Foxit Reader 4.3.1.0323

[Bizarre™]

<img src="http://www.nsanedown.com/images/logos/FoxItReader.png" class="logo" alt="Foxit Reader" title="Foxit Reader" />Foxit Reader is a free PDF document viewer and printer, with incredible small size, breezing-fast launch speed and amazingly rich feature set. In the past, you have to download a huge PDF Reader from another software company, go through a lengthy installation process and wait for an annoying splash window to disappear just to open a PDF document. Moreover, if you want to annotate a PDF document, you have to pay US$299 to buy that certain PDF software.

Thanks to <span style="color: red;">thylacine</span> for the update.

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[Jota.Ce]

Anyone tried the installer version? Does it still push you to install shitty toolbars?

Just tried the Zipped package.

Thanks for this up!

[thylacine]

For the record ;)

Secunia Advisory SA43776

On March 15, 2011 a Secunia security advisory was issued (http://secunia.com/advisories/43776/) with regards to the Foxit® Reader. The vulnerability is due to an insecure “createDataObject()” function in the JavaScript API. This insecure function allows the creation of arbitrary files with controlled content via a specially crafted PDF file. This function could be taken advantage of maliciously and compromise the security of your computer.

To protect against harm, Foxit Reader users need to update their Reader to the latest version and then enable Safe Reading Mode. The most up-to-date Foxit Reader can be installed by choosing the Help->Check for Updates Now. When the pop-up box appears, click on the Preferences box on the bottom and then enable the automatically check for Foxit updates function. Enabling Safe Reading Mode can be accomplished by choosing Tools->Preference->Trust Manager and then by clicking the option of Enable Safe Reading Mode. This can also be done during initial installation of the Foxit Reader. Safe Reading Mode enables users to control unauthorized actions and data transmissions; including URL connections, launching external files, and running JavaScript functions, to efficiently avoid attacks from malicious documents. If Safe Reading Mode is disabled, users must only open trusted PDF documents to guard against malicious attacks.