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It begins . . . (PDF spam run)

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F-Secure is reporting that a PDF spam run has started that exploits the Adobe URI handler vulnerability (that is really sort of our vulnerability - where Acrobat is simply the current attack vector).

Couple things:

  1. The Adobe Acrobat update has been released as of October 22nd so make sure you update Acrobat ASAP.
  2. If you can't update Acrobat - you can enable the workaround they list in their bulletin that I link to above.

I want to give props to Adobe for having the foresight to include the ability to selectively disable features and functionality of the product like that!

Comments

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    If you haven't update your Adobe Reader to v8.1.1, you better to do it NOW. The vulnerability is

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) : MSRC Blog: October 25th Update To Security Advisory 943521

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) : MSRC Blog: October 25th Update To Security Advisory 943521