Re: Adobe reader alternative in Security http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r17979804 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:08:20 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:08:20 EDT Re: Adobe reader alternative http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17979804 AB :
said by alamarco See Profile :

said by Cronk See Profile :

. . So then I guess my concern is whether or not Foxit is updated quickly as the new exploits are discovered.
Does anyone have information on this? I like Foxit a lot better because it loads 100x faster than Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Yes and no. I don't think Foxit uses javascript by default, which is what would make it generally 'safer'.
You can certainly get add-ons, though, which enable javascripting and therefore could potentially make it just as vulnerable.

Some general info along that line:

»advosys.ca/viewpoints/2007/01/av···ability/

»pollux.arstechnica.com/journals/···1/3/6469

»www.dozleng.com/updates/lofivers···106.html]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17979804 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:43:50 EDT Re: Adobe reader alternative http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17979750 Psicop : Exploits for AA Reader and Firefox:

»www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/···064.html

Fixed in AA Reader v. 8

Do not affect Foxit Reader:

The problem is fixed in Adobe Acrobat 8, the latest version of the reader. internetnews.com was also able to confirm that the exploit does not affect Foxit Reader, a small, lightweight PDF reader and alternative to the Adobe Reader.

»www.internetnews.com/security/ar···/3651901]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17979750 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:32:02 EDT Re: Adobe reader alternative http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17979414 alamarco :
said by Cronk See Profile :

Thanks for the info.

So then I guess my concern is whether or not Foxit is updated quickly as the new exploits are discovered.
Does anyone have information on this? I like Foxit a lot better because it loads 100x faster than Adobe Acrobat Reader.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17979414 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:17:09 EDT Re: Adobe reader alternative http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17979322 Cronk : Thanks for the info.

So then I guess my concern is whether or not Foxit is updated quickly as the new exploits are discovered.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17979322 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:58:53 EDT Re: Adobe reader alternative http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17978925 AB : I think Foxit is going to be just as vulnerable as Adobe, for the most part. Most of those exploits concern .pdf files, which Foxit also handles, and the way they're handled by the OS & browser, not the specific application that handles them.
Foxit sure is a lot smaller, though.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17978925 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:30:39 EDT Adobe reader alternative http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17978740 Cronk : I'm considering an Adobe reader alternative, Foxit Reader. But I am wondering if the exploits that make the constant updates necessary for Adobe Reader would also make the Foxit Reader vulnerable. Any help appreciated.

Thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17978740 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 15:53:35 EDT