Tools: Acrobat reader security update

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

This just in from Brian Livingston's very useful "Windows Secrets 
Newsletter" (http://WindowsSecrets.com/):

The existence of a security flaw in PDF files requires the upgrading of 
Adobe Reader and Acrobat software.  PDFs are
usually considered safe to open, and this is apparently the first 
exception since November 2000, when a hole was found
in Adobe's version 4 software. To eliminate the risk, take one of the 
following three steps.  (1) Rename Adobe's eBook.api file, if you don't 
use Adobe eBooks; (2) Install the Reader 6.0.2 upgrade; or (3) Upgrade 
Reader and Acrobat to version 7.0.  We recommend upgrading to Reader 7, 
just released last month, which is reportedly much faster than Reader 
6.

iDefense has posted a description of the problem and workarounds for 
it: http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=163

For the Reader 6.0.2 upgrade or the free Reader 7.0, see: 
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html

--Geoff Hart   ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca
(try geoffhart -at- mac -dot- com if you don't get a reply)


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