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  • Nasty PDF exploit runs wild

    10/23/2007 7:58:32 PM PDT · by james500 · 51 replies · 112+ views
    The Register ^ | Wednesday 24th October 2007 00:57 GMT | Dan Goodin
    A day after Adobe patched a serious security hole in its Reader and Acrobat programs, miscreants are flooding email inboxes with malware-tainted PDF files that try to remotely hijack vulnerable computers. The malware, identified by Symantec researchers as Trojan.Pidief.A, is included in PDF files attached to a "fair number of emails," according to this blog entry. The spam typically targets specific businesses or organizations. Adobe issued a patch for the vulnerability on Monday. The revelation of in-the-wild exploits underscores the importance of updating immediately. A patch for Reader is available here; an Acrobat update is available here. Emails typically arrive...
  • Kids, Try This At Home: FR Techno Tip On PDF Documents

    01/09/2003 8:56:24 PM PST · by an amused spectator · 5 replies · 338+ views
    Free Republic computer geeks ^ | January 9, 2003 | aas
    Ever tried to copy the text from an Adobe PDF document, in order to post some hot info on the Free Republic? I'll bet that you discovered that when you opened the document with your browser, you just couldn't close the deal when it came to selecting the text and copying it to the clipboard. Here's the secret: download the PDF in question to your hard drive using 'Save Target As...'. Then, open the document directly from the save directory on your hard drive, or using the Adobe application. You'll be cutting and pasting in no time. Further hot tip:...