>>>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/11/foxit_pdf_plugin_vuln/
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>>>Damn! Thanks for the heads up, though. I just started FoxIt to see what version I have and it prompted me to upgrade to version 5.4.4.1128, which the article says is affected. I really to not want to go back to Adobe Reader. I am pretty sure one of its upgrades hosed my registry so there was no sound in either of my browsers.
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>>You can still use the plugin, it's just that you should be a little careful - avoid using the plugin to open PDFs from sites you don't trust.
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>>Actually, at this moment there is a much more serious unpatched vulnerability in Java: http://mashable.com/2013/01/13/java-exploit/ . The same principle applies, disable or uninstall Java until it's fixed, or avoid untrusted sites that may use it.
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>One of the nice things in germany is that nowadays you must use a java based program to file anything with the IRS.
>Not only this give a nice opportunity to install any gov tracer it wants, it leaves the computers open to any java vulnerabilities,
>unless you opt to install/deinstall monthly. Now where was that old PIV clunker so I can set up as a gov dummy machine ?

Sounds like a job for a VM!