Adobe Problems never end

According to a post on ITBackbones website, some Windows XP users are confronting with a new malware targeting Adobe versions that have not been upgraded yet.
If you receive in your inbox a PDF under a title like YOUR_BILL.pdf or INVOICE.pdf, do not access it.

This is what Andrew Clarke, Senior Vice President of Lumension Security, one of the leading security management companies, declared about the problem:

“It seems the race is on for Windows XP users to protect their PCs - both at home and in the office. Hackers are often looking to exploit holes in software once a fix has been made public by the software vendor and before the user has time to patch. And, it is often human curiosity that proves the Achilles heel of security matters. Computer users need to be suspicious of any Adobe documents named as a ‘bill’ or ‘invoice, until they have applied the latest patch.
As the receipt of bills and invoices over email becomes more commonplace, it is likely that some unsuspecting users will fall victim to this latest attack. To avoid infection, computer users need to download the latest version of Adobe 8.1.1 to secure their PCs.
Upgrading to the latest software can be done at the touch of a button for consumers, making it simple to protect against this attack. However, the inconvenience of not being able to use an application straight away makes some users click the ‘apply later’ option, leaving them exposed for longer. For businesses, applying the latest patch is not so simple - as software alterations must be tested against the individual infrastructure before it is applied. Applying a piece of code that conflicts with your current system could lead to a period of downtime for the user.”