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Title: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions
Post by: Marc57 on June 25, 2009, 01:00:37 AM

Adobe’s Shockwave Player contains a critical vulnerability that could be exploited by remote hackers to take complete control of Windows computers, according to a warning from the software maker.

Make sure your Shockwave Player is at version 11.5.0.600


http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=3664&tag=nl.e550

Title: Re: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions
Post by: Mr.Agent on June 25, 2009, 01:27:35 AM

Is it good to got Adobe Flash and Shockwave Player installed ?

Title: Re: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions
Post by: mevcit on June 25, 2009, 01:50:33 AM

Quote from: Mr.Agent on June 25, 2009, 01:27:35 AM

Is it good to got Adobe Flash and Shockwave Player installed ?

of course, if you don't have a flash player plug-in for browsers, then you can't watch flash videos on internet such as YouTube videos (actually not just flash videos, you can't display any flash contents). i don't know if there are alternative flash players other than Adobe as a browser plug-in, and don't need to know coz the Adobe one is simply enough. :D the shockwave player is also required to view some web-based applications. for further info see the link: http://www.filehippo.com/download_shockwave/

i suggest you install both of them if you still don't have them.

Title: Re: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions
Post by: Mr.Agent on June 25, 2009, 01:54:18 AM

Ok well i got both :) I just asked for be sure.

Title: Re: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions
Post by: mkis on June 25, 2009, 03:10:35 AM

I dont know whether everyone else is getting the popup extra for Norton scan with their Shockwave download or whether it is a regional thing or what.

Title: Re: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions
Post by: Marc57 on June 25, 2009, 06:21:29 AM

You can test your players here and check the version.

http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/

Title: Re: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions
Post by: Mr.Agent on June 25, 2009, 01:52:59 PM

Quote from: mkis on June 25, 2009, 03:10:35 AM

I dont know whether everyone else is getting the popup extra for Norton scan with their Shockwave download or whether it is a regional thing or what.

Just dont install it.

Title: Re: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions
Post by: Tarq57 on June 25, 2009, 02:27:25 PM

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I dont know whether everyone else is getting the popup extra for Norton scan with their Shockwave download or whether it is a regional thing or what.

Yep. (Same country, though.)
I had that the last two update/installs.
Decided after some thorough and considered reasoning over about 2 seconds to un-tick the box. ;D

Title: Re: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions
Post by: drhayden1 on June 25, 2009, 02:34:01 PM

Thanks Kissman-Mine's up to date :)

Click on pic to supersize ::)

Title: Re: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions
Post by: Husk on June 25, 2009, 02:37:03 PM

In a few years how many Viruses and Hackers are there gonna be. I think the internet will have to be reset and have everything wiped =P

I'll Update in a second

Title: Re: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions
Post by: Mr.Agent on June 25, 2009, 02:39:18 PM

The two are up to date :)

Title: Re: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions
Post by: mkis on June 25, 2009, 05:25:20 PM

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Yep. (Same country, though.)
I had that the last two update/installs.

Hi Tarq57

I guess we can expect this kind of thing to become the regular occurrence. Adobe Reader is doing the same with Google tooolbar (and updater, I think).

Title: Re: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions
Post by: Tarq57 on June 26, 2009, 12:37:45 AM

Yep. First time I updated Ccleaner to find I then had a Yahoo toolbar was when I then started reading EULA's a bit.
(Can't stand toolbars.)

Title: Re: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions
Post by: DavidR on June 26, 2009, 12:50:50 AM

You can download the ccleaner slim version with no Yahoo toolbar, http://majorgeeks.com/download4191.html (http://majorgeeks.com/download4191.html), or watch out for the option during the install and uncheck the Yahoo toolbar option.

Title: Re: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions
Post by: YoKenny on June 26, 2009, 10:10:03 AM

Quote from: DavidR on June 26, 2009, 12:50:50 AM

You can download the ccleaner slim version with no Yahoo toolbar, http://majorgeeks.com/download4191.html (http://majorgeeks.com/download4191.html), or watch out for the option during the install and uncheck the Yahoo toolbar option.

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http://www.calendarofupdates.com/updates/index.php?s=f98c2666817601c162974a39533b14cc&act=calendar&cal_id=1&code=showevent&event_id=44514