http://usefultechnologyblog.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=blogview&_c=BlogPart&partqs=catSecurityen-USThu, 24 Jul 2008 19:42:12 GMTThu, 24 Jul 2008 19:42:12 GMTMicrosoft Spaces v1.1http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification60http://usefultechnologyblog.spaces.live.com/blog/feed.rssblogcategory-4596392214145602990usefultechnologybloghttp://usefultechnologyblog.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!C03655A24B7AEA52!14203.entry<div><font size=3>The Get Safe Online blog brings news of a critical flaw in Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 that could allow an attacker to gain control of your computer. With so many people now relying on this software this could present a major security threat to online computer users. This is the latest in a long list of issues with Acrobat Reader so it's worth staying tuned to the <a href="http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/search/index.cfm?loc=en_us&amp;restrict=support&amp;term=security+advisory">Adobe website</a> for updates if you regularly use their software. According to </font><a href="http://www.getsafeonlineblog.org/?p=66"><font size=3>Get Safe Online</font></a><font size=3> and the </font><a href="http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-20.html"><font size=3>Adobe Security Advisory</font></a><font size=3> the best remedy right now is to <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html">upgrade to Version 8</a>* of the software. It's a 20MB-ish download (depending on your operating system) but worth it for the peace of mind.</font></div> <div><font size=3></font> </div> <div><font size=2>* If you use Microsoft Windows you need Windows 2000 SP4 or newer to get Adobe Acrobat Reader v8.0.</font></div><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=-4596392214145602990&page=RSS%3a+Adobe+Acrobat+Reader+7+security+flaw&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=usefultechnologyblog.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=usefultechnologyblog">http://usefultechnologyblog.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!C03655A24B7AEA52!14203.entry#commenthttp://usefultechnologyblog.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!C03655A24B7AEA52!14203.entryFri, 05 Jan 2007 11:54:09 GMT4blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://usefultechnologyblog.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!C03655A24B7AEA52!14203/comments/feed.rsshttp://usefultechnologyblog.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!C03655A24B7AEA52!14203.entry#comment2007-01-05T11:54:09Z