Security response teams at Adobe and FoxIt are investigating ways to mitigate a new PDF hack that allows the execution of an embedded executable without exploiting any security vulnerabilities. A demo ...

Adobe and Foxit Software are investigating attacks based on a new tactic that embeds attack code in rigged PDF documents, the two companies said today. Only Foxit has promised to address the problem, ...

Security response teams at Adobe and FoxIt are investigating ways to mitigate a new PDF hack that allows the execution of an embedded executable without exploiting any security vulnerabilities.A demo ...

It's no secret that Adobe Reader has turned into a big, bloated slowpoke. Of course, PDFs are a part of everyday business life, so what's the alternative? Foxit Reader, a free PDF viewer that's faster ...

Researchers have disclosed two zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Foxit’s PDF Reader after the vendor revealed it has no plans to fix the security flaws. On 17 August, responsible disclosure program ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Foxit Software plans to follow Adobe Systems’ lead and add ...

Foxit Reader, a free PDF-reading knockoff of Adobe Systems Inc.’s free Adobe Reader, has won what its maker estimates is 70 million users worldwide because of its speed and light weight. The latest ...

Foxit users should update to Reader 9.3 and Foxit PhantomPDF 9.3 to fix the more than 100 vulnerabilities. Foxit Software has patched over 100 vulnerabilities in its popular Foxit PDF Reader. Many of ...

Foxit Reader is free, it’s lightweight, and historically it has been less problematic than Adobe Reader. There’s a lot to be said for software that just works. That isn’t to say that Adobe Reader ...

It has not been a good week for PDF programs. We had an Adobe Acrobat & Reader update released yesterday that fixed 86 vulnerabilities, including numerous critical ones. Not to be beaten, an update ...

Foxit Reader is a fast, free, lightweight alternative to Adobe Reader for opening and displaying PDF files. It’s also feature-packed, though it lacks the print-to-PDF and conversion capabilities of ...

Q: I've been using Adobe Acrobat to open and view PDF files, but it seems too cumbersome, slowing down my computer. Are there any Windows-based alternative readers? A: As a long-time Adobe Acrobat ...