SUMMEYLABS » PDF http://summeylabs.com/wordpress You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:32:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Malicious PDF files comprised 80 percent of all exploits for 2009 http://summeylabs.com/wordpress/2010/02/malicious-pdf-files-comprised-80-percent-of-all-exploits-for-2009/ http://summeylabs.com/wordpress/2010/02/malicious-pdf-files-comprised-80-percent-of-all-exploits-for-2009/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:18:27 +0000 acuevas http://summeylabs.com/wordpress/?p=396 Continue reading →]]>

According to a recent report, malicious PDF files now account for 80% of all exploits in 2009.   There are many blogs that will be able to analyze it ever which way for you; but I wanted to keep it short and sweet and focus on what does this mean for you and I?   The obvious answer is we need to keep your software up to date.   The not so obvious answer…  How about switching to an open source software such as Foxit Reader that doesn’t have these issues?   That’s what my company has chosen to do.

Foxit won’t help any with the Flash problems, but it will with the PDF exploits, as well as some good ‘ol common sense.  Don’t open a PDF from someone you don’t know, or a website that isn’t trusted, or that just doesn’t look right.

-Andrew

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