Foxit Reader 5.0 released

Like all programs, the update targets vulnerabilities that have come to light since the previous version was released. In many cases, the performance is also improved. As with all programs, the more popular and well-known it is, the more susceptible it is to vulnerabilities, which is why both Adobe and Foxit release new versions on a regular basis. The others also release updated versions from time to time, but since they are not specifically targeted in the same way as their more well-known cousins, there is less of a need for the updates (although, having said that, you should make a point of periodically checking if there is an update available).

I'll have to have a look at the others, John has Adobe Reader on his machine it was installed when he got it and we just didn't bother changing it. I changed to Foxit because of the way Adobe was so bloated and at the time Foxit was a much better option.

At long last it has a thumbnail provider for explorer. It also seems to be including more and more things I don't want.

Personally I use Nitro which unfortunately doesn't do thumbnails, so; out of curiosity I installed Foxit on a snapshotted VM, copied the interestingly named FoxitPDFInfo.dll to my real machine, registered the dll and copied the ShellEx registry sub-key for .pdf from the VM. After a reboot I now have pdf thumbnails in explorer without Foxit.

Edit: Looks like FoxitPDFInfo.dll works as a thumbnail provider for Illustrator .AI files too.

Nice find. It's still a good reader, and now that we've located a download without the unnecessary bloatware included, I'm more than happy to return to it. :)