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I only use Foxit for filling out forms from trusted sources now. Now that Evince has been ported we're in really good shape (also Sumatra, but its implementatio

I only use Foxit for filling out forms from trusted sources now. Now that Evince has been ported we're in really good shape (also Sumatra, but its implementation is minimal - which can be a good thing when you find security vulnerabilities in the spec.)

Terretta 17y ago
Until a couple weeks ago, FoxIt Reader automatically ran executable programs embedded within a PDF document without asking for a user's permission. It was actually worse than Adobe Reader: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174612/Adobe_Foxit_examine_new_no_bug_needed_PDF_hack http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174612/Adobe_Foxit_e... http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/03/31/using-foxit-because-you-think-its-safer-than-adobe-reader-thin/ http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/03/31/using-foxit-because-... Make sure you're on 3.2.1.0401 or newer. Or, as you mention, switch to Sumatra: http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/index.html http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/index.html On the Mac, help friends switch back to Preview as their default PDF reader after Adobe Reader hijacks doc mappings.
windsurfer 16y ago
Evince is wonderful. Small and fast and works cross platform.