Better Safe Than Sorry

Adobe Reader Vulnerability

Evil-doers are actively exploiting a security hole in Adobe Reader. Users need only open a rogue .pdf file to have their system taken over.

Since Adobe doesn't plan to patch the problem until March 11th, 2009 users should either disable Javascript within Adobe Reader (Choose "Edit", "Preferences", "Javascript", and uncheck the box beside "Enable Acrobat Javascript") or use an alternative to Adobe Reader called Foxit Reader which is available here: http://www.foxitsoftware.com