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Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent
From: Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 14:59:33 -0400
On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Skyler King <SKing () checkpoint com> wrote:
Don't forget about your Java security updates installing McAfee Security Center.
Or Java and Ask.com....
-----Original Message----- 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 ConsentIt 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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