Adobe Reader Most Exploited Application of 2009. . . and 2010?
Friday, March 12. 2010
Reader and Acrobat users can attest to this. Adobe struggled with a number of security risks in 2009, and just barely closed out the year with an update which included new security improvements and fixes for 29 vulnerabilities, and another patch which was released just after the New Year. F-Secure, a global company specializing in online software services for securing digital content, has crunched the numbers and has announced the results: Adobe Reader is the most exploited application of 2009, ousting Microsoft Word from the top spot. According to the numbers, Adobe Reader has topped the charts for most targeted attacks with 61.20% of the total number of “the most common attack vectors used in targeted (espionage) attacks”.
Perhaps. Perhaps not. In late December, CSO, a company dedicated to researching on security and risk management topics, reported McAfee’s prediction that Adobe applications would be the top target for hackers in 2010. It’s no secret that Adobe applications and formats are just as ubiquitous as Microsoft now. And, unfortunately, hackers exploiting the PDF format are quickly putting PDF users in the same insecure box as MS Office users. Will Adobe be the new Microsoft of 2010? On the number of PDFs being used as a targeted attack file in 2010 thus far, F-secure blogger, Sean, says, “Well, so far the number is 895, which will more than double last year's number if the current pace continues. The percentage targeting Adobe Reader continues to rise.” -->
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