From: "Geo" 

Why bother? Just set foxit as the default program for .pdf and when you
click on a pdf link you get a popup saying "save or open".

Geo.

"Gary Britt"  wrote in
message news:45729291$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Is there a browser plugin for foxit reader?  Maybe we could just name a
copy
> of foxit reader acro32.exe or whatever is correct and put it in the
> appropriate adobe directory or something like that?
>
> Gary
>
> Geo wrote:
> > 4 days later and still no patch or word on when it will be available..
> >
> > Geo.
> >
> > "John Beamish"  wrote in message
> > news:op.tjvvyomgm6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
> >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/01/adobe_vuln/
> >>
> >> A critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe's Acrobat and
Reader
> >> software which affects Internet Explorer users.
> >>
> >> As well as causing crashes, the frailty could allow a botnet to take
> >> control of the whole computer when a PDF is opened within Explorer.
> >>
> >>
> >> The hole is present in Acrobat Standard and Professional versions 7.0.0
to
> >> 7.0.8, and Adobe Reader 7.0.0 to 7.0.8. Only Microsoft's browser is
> >> vulnerable.
> >>
> >> Adobe's programmers are working on a patch, which should be available
on
> >> its support site soon. In the meantime, deleting AcroPDF.dll from the
will
> >> prevent Explorer from opening PDFs in the browser window.
> >>
> >> Adobe's advisory is here.(JB:  embedded link:
> >> http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa06-02.html )
> >
> >

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