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   Message 11,412 of 13,597   
   TOM WALKER to MARK LEWIS   
   PDF Readers   
   18 Oct 14 08:34:00   
   
   ML>On Fri, 17 Oct 2014, TOM WALKER wrote to ED VANCE:   
      
   ML>EV> TW> @MSGID: <543EF0BB.13476.windowsa@capcity2.synchro.net>   
   ML>EV> EV> I have been using the FOXIT PDF Reader for some time now and   
   ML>EV> EV> liked it until this last Update.   
   ML>EV>-snip-   
   ML>EV> TW> That is interesting. I am using the latest version, 7.0.3.916   
   ML>EV> TW> and my copy does not do that.   
      
   ML>EV>I have the same version of Foxit PDF Reader.   
   ML>EV>It still wants to send something to amazonaws.com that I don't want to   
   ML>EV>allow.   
      
   ML> TW> There is an amazonaws.com Virus.   
      
   ML>links to details, please...   
      
   ML> TW> It is mostly associalted with search engines though. Something   
   to ML> TW> look into   
      
   ML>amazonaws is amazon'e cloud offering... it hosts many many different sites o   
   ML>provides content delivery for them... amazon and amazonaws are not at fault   
   ML>this... one or more of their subscribers may be, though...   
      
   ML>if the FOXIT folks host on amazonaws, and if their app phones home to check   
   ML>updates, then where is the problem?   
      
   One problem is it Happens on Ed's Machine but NOT mine. That is   
   sufficent evidence to causes some consern.   
      
   Here is a referece about the amazonaws Virus I spoke of   
   Spoofing "Real Web sites" is not a rare event.   
      
   http://www.spynomore.com/amazonaws-com.htm   
      
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