It is the second Tuesday of the month again and this means security patch day at Microsoft and Adobe. Adobe has just released a security bulletin for Adobe Reader and Acrobat that fix several critical vulnerabilities in versions of the pdf software. Vulnerabilities affect Adobe Reader X and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, Adobe [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Microsoft and Adobe January 2010 Patch Day
Microsoft and Adobe have released their regular security updates today. Microsoft has only released one patch for most of its operating system. The patch fixes a vulnerability in the embedded OpenType font engine that could allow remote code execution. The rating of this vulnerability is low for all operating systems but Microsoft Windows 2000 Service [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Disable Adobe Updater
Adobe installs a software called Adobe Updater with many of its products. The updater will automatically connect to the Internet to check for updates for supported and installed Adobe products. Adobe Updater, that’s the official name of the application, will be installed in its own folder on the system. Most users probably do not mind [...]
