9.3.3 | Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader 9.3.3: A Look Back at a Crucial Security Update

Version 9.3.3 was released on May 18, 2010. It was a minor, yet critical, update from 9.3.2. At the time, Adobe was still offering support for Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4), Windows XP (Service Pack 2 and 3), Windows Vista, and Windows 7 (beta). For Mac users, it supported OS X 10.4.11 (Tiger) through 10.6.3 (Snow Leopard).

Adobe officially ended support for Adobe Reader 9.x in June 2013. That means over a decade of unpatched vulnerabilities. Adobe Reader 9.3.3

Flash Integration: It offered native support for Adobe Flash technology, allowing for interactive animations and video directly within a document.

Despite being a "Reader," this version supports limited data writing and saving: Form Saving Adobe Reader 9

It was March 2010. Her father, a structural engineer, had just emailed her a PDF: “Basement_Reno_Final.pdf.” She was eleven, sitting cross-legged on a carpet that smelled of microwave popcorn, using a Dell desktop that wheezed like an asthmatic dog. The icon was a stylized red ‘A’ with a curved spine, sharp and authoritative.

Portfolio Support: Users could view PDF Portfolios, which gathered multiple document types into a single organized file. For Mac users, it supported OS X 10

Enhanced Error Reporting: For users on Windows Vista and Windows 7, version 9.3.3 improved Windows Error Reporting (WER), making it easier for Adobe to diagnose and fix future crashes.