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Adobe reports ‘critical’ flaw in Flash, Acrobat

Adobe has issued a security advisory about a “critical” vulnerability in its Flash Player and Adobe Reader and Acrobat products that it says could let attackers take control of people’s computers. The company said late Friday that there had been … Continue reading

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New Adobe Reader, Acrobat Vulnerability Comes Under Attack

A new zero-day bug affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat is being exploited in the wild. Though the vulnerability affects the products on Unix, Mac and Windows systems, the exploit observed in the wild is focused on Microsoft Windows for the … Continue reading

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Adobe Admits Users Vulnerable After New Install

Adobe Admits Users Are Vulnerable After Downloading Reader.  From CIO Magazine. Adobe leaves vulnerable versions of Reader (For example version 9.1) for download on its web site, and the user can only update (to, say 9.1.2) by patching.  But the … Continue reading

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Gumblar-Hacked Sites Install Google-Targeting Malware

May 15, 2009: A new round of Web sites hijacks is attempting to install malicious, Google-focused software on unpatched PCs, …cementing the drive-by-download approach as a bad-guy tactic of choice. The attack, dubbed “Gumblar” by ScanSafe, starts by hijacking legitimate … Continue reading

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