I did not know Acrobat could do that

Update on Adobe Reader Issue

This is an update on the Adobe Reader vulnerability first discussed on the Adobe PSIRT blog on April 27 (“Potential Adobe Reader Issue”). All currently supported shipping versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat (Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1, 8.1.4, and 7.1.1 and earlier versions) are vulnerable to this issue. Adobe plans to provide updates for all affected versions for all platforms (Windows, Macintosh and Unix) to resolve this issue. We are working on a development schedule for these updates and will post a timeline as soon as possible. We are currently not aware of any reports of exploits in the wild for this issue. To mitigate the issue disable JavaScript in Adobe Reader and Acrobat using the following instructions below:

1. Launch Acrobat or Adobe Reader.
2. Select Edit>Preferences
3. Select the JavaScript Category
4. Uncheck the ‘Enable Acrobat JavaScript’ option
5. Click OK

In addition, Adobe is in contact with Antivirus and Security vendors on this issue in order to ensure the security of our mutual customers.

Adobe is also currently investigating the issue posted on SecurityFocus as BID 34740.

We will continue to monitor this!

Escalating attacks exploiting PDF files have prompted Microsoft to issue an all-hands-on-deck call to fix a vulnerability that lurks in the bowels of Windows XP

Ok, this is a bit of justification for us here at Adobe, Now please, I am not Microsoft bashing here, but, The boys in Redmond, took the high road on this threat vector and blamed us, along with any other company that creates PDF’s saying it was our problem. Read the rest of this entry »

Hello all of you from the PDF Central Conference, as I promised, here are the links to the documents From my sessions. Read the rest of this entry »

Yep you asked for it and you got it, in all it’s glory, the Acrobat in Action eSeminars are now available on demand!  Yippee!!  Now you can relive all those touching moments, that make your PDF creations so special!  Here is the official info that came in the e-mail! Read the rest of this entry »

Security Alert -  October 5 (ok, so I’m a little late)

Adobe posted information on its Security Bulletins and Advisories page about a recently reported vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat for Windows XP (Vista is not effected if you are running IE 7) . You can get the official release at: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa07-04.html

Having now researched and verified the vulnerability, Adobe expects to provide before the end of October an update to versions 8.1 of Adobe Reader and Acrobat that will resolve the issue.  A security bulletin will be published on the company’s Security Bulletins and Advisories page  when the update is available. I will also have it here as soon as published.  In the meantime, Adobe is also making available information about a workaround users can implement to protect themselves from the vulnerability.  It is always good practice to be watchful of anything that comes from an unknown source, Adobe recommends users exercise skepticism and caution when in receipt of unsolicited e-mail communications requesting user action, such as opening attachments or clicking web links.

Remember to keep some life in your life!

Tim Huff