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Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent
From: Mark <boogiebruva () yahoo co uk>
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:32:46 +0200
You didn't download it from download.cnet.com, by any chance? Sounds more like an infection to me. For windows, download and run the following programs. http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/ http://www.filehippo.com/download_spybot_search_destroy/5168/ http://www.filehippo.com/download_superantispyware/ On 06/09/2012 19:09, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
The company that writes the worlds most insecure software [1,2,3] has figured out a way to further increase an attack surface. Adobe now includes additional warez in their updates without consent. The warez includes a browser and tools bar. The attached image is what I got when I agreed to update Adobe Flash because of recent security vulnerability fixes. It appears Adobe has become a whore to Google like Mozilla. +1 Adobe. [1] http://www.google.com/#q=Adobe+site%3Asecurityfocus.com. [2] http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/search-results?query=adobe&search_type=all&cves=on [3] http://lastwatchdog.com/adobe-surpasses-microsoft-favorite-hackers-target/ [4] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/29/security_predictions_2010/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent, (continued)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Thor (Hammer of God) (Sep 06)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Gary Baribault (Sep 06)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Jeffrey Walton (Sep 06)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent James Lay (Sep 06)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Jeffrey Walton (Sep 06)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Gage Bystrom (Sep 06)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Jeffrey Walton (Sep 06)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Christian Sciberras (Sep 06)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Jeffrey Walton (Sep 06)
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- Re: [funsec] Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Jeffrey Walton (Sep 06)
- Re: [funsec] Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Jeff MacDonald (Sep 06)
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- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Thor (Hammer of God) (Sep 06)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Mark (Sep 07)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Marcio B. Jr. (Sep 09)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Christian Sciberras (Sep 18)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Jeffrey Walton (Sep 18)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Benji (Sep 19)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Nick Boyce (Sep 18)
- Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Christian Sciberras (Sep 18)