on the wrong side. Hope you have a better day tomorrow. Ronnie On Wednesday 08 August 2001 14:56, you wrote: Ronnie How long have you been in this

Re: adobe pdf virus

2001-08-08 Thread Linuxism Chang
that's why AIA is still in business. :) Of course no security is worth a damn if one doesn't have good verified backups. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

adobe pdf virus

2001-08-07 Thread Ronnie Gauthier
not sure if this is real but it sounds like it is. http://www.coderz.net/zulu/outlook.pdfworm.txt -- Ronnie == Life can be a dream; or it can be a nightmare it's all in your mind ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives,

Re: adobe pdf virus

2001-08-07 Thread Linuxism Chang
it uses the PDF extension only so that file association could get the script executed...right? Ronnie Gauthier wrote: not sure if this is real but it sounds like it is. http://www.coderz.net/zulu/outlook.pdfworm.txt _ Do You