Release date: March 18, 2009
Summary
Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 and earlier versions. These vulnerabilities would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. There are reports that one of these issues is being exploited (CVE-2009-0658).
Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9 update to Adobe Reader 9.1 and Acrobat 9.1. Adobe recommends users of Acrobat 8 update to Acrobat 8.1.4, and users of Acrobat 7 update to Acrobat 7.1.1. For Adobe Reader users who can’t update to Adobe Reader 9.1, Adobe has provided the Adobe Reader 8.1.4 and Adobe Reader 7.1.1 updates.
These updates resolve the issue from Security Advisory APSA09-01 and Security Bulletin APSB09-03. Users who have previously updated to Adobe Reader 9.1 and Acrobat 9.1 for Windows and Macintosh need not take any action. Adobe now plans to make available Adobe Reader 9.1 and Adobe Reader 8.1.4 for Unix by March 24
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html
my personal isp blocked it because it could not clean it so it quaraintine it, and hotmail did not even pick it up( I reported it to Mircosoft). The email round I got was a targeted one at a coorpation, all the email adresses were with a person named Charlie. The best way to protect against viruses is to keep your OS updated and same with your anti-malware program. Also you can sometimes tell if you have malware or other computer issues if you computer is slower than what you are used to.Cyber Security TipsCyber Security Tips describe and offer advice about common security issues for non-technical computer users.http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/
I am so going to use this one! thanks!by the way you were the first in the previous post to alert for the H/Bay virusmany did follow….:)thanks!