Report: PDF files used to attack computers

PDF attachments have been circulating in e-mails since Friday, and many users haven't updated Adobe Acrobat Reader yet.

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[Stating]

Like We All Have Nothing Better To Do

Yeah Adobe, we sit around all day long on the edge of our seats waiting for you to push another security bug fix at us. <br /><br />There's a better way. Uninstall Adobe and install FoxIt. You won't have security issues because it doesn't have the bloat of neadless features that Adobe has. It will also load 10 times faster.

[ejevo]

Wouldn't that include opening our wallets?

This was a great tip... until I saw the $39 price tag.<br /><br />Screeeeeeeeeeeechhhhh - BANG!

[curmudgeonlygoat]

No need

I had already had enough of Adobe. There are open source alternatives available.Just say "NO" to buggy bloatware.

[ColdMast]

Microsoft is the main fault.

Adobe now patched<br /><br /><a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-18.html" target="_newWindow">http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-18.html</a><br /><br /><br />Well probably have a Windows XP patch on Nov 6th {Tuesday}<br /><br /><a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/943521.mspx" target="_newWindow">http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/943521.mspx</a>