The patch also will cover Adobe Reader 9.1 and 8.1.4 for Linux ... Preferences tab and uncheck the "Enable Acrobat JavaScript" option. The San Jose, Calif.-based company issued a security advisory ...

Yesterday, Adobe confirmed the existence of a critical vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat ... Edit -> Preferences -> JavaScript and uncheck Enable Acrobat JavaScript.

Security experts say that, aside from keeping Reader up-to-date, the best way to avoid these attacks is to disable JavaScript in Adobe’s software. (Do this by unchecking the “Enable JavaScript ...

"Given that JavaScript in Adobe Acrobat has had its own share of vulnerabilities in the past, it seemed reasonable to turn it off by default," he said. Kandek has been running Adobe Reader without ...

choosing “JavaScript,” then unchecking the “Enable Acrobat JavaScript” option. (On the Mac, Preferences is under the “Adobe Reader” or “Adobe Acrobat” menus.) That recommendation ...

Adobe has released security updates to address critical severity vulnerabilities affecting Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and macOS that could enable attackers to execute arbitrary code on ...

The “Enable Enhanced Security” option should be checked, according to Adobe ... in Reader and Acrobat that gives administrators the ability to control whether or not to execute JavaScript ...