Adobe Acrobat may block antivirus tools from monitoring PDF files

Discussion in 'other security issues & news' started by hawki, Jun 21, 2022.

  1. hawki

    hawki Registered Member

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    "Security researchers found that Adobe Acrobat is trying to block security software from having visibility into the PDF files it opens, creating a security risk for the users.

    Adobe’s product is checking if components from 30 security products are loaded into its processes and likely blocks them, essentially denying them from monitoring for malicious activity...

    Adobe confirmed that users have reported experiencing issue due to DLL components from some security products being incompatible with Adobe Acrobat’s usage of the CEF library.

    The company added that it is currently working with these vendors to address the problem and 'to ensure proper functionality with Acrobat's CEF'..." sandbox design going forward...”

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ck-antivirus-tools-from-monitoring-pdf-files/
     
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