Replies to post #94771 on Biotech Values

[genisi]

OT

No worries aj, just get a decent firewall and an anti-hacker software :-)

[imnot6]

OT: pdf vulnerability

That reminded me & I thought I'd mention - there's a newly-discovered vulnerability associated with pdf attachments can potentially be a problem.

Malicious code embedded in a pdf file could open a window that displays a fake Acrobat Update message, along with an "OK" button - if you click "OK" you're running malicious code instead of an update. You can eliminate this risk by disabling Acrobat's ability to start a separate program on it's own.

From an Acrobat window,
Select > Edit > Preferences > Trust Manager > PDF File Attachments
Clear the box labelled 'Allow opening of non-PDF file attachments with external applications"

Update: Searched a bit and whaddya know - it looks like there's already a worm utilizing this weakness (http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20002776-83.html)