There is a method to become safe from the phishing attack that was generated by Adobe reader bug .First good news is that Adobe had removed that flaw from the newer version of Adobe reader version 8. For Internet Explorer Version 7 and version 6 (with Xp service pack 2) are safe from this kind of attack. In case of Mozilla firefox , firefox with Adobe reader version 8 are completely safe andare in out of danger zone, the problem lies with the firefoxwith Adobe reader version 7 or later.
Another way is that you can use another PDF reader other than Adobe reader for viewinf PDF files wich doesn't have this flaw likeFOXIT reader.This PDF file viewer is completely free, faster and even more secure than Adobe reader.
For using FOXIT reader first you have to unistall Adobe reader. After uninstalling this from your system you will find that its all plugins are removed from the internet explorer but Firefox still contains its plugins.
To remove it plugins from the firefox too , type "about:plugins" (without the quotes) into the address bar, and then find the name of the file listed as the plug-in for Adobe (mine was called "nppdf32.dll") and then use Windows Explorer to browse to C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins and delete that file.
Now close the Firefox completely before being able to delete it. The next time you go to open up a PDF file with Foxit, you'll need to tell Mozilla Firefox where to find the program (C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe) and check the box that tells Firefox to always open PDFfiles with Foxit.
Now you are completely safe from the famous Adobe reader flaw.
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