Comments on: Protect Yourself from the Internet Explorer Aurora Vulnerability http://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/internet-explorer-aurora-security-exploit/ Help Desk Geek is a blog for Discussions about help desk tips and how-to computer tips Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:50:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hawk44Genthttp://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/internet-explorer-aurora-security-exploit/comment-page-1/#comment-61251 Hawk44Gent Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:00:48 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=5273#comment-61251 If you are using a PDF reader other than Adobe such as Foxit, you will need to disable Javascript Actions in Foxit too. Launch the Foxit reader. Click Tools, then Preferences. Remove the check from Enable Javascript Actions. Click OK. I suspect that any other PDF reader should have Javascript actions disabled as well to protect from this threat. Anyone with PDF readers other than Adobe and Foxit have any comment? By the way, the Foxit PDF reader has a much smaller footprint and is much snappier in response to user input than the Adobe PDF reader. If you are using a PDF reader other than Adobe such as Foxit, you will need to disable Javascript Actions in Foxit too. Launch the Foxit reader. Click Tools, then Preferences. Remove the check from Enable Javascript Actions. Click OK.

I suspect that any other PDF reader should have Javascript actions disabled as well to protect from this threat. Anyone with PDF readers other than Adobe and Foxit have any comment?

By the way, the Foxit PDF reader has a much smaller footprint and is much snappier in response to user input than the Adobe PDF reader.

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