Are Alternative PDF Readers Vulnerable to Acrobat Exploit?
Are Alternative PDF Readers Vulnerable to Acrobat Exploit? Symantec discovered a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader that can be exploited by specially targeted Trojans. Lincoln Spector, The Industry StandardTue, 24 Feb 2009 09:00:00 -0800 Symantec discovered a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader that can be exploited by specially targeted Trojans. “We contacted Adobe immediately…and have been working with them ever since,” Kevin Haley, Director or Symantec Security Response, told the Industry Standard. The malicious code, named Trojan.Pidief.E by Symantec, travels in .pdf files that appear to be part of “targeted attacks against high-ranking people within different organizations,” reports Symantec employee Patrick Fitzgerald
