PDF Exploits Explode, Continue Climb in 2010

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PDF Exploits Explode, Continue Climb in 2010

According to this PC World article, PDF exploits have jumped dramatically in the last year and those numbers continue to climb. As always, be careful what you click on.


According to Toralv Dirro, a security strategist with McAfee Labs, the percentage of exploitative malware targeting PDF vulnerabilities has skyrocketed. In 2007 and 2008, only 2% of all malware that included a vulnerability exploit leveraged an Adobe Reader or Acrobat bug. The number jumped to 17% in 2009, and to 28% during the first quarter of 2010.
 
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