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Thankfully, both the rate of infection and risk assessment level are very low, according to Symantec. Although an official fix is still several weeks away, users can utilize a JavaScript Blacklist mitigation feature introduced to Reader and Acrobat versions 9.2 and 8.1.7 in October, which disables access to individual JavaScript APIs.
Webroot analyzed the malware and discovered that it installs three files which resemble Windows system files, and are digitally signed with a forged Microsoft certificate. However, unlike legitimate Microsoft-signed certificates, the malware's lack an email address and timestamp.
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That's why I don't use adobe reader....There are so many third party, free, alternatives out there.
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As OS's have become more secure, hackers have moved to the weakest link which appears to be Adobe. Adobe is on almost every computer, Reader, Flash, etc. so there is a big target on it. Adobe seems to have bloated software and is slow to react to these threats; hopefully they will improve things.
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Timonius said:
Yep, this is a test for Adobe...as they practically have a monopoly in the market for Flash, PDF, etc. If companies get big and lazy they get targeted even more. Too bad the security fix won't be released sooner despite the lack of severity. It just doesn't show to me that they really care.
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