ML>On Fri, 17 Oct 2014, TOM WALKER wrote to ED VANCE:

ML>EV> TW> {at}MSGID: 
ML>EV> EV> I have been using the FOXIT PDF Reader for some time now and
ML>EV> EV> liked it until this last Update.
ML>EV>-snip-
ML>EV> TW> That is interesting. I am using the latest version, 7.0.3.916
ML>EV> TW> and my copy does not do that.

ML>EV>I have the same version of Foxit PDF Reader.
ML>EV>It still wants to send something to amazonaws.com that I don't want to
ML>EV>allow.

ML> TW> There is an amazonaws.com Virus.

ML>links to details, please...

ML> TW> It is mostly associalted with search engines though. Something
to ML> TW> look into

ML>amazonaws is amazon'e cloud offering... it hosts many many different sites o
ML>provides content delivery for them... amazon and amazonaws are not at fault
ML>this... one or more of their subscribers may be, though...

ML>if the FOXIT folks host on amazonaws, and if their app phones home to check
ML>updates, then where is the problem?

One problem is it Happens on Ed's Machine but NOT mine. That is
sufficent evidence to causes some consern.

Here is a referece about the amazonaws Virus I spoke of
Spoofing "Real Web sites" is not a rare event.

http://www.spynomore.com/amazonaws-com.htm

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