Re:Germany warns against use of Firefox browser due to secur...
by ronnier on Monday March 22, 2010 @05:57PM
(#1211513)
I recommend removing the Adobe Acrobat plugin from FireFox. Just last night while visiting a trusted site, it tried to launch an exploited Adobe Acrobat file. The file was served from a 3rd party ad site that had been hacked. Dangerous.
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Re:Germany warns against use of Firefox browser due to secur...
by colonelxc on Monday March 22, 2010 @06:34PM
(#1211585)
Very good advice. Also, if you do use adobe, make sure you are fully updated (9.3.1). The 9.3.0 libtiff exploit is available via metasploit:
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat...
Adobe themselves also need to update, since if you go download from their website, they'll give you 9.3.0:
http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/9.x/9.3/enu...