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Adobe Reader Update Scam
« on: April 13, 2011, 07:27:15 AM »
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INTRODUCING UPGRADED ADOBE ACROBAT READER
 
Dear Customers,
 
Adobe is pleased to announce new version upgrades for Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Download Now To Try Us Out
 

 
Advanced features include:

- Collaborate across borders
- Create rich, polished PDF files from any application that prints
- Ensure visual fidelity
- Encrypt and share PDF files more securely
- Use the standard for document archival and exchange
 
To upgrade and enhance your work productivity today, go to:

Adobe Acrobat Reader Upgrade Center
 

 
Start downloading the update right now and let us know what you think about it.

We're working on making Adobe Acrobat Reader better all the time !
 
Copyright 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
343 Preston Street
Ottawa, ON K1S 1N4
Canada   

Recieved this in an e-mail this AM....
I noticed the live links in the body were red flagged by WOT.

After further digging i found out it is a phishing scam to retrieve data....

DO NOT clik the links  and get rid of the message from your Inbox....

Pass this along.
Thanx
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Re: Adobe Reader Update Scam
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2011, 07:33:53 AM »

Thanks for the heads up!
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Re: Adobe Reader Update Scam
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2011, 12:43:07 PM »
Good catch.  Thanks!

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Re: Adobe Reader Update Scam
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2011, 12:52:00 PM »
Thanks. Everybody should have WOT.
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Re: Adobe Reader Update Scam
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2011, 05:53:49 PM »
Phishers have California confused with Canada.  There is a Canadian office, but Adobe is headquartered in California.

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Re: Adobe Reader Update Scam
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2011, 07:31:40 PM »
I only ever run a program update from within the program, I figure it's safer that way.

Thanks for the info though man, will definitely alert my friends.
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    Re: Adobe Reader Update Scam
    « Reply #6 on: April 18, 2011, 01:13:23 PM »
    Adobe itself is constantly (seems almost daily) coming out with updates for either flash player and/or reader.Now we have phishers getting into the act. truenorth