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Me#1You#10
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 Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:01 am Post subject: "Hackers target Adobe Acrobat Reader, Flash" |
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I wouldn't normally post items of this nature but I recently spent 2 days cleaning my nephew's laptop which (I think) picked up a nasty trojan via an Adobe Reader exploit.
As I assume that the majority of forum members utilize both the Adobe Reader and and Adobe "Flash", I thought I'd pass this along as a word to the wise.
I dunno what the problem is with Adobe...but security vulnerabilities seem to have become the rule as opposed to the exception 
| Quote: | Hackers target Adobe Acrobat Reader, Flash
By Christy Hendricks
Posted: Jul 29, 2009 5:42 PM EDT
Updated: Jul 29, 2009 5:49 PM EDT
Adobe posted a security warning for anyone using Adobe on their computer.
Hackers can exploit a flaw in the latest versions of the Flash video player and Acrobat Reader.
Adobe posted a warning last week of what they call a "critical vunerability" that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of your computer.
That's for anyone using the Flash Player (v9.0.159.0 and v10.0.22.87) for Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems and Adobe Reader and Acrobat v9.1.2 for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX.
This means playing flash videos or opening up a PDF file that's corrupted could put your computer at risk.
Adobe says it's working on a patch that should be available Thursday, July 30th for the Flash player and Friday, July 31st for Adobe Reader.
In the meantime, make sure your antivirus software is up to date. Don't click on videos or pdf files that come from an untrusted site.
Check Adobe's security bulletins to download the patch when it's available.
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zinfella
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I installed the fixed Mac version this morning.
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dusty
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Thanks for the heads up #1.
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Deuce
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fyi, for those with a Windows machine (dunno 'bout the others)
you can simply block the infected code 'authplay.dll' with your firewall software. you can find it in your c:\\program files\adobe\reader directory
of course 'bout then your adobe stuff won't fly. |
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jalexson
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Glad my computer is too old for the latest Adobe Flash.
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