Shortly thereafter, Foxit Software contacted the researchers once again: However, like any safeguard, it can be overzealous, and deactivating it might be necessary for more advanced users.īelieving that Foxit Software was unwilling to patch its program, ZDI made its findings public.
And that’s true: by default, Foxit Reader’s Safe Reading Mode is active, and prevents the program from loading up malicious sites or files. But it’s easy enough to distribute a fake PDF online and seed it with malware.įoxit Software argued, at first, that Foxit Reader's Safe Reading Mode feature was enough to protect users.
The exact mechanisms of each flaw are a bit complicated. Suffice to say that each one could run malicious code on an unsuspecting user’s machine - even though they do require user interaction.
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