![]() ![]() Recent releases have felt more like an early Beta version rather something proven and de-bugged for public use. Recent patches and up-grades have been less than stellar and have resulted in settings being changed and interaction with other previously installed software, add-ons, and even web pages reacting differently. I am developing similar concerns over the sloppy work being recently done at Mozilla FireFox. Why can’t they implement a single program that up-dates all their precious Adobe software installed on a single computer? Such a program should include any multiple browsers, and be performed with a simple click or two. A Pox upon the Hackers that made the changes necessary.Īdobe, and their engineer and management teams should receive the same Pox Award I wished upon the Hackers in the above paragraph. Today two or three mouse clicks started the process, which automatically completed without a hitch. Microsoft has been easy to up-grade with fixes, patches or whatever has ben needed for some extended number of years. Yes, Macs seldom get viruses, but those represent only a small subset of the many threats out there! Mac (and Linux) users need tin-foil hats, too (they just don’t need double-layering like Windows hats). I’m running Office 2011 if you have a different version, your AutoUpdate app may be located somewhere else.Īs long as you’ve opened the Adobe and Microsoft update apps, also check to make sure Adobe is set to auto-update and Microsoft is set to check daily. Open the app and click “Check for updates”. In that folder, look for the Microsoft folder then for a folder with a name like “MAU2.0”. On my Mac, it’s located in the top-level library in the Application Support folder. Microsoft AutoUpdate can be run manually. Update Flash player (used by Safari and other browsers) by opening System Preferences, selecting the Flash icon (probably on your bottom row of icons, selecting the “Advanced” button (top bar) and clicking “Check now”. ![]() You can wait until the built-in Microsoft and Adobe update checkers do their thing this week or, if your a tin-foil hat type like me, you can do it manually now. There are security updates for both Adobe Flash Player and Microsoft Office for Mac. This entry was posted on Tuesday 9th of December 2014 11:49 PM See Adobe’s Reader advisory for more details on that. Windows users who browse the Web with anything other than Internet Explorer may need to apply this patch twice, once with IE and again using the alternative browser (Firefox, Opera, e.g.).Īdobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader users will need to apply a critical update that fixes at least 20 critical security in these programs. To avoid this, uncheck the pre-checked box before downloading, or grab your OS-specific Flash download from here. The most recent versions of Flash are available from the Flash home page, but beware potentially unwanted add-ons, like McAfee Security Scan. ![]() ![]() If your version of Chrome doesn’t show the latest version of Flash, you may need to restart the browser or manually force Chrome to check for updates (click the three-bar icon to the right of the address bar, select “About Google Chrome” and it should check then). IE10/IE11 on Windows 8.x and Chrome should auto-update their versions of Flash. To see which version of Flash you have installed, check this link. “These updates address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take over the affected system,” the company said in its advisory. Adobe said an exploit for one of the flaws, CVE-2014-9163, already exists in the wild. 16.0.0.235 for Windows and Mac users, and fixes at least six critical bugs in the software. There are actually three patches this month that address Microsoft Office vulnerabilities, including MS14-082 and MS-14-083, both of which are rated “ important.” A full breakdown of these and other patches released by Microsoft today is here.Īdobe’s Flash Player update brings the player to v. One of those critical patches - for Internet Explorer - plugs at least 14 holes in the default Windows browser.Īnother critical patch plugs two vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps (including Office for Mac 2011). Adobe pushed patches to correct critical flaws in Acrobat, Reader and Flash Player, including a bug in Flash that already is being exploited.įour of the seven updates from Microsoft earned a “critical” rating, which means the patches on fix vulnerabilities that can be exploited by malware or attackers to seize control over vulnerable systems without any help from users (save for perhaps visiting a hacked or malicious Web site). Microsoft today released seven update bundles to fix two dozen security vulnerabilities in Windows and supported software. If you use Microsoft or Adobe software products, chances are that software is now dangerously out of date. ![]()
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