On Monday [October 22], Adobe released a patch for versions 8.1 and earlier of its Acrobat and Acrobat Reader. This patch affects Windows XP SP2 with IE7 and Adobe Reader 7 through 8.1 and addresses the flaws cited in CVE-2007-5020. If exploited, a criminal hacker could launch malicious code on an affected system.
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9803757-7.html
If you use Adobe Reader, update it to version 8.1.1. Personally, I prefer to use Foxit Reader. It's smaller and faster than Adobe Reader (and it isn't afflicted with this security problem).
Adobe patches nasty security hole
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My update to 8.1.1 on XP went smoothly.
I've been using it for a long time myself and had no problems with it. Really good alternative to Adobe Reader with less bloat IMO.The Masked Marauder wrote:If you use Adobe Reader, update it to version 8.1.1. Personally, I prefer to use Foxit Reader. It's smaller and faster than Adobe Reader (and it isn't afflicted with this security problem).
"If it ain't broke don't fix it."