adobe pdfAs is apparent from information published on the blog Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT), a gap exists in the component attached to authplay.dll Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.0.x series, as well as in Flash Player (in versions 9.0.159.0 and 10.0 .22.87) for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

There is a solution to the problem. Can be temporarily secured, excluding Flash Player and authplay.dll deleting or renaming it. Wendy Poland with Adobe PSIRT warns, however, that in this case, when you open PDF files, Flash content reaches the suspension of the program. Felerny file normally located in the directories:

C: “Program Files” adobereader 9.0 “Reader” authplay.dll C: “Program Files” AdobeAcrobat 9.0 »Acrobat» authplay.dll

Specialists recommend special care when opening PDF documents from unknown senders. How in your blog informs Patrick Fitzgerald, an employee of Symantec, cyber criminals have begun to use these files to spread malicious code, one of them is Trojan.Pidief.G. It is worth noting that Windows Vista users can feel more secure than earlier versions of the holders, as UAC mechanism (called User Account Control) with good protection against the use of this vulnerability.

The existence of 0-day exploits, also reported working at the SANS Internet Storm Center. Experts predict that the attacks are likely to increase – this encourages extensive use of Adobe. The manufacturer has not already informed about the date of issue patches, despite the fact that the first information about the error in the Adobe Flash Player appeared in December last year.

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The notice published on Adobe that the amendment to Flash Player 9 and 10 for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux will appear in next Thursday – July 30, and updates of Adobe Reader and Acrobat can be downloaded from 31 July.

Official recommends that Internet users obtain the appropriate patch as soon as they are published, as the number of malicious software that is distributed using this vulnerability, continued to grow. Reported as employees of Trend Micro, PDF files containing Flash being used: TROJ_PIDIEF.ANQ, TROJ_PIDIEF.ANP, BKDR_HAYDEN.K, BKDR_HAYDEN.L, TROJ_AGENT.AXWS and TROJ_AGENT.IAAK.