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   Anonymous
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   http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-19.html (info & download)

   http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-072.mspx (Auto-update)

   Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-072 - Critical
   Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (976325)
   Published: December 08, 2009 | Updated: December 09, 2009

   Microsoft and Adobe patches
   Microsoft is ending 2009 with six patches, three of which are critical and three important, while Adobe too is fixing some issues, weeks before its next quarterly round-up.

   Posted 14 years ago #
2. 

   Inas
   Member

   Thanks much for the tip, hotdoge3, this did the trick for me, as I've been having longterm problems with my adobe flash player for x64, but now it works like a charm.

   Posted 14 years ago #
3. 

   PunkyPoo
   Member

   I just set my computer to check and load critical updates for Microsoft. Hard to keep up with them otherwise.

   Posted 14 years ago #
4. 

   Dragonlair
   Member

   I have my computer set to check for updates (and most products as well) but only the anti-virus us allowed to actually download and install without my direct approval. I would probably set Avira the same way but I haven't figured out how!

   Posted 14 years ago #
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   copmom
   Member

   How far back are we supposed to keep all those update files? When I go to Windows Explorer/C:/Windows, there's a list that's miles long and some seem to go back to 2005!! They seem to have the word "uninstall" in them.

   Posted 14 years ago #
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   Anonymous
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   copmom if you unistall the up date's it will take it off & it be a big day taking of 300 or so up date's if you don't like get Belarc Advisor if ok can clean off with CCleaner & all free if up date bad re do the up date be for clean as no go back on back up's are if new up date is no good you can go back
   http://www.belarc.com/

   Posted 14 years ago #
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   Anonymous
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   http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174337/Apple_delivers_record_monster_security_update?taxonomyId=89

   Apple delivers record monster security update
   Patches 92 bugs in Leopard, Snow Leopard; no fix for Pwn2Own vulnerability.

   http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-mar.mspx

   Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for 31 March 2010.

   http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=5903

   FIFA World Cup themed malware campaign spreads malicious PDF files

   http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174126/New_malware_overwrites_software_updaters?taxonomyId=17

   Adobe Reader version 9 and overwrites the AdobeUpdater.exe, which regularly checks in with Adobe to see if a new version of the software is available.

   Users can inadvertently install malware on computers if they open malicious e-mail attachments or visit Web sites that target specific software vulnerabilities. Adobe's products are one of the most targeted by hackers due to their wide installation base.

   http://blog.bkis.com/en/malware-faking-adobe-update/

   Posted 14 years ago #
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   Dragonlair
   Member

   That's another reason to use Foxit, instead of Adobe! It also has a far smaller footprint!

   Posted 14 years ago #
9. 

   Anonymous
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   http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.3/releasenotes/

   Firefox 3.6.3 fixes a critical security issue that could potentially allow remote code execution get it now. 02:April:2010

   https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/

   Keep your Plugins up to date! ( All-so come for IE & Opera soon )

   http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/PDF-exploit-requires-no-specific-security-hole-to-function-968140.html

   See also * Escape From PDF, advisory from Didier Stevens.
   * “Escape From Foxit Reader”, advisory from Didier Stevens.

   http://blog.bkis.com/en/malware-faking-adobe-update/

   From analysis, we found that malware is written in Visual Basic, faking such popular programs as Adobe, DeepFreeze, Java, Windows, etc. In addition, on being executed, they immediately turn on the following services: DHCP client, DNS client, Network share and open port to receive hacker’s commands.

   http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=5903

   FIFA World Cup themed malware campaign spreads malicious PDF files

   http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174126/New_malware_overwrites_software_updaters?taxonomyId=17

   Adobe Reader version 9 and overwrites the AdobeUpdater.exe, which regularly checks in with Adobe to see if a new version of the software is available.

   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/29/software_update_trojan/

   Trojan poses as Adobe update utility

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PDF_software

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format

   http://blog.threatfire.com/2009/03/pdf-reader-exploitation-2009.html

   http://lifehacker.com/5329922/best-pdf-reader-pdf+xchange

   http://lifehacker.com/5328211/five-best-pdf-readers

   http://www.calendarofupdates.com/updates/index.php?s=10a094e180dc3b8f480a1149a421c654&app=calendar&module=calendar&cal_id=&do=showevent&event_id=44514
   Installers Hall of Shame (Unwanted add-on)

   Posted 14 years ago #

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