Re: Fw: Adobe confirms PDF zero-day attacks. Disable JavaScript now | Zero Day | ZDNet.com

Subject: Re: Fw: Adobe confirms PDF zero-day attacks. Disable JavaScript now | Zero Day | ZDNet.com
From: Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:21:24 -0800

You wouldn't click on a link like that anyway, would you?

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 11:37 AM, <john -at- garisons -dot- com> wrote:
> Just got an email from an unknown sender containing nothing but a PDF link
> ... Glad I was already aware of this problem!
>
> Be careful out there!
>
>> If you are using PDFs from
>> trusted sources, it appears you should be OK if you leave the JavaScript
>> enabled. But definitely disable it before opening any PDFs from sources
>> you can't confirm are trustworthy.
>
>
>
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Fw: Adobe confirms PDF zero-day attacks. Disable JavaScript now | Zero Day | ZDNet.com: From: Karen Graziano
Re: Fw: Adobe confirms PDF zero-day attacks. Disable JavaScript now | Zero Day | ZDNet.com: From: Robert Lauriston
Re: Fw: Adobe confirms PDF zero-day attacks. Disable JavaScript now | Zero Day | ZDNet.com: From: Karen Graziano
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