Comments on: Adobe zero-day threat limited so dont panic http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/adobe-zero-day-threat-limited-so-dont-panic/ A SearchSecurity.com blog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:02:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Gisabun999 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/adobe-zero-day-threat-limited-so-dont-panic/#comment-603 Gisabun999 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:00:30 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/adobe-zero-day-threat-limited-so-don%e2%80%99t-panic/#comment-603 Funny how they patched Acrobat/Reader 9 first. Probably the least used of the versions they intend on updating. Reader patch comes in at 16MB. Acrobat patches are in the 110MB range. Wow! Funny how they patched Acrobat/Reader 9 first. Probably the least used of the versions they intend on updating. Reader patch comes in at 16MB. Acrobat patches are in the 110MB range. Wow!

]]> By: Rwestervelt http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/adobe-zero-day-threat-limited-so-dont-panic/#comment-600 Rwestervelt Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:15:03 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/adobe-zero-day-threat-limited-so-don%e2%80%99t-panic/#comment-600 Thanks for your comment Anonymous. Do you work for a security vendor? You sound like one. All your points are valid. We all know the limitations of antivirus. The details about Javascript not being the only means of attack came out after this blog post was written. Either way, a security professional needs to weigh the risks here. FUD just gets in the way. Thanks for your comment Anonymous. Do you work for a security vendor? You sound like one. All your points are valid. We all know the limitations of antivirus. The details about Javascript not being the only means of attack came out after this blog post was written. Either way, a security professional needs to weigh the risks here. FUD just gets in the way.

]]> By: Tecn http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/adobe-zero-day-threat-limited-so-dont-panic/#comment-599 Tecn Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:55:31 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/adobe-zero-day-threat-limited-so-don%e2%80%99t-panic/#comment-599 The malicious email may be detectable... Until the virus changes and your antivirus signatures no longer work. http://secunia.com/blog/44/ Javascript won't save you either. The sky isn't falling, but the author obviously doesn't have to look after any worthwhile infrastructure on a daily basis. The malicious email may be detectable… Until the virus changes and your antivirus signatures no longer work.

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Javascript won’t save you either.

The sky isn’t falling, but the author obviously doesn’t have to look after any worthwhile infrastructure on a daily basis.

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