Posts Tagged Adobe Reader

PatchMan: Adobe Reader in “protected mode”

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I use Foxit Reader to view PDF’s simply because of the many vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader.

Adobe has now announced, that Adobe Reader will be available in “protected mode” in the next major release (Protected mode has also been used in applications like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Microsoft Office 2010). In “protected mode” Adobe Reader will display the PDF file on the PC in a “very restricted manner” inside a sandbox.

Read more on The Adobe Reader and Acrobat Security Initiative here
Read more on Adobe Reader Protected here

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PatchMan: Security Update for Adobe Reader

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Looks like Adobe has released a 9.3.3 (.msp) to Adobe Reader
I found it here

Remember to disable Javascript in Adobe Reader afterwards

Here is a vbscript that does that:

‘Disable Javascript in Adobe Reader
Dim Wsh,objReg
Const HKCU=&H80000001
strComputer=”.”
Set Wsh=WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
Set objReg=GetObject(“winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\” & strComputer & “\root\default:StdRegProv”)
strKeyPath=”Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\JSPrefs”
objReg.CreateKey HKCU,strKeyPath
strKeyPath=”Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\JSPrefs”
dwValue=0
strValueName=”bEnableJS”
objReg.SetDWORDValue HKCU,strKeyPath,strValueName,dwValue

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PatchMan: Adobe warns of critical flaw

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in Flash, Acrobat & Reader – read the post here

… in other words, patch your third-party software!

Tips: Need help to find the third-party software with a variabiliy - try PSI from Secunia (Free-of-charge/Personal use)

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