Adobe's Acrobat and Acrobat Reader packages are currently under attack from a JavaScript-based exploit, similar to one which afflicted the software back in June.

According to an advisory from Adobe, the critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions. It is being exploited in the wild.

Adobe fixed multiple security vulnerabilities in both Reader and Acrobat 9 and X for Mac OS X and Windows. The company also added a new JavaScript whitelisting feature.

Customers using Adobe Reader or Acrobat versions 9.2 or 8.1.7 can utilize the JavaScript Blacklist Framework to prevent this vulnerability. Please refer to the TechNote for more information.

The issue is JavaScript and the way that Acrobat and Flash (the plug-in for Flash and Flash Player) handle it. They just do not do so very well at all. Because of this little problem arbitrary ...

3. Select the JavaScript Category 4. Uncheck the ‘Enable Acrobat JavaScript’ option 5. Click OK Better yet, consider using an alternative PDF reader, such as the free Foxit Reader.

To disable JavaScript, users are advised to select the JavaScript category under the Edit:Preferences tab and uncheck the "Enable Acrobat JavaScript" option.

Adobe acknowledged that all versions of Reader and Acrobat contain at least one critical vulnerability.

Bangalore: To protect themselves from zero day attacks, users need to kill JavaScript in Adobe's Reader and Acrobat tools, according to security experts. Shadowserver, a volunteer-run group that ...