Critical security vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader have been identified and Adobe has issued a security advisory. These are being actively exploited in the wild by sending users malicious PDF files.
This affects users of Linux systems, Macs, or Windows.
Adobe is recommending users enable Protected View via Edit > Preferences > Security (Enhanced).
Unfortunately, this security feature is not enabled by default. Thanks, Adobe.
This is one of the many reasons we recommend using SumatraPDF (via Ninite.com). It is lightweight, functional, and it’s one additional layer of protection against attacks.
For clients on our System Monitoring w/ Patch Management service, we will be addressing this issue for you.
Dean
I am a Software Developer, System Administrator, and consignment software specialist. I currently manage hundreds of consignment workstations, point of sale systems, and database servers all across North America and I am the developer of Peeps' Software, Peeps2Go, and Peeps' Consignor Login for iOS and Android. I've been helping consignment & resale store-owners since 2003. I started The Computer Peeps in February of 2010. Peeps' Software launched in 2016 and is now on hundreds of systems all across North America. I have successfully converted dozens of stores from all of the major consignment software systems. After 20 years of working with consignment stores, I understand the unique challenges consignment & resale store-owners face. From electrical issues in old buildings or strip malls, to advocating for them when their old consignment software keeps crashing.