Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent

[Skyler King <SKing () checkpoint com>]

Don't forget about your Java security updates installing McAfee Security Center.

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From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Walton
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 11:19 AM
To: FunSec List
Cc: Full Disclosure; BugTraq
Subject: Re: [funsec] Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent

> It appears Adobe has become a whore to Google like Mozilla.
Got hit offlist for this one. I'd better cite this one, too.

https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&q=mozilla+google+deal
https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&q=mozilla+google+irs

Mozilla almost lost their non-profit status because they made so much money form Google.

On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com> 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_ty
> pe=all&cves=on [3] 
> http://lastwatchdog.com/adobe-surpasses-microsoft-favorite-hackers-tar
> get/ [4] 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/29/security_predictions_2010/
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