Re: [LUG] Security: Adobe reader the most targeted in malware campaigns

[tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Henry Bremridge wrote:
> Was amused to read the following
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/09/adobe_reader_attacks/
>
> Adobe's ubiquitous Reader application has replaced Microsoft Word as the
> program that's most often targeted in malware campaigns, according to
> figures compiled by F-Secure. 
>
> Files based on Reader were exploited in almost 49 per cent of the
> targeted attacks of 2009, compared with about 39 per cent that took
> aim at Microsoft Word. By comparison, in 2008, Acrobat was
> targeted in almost 29 per cent of attacks and Word was exploited by
> almost 35 per cent.
>
>
>   
And for my usual rant - why do people format their work for A4 - I 
havent seen a paper shaped screen for twenty years now....
Remember its Pointless Document Format
If you cant do it in HTML give up
Tom te tom te tom

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