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February 6th, 2008 13:00
Adobe Reader 8.1.2 update now available
The Adobe Reader 8.1.2 update addresses a number of customer workflow issues and security vulnerabilities while providing more stability.
http://www.adobe.com/go/kb403079
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ky331
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February 7th, 2008 11:00
interesting.
while i have reader 8.x on one of my XP systems [which I updated to the lastest version], i'm still running 7.x on my other XP system... I wonder now if that's why: it's "only" about a 20 MB download :smileywink:
and on my ME system, i have 6.x [the last ME-compatible version]
i have the google toobar [i think my wife likes it] as well as yahoo's... i don't consider either one really problematic.... although I fully agree it should never be "silently" installed (by default).
WinPatrol takes care of the reader_sl startup.
Given the common usage of Adobe, I wonder if Comodo has any reaction to what HIPS is finding there???
lastly, I don't mean this as a "knock" at foxit: but i have to wonder if it's "lack" of popularity (relative to adobe) is part of the reason why it hasn't been attacked over the years...????
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February 7th, 2008 17:00
When one of my computers was shipped from Dell a while ago, Adobe was pre-installed. I can't imagine Dell would verify that something they installed should be removed, or Dell would not have installed it in the first place. I guess the same goes for anti-virus and a few other programs. The decision is up to the owner.
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February 7th, 2008 17:00
Points well-made.
I have removed the "verified solution", lest someone misinterpret it as implying the need to uninstall adobe.
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February 8th, 2008 00:00
I certainly did not wish to imply Adobe Reader was a major security risk, or that folks should uninstall it if they needed it.
But with this latest update, the irritation factor finally prompted me to search for an alternative that met my simple need for a pdf file reader that did not pose any known security risks. This involved some research at Secunia's website, and at other security forums.
I finally found the recommendation for Foxit over at aumha forums by PA Bear, and probably should have included that link, which touched on the need for Adobe for other purposes.
I haven't found any problems so far with Foxit as far as reading/saving pdf's goes on my XP. I posted for informational purposes only, since I don't believe it has been mentioned here before.
I think ky331 is correct in that low usage programs are not major targets for hackers (recalling the claims made for Firefox when it was first released, but little used), and Foxit might well not be inherently safer. Time will tell.
As far as "Verified Solution" goes, I'm sorry to hear they still offer that option on this V/S board (or anywhere else, for that matter).
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February 8th, 2008 01:00
How did you do that? I can't undo the one I was experimenting with.
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February 16th, 2008 12:00
Thanks for the info. I appreciate it!!