Using Group Policy to Disable JavaScript in Adobe PDF Files
We have previously posted instructions for users to disable JavaScript, giving them the option to enable it only when necessary. However, if you have made the decision to make this change across your enterprise or to a specific user base, this manual process is not practical. Therefore, a Group Policy Object is best to handle the task at hand.
Disabling Javascript on Adobe Acrobat
For many users, PDF’s are simply a mechanism for providing documents to read. Given the spate of vulnerabilities identified in Acrobat and Reader in 2009, and the likely promise of more in 2010, we are releasing by request this general instruction for disabling Javascript in Adobe Acrobat. An advisable approach, depending on your usage of these products, may be to disable Javascript and only re-enable when performing an activity with a PDF that requires Javascript be enabled, such as with an eForm.
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