Adobe has just released an update for their popular pdf reader Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat, raising versions of the two programs to 9.4. Both program updates fix critical security vulnerabilities identified in Adobe Reader 9.3.4 and earlier, as well as Acrobat 9.3.4 and earlier. Vulnerabilities affect all supported operating systems, and users are encouraged [...]

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Adobe in a security advisory yesterday released new versions of their popular pdf reading applications Adobe Reader and Acrobat. Adobe Reader 9.3.3, which was released less than a month ago, is replaced by version 9.3.4. Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.3.4 fix several critical security vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader 9.3.3 and earlier for Windows, Macintosh and [...]

Categories: Adobe, Security

What is it with Adobe Reader and vulnerabilities? It feels like new security vulnerabilities are found in the software at an accelerated pace this year. Adobe yesterday released a security advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat, to announce to the world that critical security vulnerabilities have been found – once again – in Adobe Reader [...]

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A question came up in the comments of the Foxit 4.0 release post here at Ghacks: How is the rendering quality of that pdf reader compared to that of Adobe Reader? I honestly could not tell at that time because I did not work much with pdf readers, and when I had to read a [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Ghacks was one of the first blogs to write about the release of Foxit Reader 4.0 yesterday. We mentioned that Foxit are bundling the Ask Toolbar (called Foxit Search Bar and Foxit Toolbar) and an eBay shortcut with their software, and that users should pay attention to the installation process to avoid installing stuff that [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Foxit Reader is a popular choice among computer users who prefer a lightweight pdf reading solution. It is not the only pdf reader that provides this, alternatives are the portable software Sumatra, Nitro PDF Reader, Adobe Reader Lite, a dev version of the Google Chrome web browser that comes with basic pdf support or one [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

The developer of the lightweight pdf reader Sumatra has released version 1.1 which is available as a direct download from the project homepage. Sumatra is a resource friendly and minimalistic alternative to heavyweight pdf readers like Adobe Reader. Its minimalistic design and speed make it an ideal pdf reader for users who want work with [...]

Categories: Open Source, Software, Windows

Foxit Reader has recently been affected by a series of security vulnerabilities which the Foxit developer’s managed to close shortly after they were disclosed. The developers have just released Foxit Reader 3.3 which introduces a new feature called Secure Trust Manager. It basically is a new component that blocks potentially malicious attacks before they can [...]

Categories: Security, Software, Windows

Security issues with Adobe products seem to be in the news quite frequently in the last months. No week passes by with yet another report about a security vulnerability or update of one of the popular Adobe software programs. Recently an Adobe Reader vulnerability was discovered that allows attackers to execute code on a target [...]

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