Unpatched PDF bug poses growing threat, say researchers

06.03.2009

Some security researchers have urged users to do more than turn off JavaScript in Adobe Reader. "From my point of view, Adobe Reader has become the new IE," Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at Helsinki-based F-Secure Corp., said in a blog entry last week. "For security reasons, avoid it if you can."

Adobe has said it will post a notification on its when it issues patches next week.