
Acrobat 9 Family of Products
External Content and Document Security
Security Feature User Guide
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9.5.2 Adding Files to the Black and White Lists
4.
Table 4
can be extended one at a time as each attached file is opened. Administrators can modify the
registry directly (refer to the
Acrobat Security Administration Guide
).When the Launch Attachment
dialog appears, choose one of the following (
Figure 101
):
Open this file
: Opens the files without changing the registry list.
Always allow opening files of this type
: Adds the
Never allow opening files of this type
: Adds the file type to the black list and does not open it.
Figure 101 Launch Attachment dialog
9.5.3 Resetting the Black and White Lists
Because the registry list could grow over time and users do not have direct access to the lists through the
user interface, resetting the list to its original state may result in the highest level of security.
To reset the black and white lists:
1. Choose
Edit > Preferences
(Windows) or
Acrobat > Preferences
(Macintosh).
2. Select Trust Manager in the Categories panel.
3. Choose
Restore
(
Figure 102
).
.vsmacros
Visual Studio .NET Binary-based Macro Project (Microsoft)
.vss
Visio Stencil (Microsoft)
.vst
Visio Template (Microsoft)
.vsw
Visio Workspace file (Microsoft)
.webloc
Mac OS Finder Internet Location
.ws
Windows Script file
.wsc
Windows Script Component
.wsf
Windows Script file
.wsh
Windows Script Host Settings file
.zip
Compressed Archive file
.zlo
ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm Mailsafe Renamed .PIF file
.zoo
An early compressed file format
Table 4 Default prohibited file types
Extension
Description