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Foxit patches critical vulnerability in PDF viewer browser plug-in
2013-01-17 15:08:29| InfoWorld: Top News
Foxit released version 5.4.5 of its Foxit Reader PDF viewer plug-in on Thursday in order to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to compromise computers running previous versions of the software.
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Firefox getting built-in HTML5-based PDF viewer to improve security
2013-01-11 17:41:41| InfoWorld: Top News
A built-in PDF viewer component based on JavaScript and HTML5 Web technologies has been added to the beta version of Firefox 19, Mozilla said Friday. The browser maker described the built-in PDF viewer as more secure and safer than proprietary PDF viewing plug-ins, like those installed by Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader. However, several security experts noted that it probably won't be free of vulnerabilities.
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How to make the OS X Help Viewer less obtrusive
2013-01-11 02:09:10| CNET News.com
The OS X Help Viewer by default stays on top of other windows, which means it can sometimes be in the way. [Read more]