Nettie Hartsock
PDFs are indeed "under attack," as today Adobe noted a new security vulnerability and researchers also discovered the Foxit PDF Viewer is open to attack as well.
Nettie Hartsock
Last week Adobe announced another flaw in its Adobe PDF Reader program that enables hackers to take over a computer. The flaw was also described at the Advert Labs blog.
Dan Shea
This week in PDF has seen the release of an Adobe-Yahoo joint project to deliver ads in PDF documents, the passing of an ISO ballot for PDF 1.7 and an update to a PDF creation tool.
Dan Shea
ElcomSoft Co.Ltd. has released a new version of its password recovery software. The enterprise edition of Advanced PDF Password Recovery 4.0 allows users to remove both password encryption and usage restrictions from Adobe Acrobat PDF files. APDFPR Enterprise supports all Adobe Acrobat versions (up to 8.0), including those that use AES encryption.
Richard Crocker
If you haven't heard yet, Google has just announced that a bunch of the books it has been scanning for its Google Books Library Program are now available for free download as PDFs. There's no doubt Google needs to be applauded for the idea, but the execution (i.e. the books they've produced) could definitely do with some work. The PDF books are difficult to download, large in size, of such low resolution they're difficult to read, cannot be searched, and do not allow the user to copy text from them. It's left me wondering what Google expects people to do with the books.
Dan Shea
Planet PDF has this week launched two new PDF resource centers, with more to follow in the near future. The Resource Centers serve to aggregate PDF content such as whitepapers, case studies and product information that relate to PDF. The centers are a great first port of call for users of third-party software, as they can find in-depth information on the products -- straight from the vendors themselves.
Dan Shea
Adobe today issued a security advisory relating to a vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. Identified as a buffer overflow within a core plug-in that is part of both products, the vulnerability could be exploited to crash the application with an increased risk of malicious code execution.
Dan Shea
LineType Software, Inc. today announced the release of LineScale version 1.60. The new version is compatible with Adobe Acrobat and Reader 5.x and above. The Nashville, Tennessee-based software company develops electronic document tools for design professionals, and this plug-in fits into that niche nicely.
Dan Shea
Skysof Software has just released an ActiveX Dynamic Link Library for software developers. PDF Maker DLL gives programmers control over the creation of PDF files from numerous file types, and supports the application of standard PDF security.
Dan Shea
With its low-cost "Alternative to Adobe Acrobat" -- Nitro PDF Desktop -- taking all of the headlines, software vendor ARTS PDF has quietly released a Mac version of its powerhouse plug-in. The tool includes all of the functionality of the established Aerialist product, but adds control and automation features. Find out more at Planet PDF.
