Disabling Acrobat JavaScript

[gbugbear at gmail.com (Bugbear)]

I use custom GPO or mgmt system that can edit HKCU

a logon script for the user is another option

Also check out the blacklist framework

post my ranting I have compiled some info here (hey it was the
holidays and I was annoyed)

http://securitybraindump.blogspot.com/2009/12/adobes-0-face.html

and also VRT has done some good research here

http://vrt-sourcefire.blogspot.com/2010/01/acrobat-javascript-blacklist-framework.html

here's an ADM template for GPO, hope this helps

CLASS USER

CATEGORY "Adobe Acrobat/Reader 7.x - 9.x"

POLICY "JavaScript Reader 9.x"
KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\JSPrefs"
EXPLAIN "Enable or Disable JavaScript in Acrobat Reader 9.x"
VALUENAME "bEnableJS"
VALUEON NUMERIC 1
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
END POLICY

POLICY "JavaScript Acrobat 9.x"
KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\9.0\JSPrefs"
EXPLAIN "Enable or Disable JavaScript in Acrobat 9.x"
VALUENAME "bEnableJS"
VALUEON NUMERIC 1
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
END POLICY


POLICY "JavaScript Reader 8.x"
KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\8.0\JSPrefs"
EXPLAIN "Enable or Disable JavaScript in Acrobat Reader 8.x"
VALUENAME "bEnableJS"
VALUEON NUMERIC 1
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
END POLICY

POLICY "JavaScript Acrobat 8.x"
KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\8.0\JSPrefs"
EXPLAIN "Enable or Disable JavaScript in Acrobat 8.x"
VALUENAME "bEnableJS"
VALUEON NUMERIC 1
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
END POLICY

POLICY "JavaScript Reader 7.x"
KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\JSPrefs"
EXPLAIN "Enable or Disable JavaScript in Acrobat Reader 7.x"
VALUENAME "bEnableJS"
VALUEON NUMERIC 1
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
END POLICY

POLICY "JavaScript Acrobat 7.x"
KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\7.0\JSPrefs"
EXPLAIN "Enable or Disable JavaScript in Acrobat 7.x"
VALUENAME "bEnableJS"
VALUEON NUMERIC 1
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
END POLICY

END CATEGORY



On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Craig Freyman <craigfreyman at gmail.com> wrote:
> What have some of you done to disable?JavaScript?in Acrobat Standard/Pro as
> well as Acrobat Reader from a corporate perspective? ?I am referring to
> installations that are already in place. ?Custom GPO?
> I've found a few articles describing the registry setting:
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\8.0\JSPrefs]
> "bEnableJS"=dword:00000000
> This will work for XP clients but?this key?isn't?in this place on my Windows
> 7 box. It is under HKEY_Users\(MY SID)\Software\Adobe.......
> If this is the case, if I'll have to write a script that grabs the user's
> SID before running the registry file on?login. ?Any other options people
> have used?
>
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