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Offline krissel

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« on: February 11, 2008, 03:51:12 AM »
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« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2008, 12:09:26 PM »
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The new Reader 8.1.2, which can be downloaded from the Adobe Web site or retrieved using the updater bundled with Reader, targets Windows and Mac OS X users.


So, we should all avoid the Update until they make it secure.
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« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2008, 07:12:15 PM »
It's just good practice to avoid any update from anybody until any additional problems are uncovered, IMHO. Better safe than sorry! smile.gif There are no awards for the person who is the first one on his block to crash his computer because of what the latest update does. laugh.gif But that does keep a lot of 'help sites' going... tease.gif
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« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2008, 09:16:22 PM »
Um, I think that sentence in the article is extremely badly worded, Gregg. The 8.1.2 update to Reader fixes the vulnerabilities - it doesn't cause them! wink.gif So download and install the update - it's 8.1.1 and earlier that are vulnerable.

See: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advi.../apsa08-01.html
« Last Edit: February 11, 2008, 09:17:52 PM by Paddy »
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