We do have the same problems with IE and Reader X, and disabling protected mode was a workaround for this. However: We are now at risk because adobe does not patch. Getting an AcroRd32.exe or WerFault.exe application error every time I try to open a pdf. It reads: 'Instruction at 0x0000646e referenced memory at.
Excellent post! After updating Adobe Reader, NaturallySpeaking was rendered useless on my system. First, I disabled the Protected Mode. That solved many of the. Customize the way you want to print your PDF document: enable printing on both sides, in grayscale, different sizes, multiple pages on a sheet, in booklet style. This document contains known issues and troubleshooting tips not covered in the Acrobat and Reader documentation. Adobe identified the following issues at the time. How to Print PDF Files. PDF files are great for protecting the integrity of a document, but they can be a hassle when it comes time to print them. Before you can even. The issue you describe (for Acrobat 5!) is not related to the issue detailed above (in Acrobat 10.1.2), therefore the fix will not work in your case.
Overview¶ What is a “sandbox” and Protected Mode? For application developers, sandboxing is a technique for creating a confined execution environment for running.
Protected Mode — Acrobat Application Security Guide. Protected Mode (PM) was introduced with Reader 1. Windows. It transparently protects users against attacks by sandboxing application processes. Protected Mode is one of the most powerful features in Reader’s security arsenal.
Note that many dot releases have NOT included a Reader update for Windows because the application is not subject to many vulnerabilities when Protected Mode is enabled. Overview¶What is a “sandbox” and Protected Mode? For application developers, sandboxing is a technique for creating a confined execution environment for running untrusted programs. In the context of Adobe Reader, the “untrusted program” is any PDF and the processes it invokes. When Reader sandboxing is enabled, Reader assumes all PDFs are potentially malicious and confines any processing they invoke to the sandbox.
Sandboxes are typically used when data (such as documents or executable code) arrives from an untrusted source. A sandbox limits, or reduces, the level of access its applications have. For example, creating and executing files and modifying system information such as certain registry settings and other control panel functions may be prohibited. If a process P runs a child process Q in a sandbox, then Q’s privileges would typically be restricted to a subset of P’s.
For example, if P is running on a system, then P may be able to look at all processes on the system. Q, however, will only be able to look at processes that are in the same sandbox as Q. Barring any vulnerabilities in the sandbox mechanism itself, the scope of potential damage caused by a misbehaving Q is reduced. The Reader sandbox leverages the operating system’s security controls, and processes execute under a “principle of least privileges.” Thus, processes that could be subject to an attacker’s control run with limited capabilities and must perform actions such as reading and writing through a separate, trusted process. This design has two primary effects: All PDF processing such as PDF and image parsing, Java. Script execution, and 3. D rendering happens in the sandbox and are subject to its limits; for example, processes cannot access other processes.
Processes that need to perform some action outside the sandbox boundary must do so through a trusted proxy called a “broker process.”Configuration¶While different users will have different security needs, casual users who interact with PDFs in unsecure environments should enable Protected Mode all the time. There are a limited number of cases where you might want to disable Protected Mode: When you want to use an unsupported feature such as Accessibility on XP. In enterprise settings where PDF workflows are entirely confined to trusted environments under an administrator’s control. If you have third- party or custom plugins that cause issues when running in Protected Mode. For example, some workflows that use Active.
X plugins may not work by default. UI and registry config¶Go to Edit > Preferences > General. In the Application Startup panel, check or uncheck Enable Protected Mode at startup. When the dialog appears asking if you would like to continue, choose Yes. This preference sets: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\1. Privileged]. "b. Protected. Mode"=(0 = off; 1 = on).
Choose whether or not you would like to have a log file created. Restart the application. Protected Mode preference.
Note. The application uses an internal key. The actual key does not exist by default and so does not appear until the key is manually created. Trust overrides¶None. PM is designed to protect users transparently and without impacting other features. PM and shell extensions¶While Protected Mode can be disabled for PDFs viewed with the product, Adobe continues to protect you when 3rd party software invokes a Reader process; that is, Protected Mode sandboxing cannot be disabled for shell extensions.
For example, when you use Windows Explorer to preview a PDF in the Preview Pane, it starts a Reader process to display the preview. In such cases, Task Manager shows that two Acro. Rd. 32. exe processes spawn and that the operation is occurring with Protected Mode enabled.
Logging registry config¶Logging is available for users who need to troubleshoot problems where a workflow or plugin does not work when Protected Mode is enabled. The log may provide guidance as to whether a custom policy file should be used to re- enable broken workflows or plugins. In addition to enabling logging via the UI (above), you can turn on logging and configure a log file location via the registry. To enable logging, specify a log file location: Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat.
Reader\1. 0. 0\Privileged. Right click and choose New > REG_SZ Value. Create t. Broker.
Logfile. Path. Right click on t. Broker. Logfile. Path and choose Modify. Set the value. For example: C: \DOCUME~1\< username> \LOCALS~1\Temp\Br. L4. FBA. tmp. Policy logging for a policy violation: [0. Base. Named. Objects\Zones. Cache. Counter. Mutex.
Consider modifying policy using this policy rule: MUTANT_ALLOW_ANY. Nt. Create. Mutant: STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED.
Base. Named. Objects\Zones. Locked. Cache. Counter.
Mutex. [0. 8: 1. 2/1. Consider modifying policy using this policy rule: MUTANT_ALLOW_ANY. Nt. Create. Key: STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED.
REGISTRY\USER\S- 1- 5- 2. Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current. Version\Winlogon.
Consider modifying policy using this policy rule: REG_ALLOW_ANY. Nt. Create. Key: STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED. REGISTRY\USER\S- 1- 5- 2.
Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current. Version\Winlogon. Consider modifying policy using this policy rule: REG_ALLOW_ANY. Locking Protected Mode¶Protected Mode can be locked as enabled or disabled as follows: Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\< productname> \< version> \Feature. Lock. Down. Right click and choose New > DWORD Value. Create b. Protected.
Mode. Right click on the key and choose Modify. Set the value as follows: 0: Disables the feature. Enables the feature. Verifying the current mode¶There are two ways to verify if the application is running in Protected Mode: Open the process explorer or task manager. When protected mode is on, two reader processes run. When a file is open, choose File > Properties > Advanced tab and view the Protected Mode status. When Protected Mode is enabled, the status will be Protected mode: On.
Policy configuration¶Protected mode prevents a number of actions which IT can bypass by creating a white list of allowed actions. The component that reads these policies is called a “broker.” The broker performs actions based on those policies, and when an admin provides a properly configured policy file, the broker can bypass the application’s default restrictions. The broker first reads and applies all custom policies prior to applying the default policies. Since custom policies take precedence, they are useful for fixing broken workflows, supporting third party plug- ins, and cases where unsupported machine configurations cause the Protected Mode to impair required functionality. Configurable policies have two requirements: They must reside in the Reader install directory adjacent to Acro. Rd. 32. exe in the install folder. D: \Program. Files(x.
Adobe\Reader. 10. Reader\The name of the policy file must be Protected. Mode. Whitelist. Config. Enabling custom policies¶To allow the application to read and use a policy file, registry configuration is required. To enable policy files: Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat. Reader\1. 0. 0\Feature.
Lock. Down. Right click and choose New > DWORD Value. Create b. Use. Whitelist. Config. File. Right click on b. Use. Whitelist. Config. File and choose Modify.
Set the value to 1 to enable the white list. Creating policies¶Once you’ve enabled policies as described in Enabling custom policies, you can write and deploy a policy file. A policy file is a set of policy- rules. There can be one per line, empty lines, or full- line comments that begin with a semi- colon. Each policy rule (one on each line) has the format: POLICY_RULE_TYPE = pattern string. Pattern strings denote file names, registry locations, exe paths, etc.
These strings support the following: *: Matches zero or more characters. Only one in series allowed. For example: FILES_ALLOW_ANY = c: temp.
REG_ALLOW_ANY = HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftware(Some. Program)SECTION_ALLOW_ANY = imejp?: Matches a single character. One or more in series are allowed. Environment variables: For example, %System. Root% could be used in: PROCESS_ALL_EXEC = %System.
Root%\system. 32\calc. Adobe- provided policy rules include those shown below. Protected mode policy rules¶Policy rule. Description. FILES_ALLOW_ANYAllows open or create for any kind of access that the file system supports. FILES_ALLOW_DIR_ANYAllows open or create with directory semantics only.
REG_ALLOW_ANYAllows read and write access to a registry key. PROCESS_ALL_EXECAllows the creation of a process and return fill access on the returned handles. NAMEDPIPES_ALLOW_ANYAllows creation of a named pipe. EVENTS_ALLOW_ANYAllows the creation of an event with full access. MUTANT_ALLOW_ANYAllows creation of a mutant with full access (MUTANT_ALL_ACCESS)SECTION_ALLOW_ANYAllows creation/opening of a section with full access.
FILES_ALLOW_READONLY (1. Allows read access to a specific path. Policy configuration file; Files Section. FILES_ALLOW_ANY = c: \temp\*. FILES_ALLOW_ANY=%APPDATA%\Citrix\*.
PROCESS_ALL_EXEC = %System. Root%\system. 32\calc. REG_ALLOW_ANY = HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\(Some. Program). MUTANT_ALLOW_ANY = *imejp*. SECTION_ALLOW_ANY = *imejp*.
Read policy changes for 1. While Protected Mode in Reader 1. My Documents, Pictures, Downloads folder, %App. Data%, etc., it did not prevent the reading of files.
In 1. 1. 0, Reader’s Protected Mode does prevent the sandbox from reading arbitrary files in these locations. This enhancement makes it harder for malicious PDFs to steal user’s confidential information. Read policy overview¶In Reader 1.
Acro. Rd. 32. exe or Wer. Fault. exe application error. Same problem here. For me it's always werfault. Acro. Rd. 32. exe. Only seems to be triggered by Adobe Reader though. Neither of alexc's suggestions worked, nor did anything else suggested in this thread.
Here's how I posted it at another tech support forum. I am at my wit's end."Error message: https: //i. Xlzspw. D. jpghttp: //imgur.
Xlzspw. DI've tried just pushing the error message offscreen, but eventually my computer will slow to a crawl and I have to reboot anyway. If you click OK or the X, it will just keep coming back (immediately). Same if you try to kill it in Task Manager. Same if you do a cmd and type "taskkill - im werfault. Doing that produces hilarious results.. SUCCESS a hundred times before returning me to the command line, as if IT was just hitting "okay" over and over).
My own google- fu comes up with suggestions to either turn off Windows Error Reporting in the action center (since werfault is Windows Error Reporting executable) or opening administrative tools, locating werfault. I hit "start" first.) You guessed it, none of these steps work. Neither did uninstalling and reinstall Adobe Reader, which I need. I'd be happy if EITHER I could prevent this error message from occuring OR I could kill it without rebooting, but as I've tried to demonstrate, multiple approaches towards both possibilities have all failed. Latitude E6. 40. 0, more computer specs: http: //imgur.