Adobe Reader is world's most-exploited app.

royal tyrant said:
Seriously ive used adobe reader since i first started using pc and ive never ever had any problems,this is just far fetched,im sorry folks but sadly its true!!
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I'm sorry. ;) Seriously, if you are happy with it, by all means use it. I have a list of reasons why I avoid it.
 

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I have been using adobe reader since i got my 1st PC.:o But after reading the article regarding adobe reader's exploits, i quickly switched to FoxIt reader. :D

Thanks, Jan.
 

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This is probably only because people never bother to update or fix anything on there computers like my friend. He just starts downloading anything like crazy and never bothers to fix it or un-install it. Along with never updating, etc etc
 

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insite.fds.com wants me to use adobe :cry:
 

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arkhi said:
insite.fds.com wants me to use adobe :cry:
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Foxit reader will work for anything that "requires" Adobe Reader. Both open pdf documents.
 

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Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
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ASUS P4P800-VM Motherboard Chipset: Intel 865G + ICH5
Memory
2.50 GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
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SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio (Chip)
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ViewSonic VX 1962 wm
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1680 X 1050
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80 GB
ST380215A ATA Device 18.6 GB
Western Digital "My Book" external hard drive 750 GB
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