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Acrobat 9 Release Represents Good News, Bad News for Adobe PDF Users

Mark Edward Soper — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:54:34 -0500

New Acrobat 9 adds built-in Flash and multimedia support to the venerable PDF format. That's the good news. The bad? Unless you buy (or try) Acrobat 9, you can't enjoy any of the new multimedia goodies in PDF documents just yet.

To find out what's new, how to buy (or try) your favorite version of Acrobat 9, and to learn when Reader will catch up, read on.

JavaScript Vulnerability Gives a Whole New Meaning to "Get Adobe Reader"

Mark Edward Soper — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:27:24 -0500

If you're running Acrobat or Reader 7.x or 8.x, the bad guys have you in their sights with an in-the-wild exploit that targets a JavaScript handling vulnerability. This vulnerability is cross-platform: this time, MacOS and Windows users alike need to update their installations.

To find out how to get the updates you need to protect your system, keep reading.

Got Adobe Acrobat or Reader 8.1? The "Fix" Is In

Mark 'Marcus Soperus' Soper — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:55:31 -0500

... the "Mailto" URI vulnerability fix, that is. Find out how to get the updates and learn which Acrobat and Reader users are still at risk.

Didn't Ask for That PDF File? Watch Out!

Mark 'Marcus Soperus' Soper — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:57:20 -0500

Put Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader together with Windows XP and Internet Explorer 7, and what do you have? A significant threat to your PC. Learn how to protect yourself.