What if a PDF could compromise the security on your computer, potentially leading to a virus taking control of your system? Adobe recently announced a bug in Acrobat 9 (and earlier versions, too, it says… though it doesn’t specify which other versions). Check out this tech note about it which includes a very easy fix (turn off a checkbox in Preferences).
Note that this bug will likely be patched after March 11, 2009.
This article was last modified on December 19, 2021
This article was first published on February 26, 2009
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