Unpatched exploit in Adobe Acrobat/Acrobat Reader

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From: Malcolm_Frost
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:57

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Before I post anything may I say that never in all my IT experience have I had to negotiate such an overly complicated website. It is abhorrent!!
This is my post:- I have received the following message in my inbox regarding a fault in Adobe Reader. Can anyone confirm that this is genuine please? Email is here:-

Subject: Fw: Unpatched exploit in Adobe Acrobat/Acrobat Reader (fwd)



      > Dear All, > > A colleague of mine has sent me the following forwarded
      message. I > have checked that it is NOT a hoax, see: > > <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9128278&intsrc=hm_list>
      > > <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10168266-83.html> > > The fix is
      very easy to do, I've done it. > > Regards. Can someone tell me if this
      is for real or not please? Thank you.
      Regards;
      Malcolm

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