New PDF Exploit May Be First Of Many In The New Year, Experts Say

A new JavaScript exploit hides in PDF files and exploits a known vulnerability in Adobe applications. The exploit’s construction makes it difficult for traditional antivirus tools to detect. The new exploit feeds the fire of predictions that Adobe, not Microsoft, will be attackers’ chief target in 2010. McAfee projects there will be more attacks on Adobe in 2010 than on Windows, security firm says. The vulnerability is known in Adobe Reader and Flash applications. Have a comment on this story? Please click “Discuss” below.”]

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