If it really concerns you, then you can switch it off and use an external reader, like Tom T does. In your Firefox preferences, go to the Applications tab and change PDFs to Always Ask, instead of opening in Firefox.
Personally I think that a JavaScript-based renderer is inherently safer than anything written in native code - especially Adobe Reader - but that's just my own view. How you view PDFs is your choice![:)]( "Smile")
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Personally I think that a JavaScript-based renderer is inherently safer than anything written in native code - especially Adobe Reader - but that's just my own view. How you view PDFs is your choice
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