Thanks for showing Foxit fans they are not secure too!!
So, does it please you if someon posts possible exploits of PDF Xchange viewer portable version? Jokes aside, at times, portable version of software saves the day since it is not tied to the system and other programs. In fact, I didn't find any .NET Framework Assistant plugin on portable Firefoxes on our systems.
According to
Logos' relatively recent post, unpatched vulnerabilities of applications such as Adobe Reader and, of course, Adobe Flash (also, Foxit Reader according to the article introduced in the original post) are dangerous when combined with web browsers.
People who are unfortunate enough to visit the sites won't see anything unusual. But behind the scenes, a PHP script checks their version of Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash, and if either is out of date, hijacks their PCs using known vulnerabilities. If both of those programs are up to date, the script tests to see if the system is vulnerable to several bugs Microsoft has patched in the last few months.
Even my portable version of Firefox is not immune to Adobe Flash exploit, which is why I have to check for the latest update of it even though NoScript can reduce the chance of successful exploitation. Seriously, these kind of information shouldn't be needed for application fanboysm/fangalism but to secure our systems.
[Edited to avoid further confusions]