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More info on Acrobat Viruses

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by mgriffin Jun 26, 2000 last reply Apr 19, 2001

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I just read a blurb in Computerworld that the newer versions of Acrobat reader support security-less scripting to the extent of making system calls. Does anyone have more info on this?

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by mpdcsup Dec 25, 2000

The newest Acrobat (4.0) has the capability of providing robust workgroup integration. Like any such product, in order to deliver such customization, access to the filesystem (at a minimum) is required. Therefore, the threat of maligned code is increasingly eminent on all fronts. Acrobat Reader is the freebee to sell the Acrobat/Distiller/InYourFace enterprise applications that is Adobe's bread and butter and to that end, Acrobat will continue to support all the automation stuff Adobe buildsinto its products (and will continue to gobble-up all-too-eager-for-a-portable-document-solution users in the meantime).

What you thought Microsoft was monopolistic? Think again.

Long live XML!