Security Threat: Adobe Reader

melt — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:48:05 +0000

Almost everyone with a computer has the Adobe Reader installed. It’s impossible to read many web documents without the thing. As such, I suppose it was inevitable that it would become the target of hackers. There is an exploit on the net that attacks the reader and attempts to install mal-ware onto your computer.

Here’s the jump to the full scope and a short and effective fix: New in-the-wild attack targets fully-patched Adobe Reader

Security breech in IE being exploited

melt — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:47:23 +0000

Microsoft have issued a security advisory for its popular web browser, Internet Explorer. Affecting all versions of the browser, the hole allows exploit sites to drop payloads of dangerous programs to your system.

Read the story and follow the recommendations.

Here’s the jump: Microsoft: Hole exploit endangers all IE versions

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Security Threat: Adobe Reader

Security breech in IE being exploited