Update Tuesday again

It's a little late but last Tuesday was update Tuesday for Microsoft, Adobe and Apple.

Microsoft release several updates for Windows, Office and IE. Adobe released updates for FlashPlayer. Apple has updated their QuickTime player for Windows.

Links to the updates on the side bar.

Update Tuesday

Yesterday Microsoft released their monthly updates. There were 6 updates the fixed a variety of security issues. They should be installed as soon as possible.

Adobe also has recently released an update to Flash Player that should have been installed automatically.

Update for Adobe Reader/Acrobat

Adobe has released update versions of both Reader and Acrobat. They are not listed as a security update so there isn't any specific problem they are fixing but they did add new security features so you should update when you get the chance. You can install these updates from the help menu under check for updates.

Java update finally released

Oracle has finally released an updated version of their Java 7 plugin. Java 7 update 9 is out today. Links to the update are on the side.

Microsoft and Adobe Flash updates

It's update Tuesday again. Microsoft and Adobe have both released patches. There is as-of-yet no patch from Oracle for the Java 7 flaw in my last post but they may release one latter today still.

Microsoft patches fix several flaws in Office as well as Windows. Adobe released a patch for Flash Player. Theses should be applied as soon as possible.

Update Tuesday and Java flaw

Microsoft has a few bug-fix updates this Tuesday, nothing critical.

Java 7 update 7 has a new flaw that is being exploited from web pages. There isn't currently an update to fix this flaw yet. My recommendation is to disable Java except for when you need it. Alternatively you can uninstall Java 7 and install Java 6.

Steps to disable Java in major browsers:

Internet Explorer:
From the gear icon on the upper right select Manage add-ons.
Select All add-ons from the Show drop-down on the left.
Click on each Java add-on and disable it.

Firefox:
Select Add-ons from the Firefox menu at the top-left.
Select Plugins on the left.
Disable all Java plugins.


Chrome:
Type in chrome://plugins into the address bar.
Disable all Java plugins.
Note: Chrome will prompt before it runs the Java plugin so disabling Java in Chrome is not strictly necessary.

Enabling Java again follows the same steps just select enable instead of disable. You can enable and disable plugins without closing and opening the browser again. Only enable Java for trusted sites and disable it again when you are done.

Critical Java 7 Update

If you have updated to Java 7 there is a critical update that you should install as soon as possible. You can download the latest version (Java 7 update 7) at http://java.com/en/download/

This fixes a high risk vulnerability that is currently being exploited.

It's Update Tuesday

We've got the usual line up this month:

Microsoft has several updates for Windows, Internet Explorer and Office that need installed.

Oracle also released update 6 for Java 7 (this didn't appear to include any security updates). Java version 6 is still at update 33.

Adobe released an update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat that fixes a few critical flaws.

The last few versions of Adobe Flash Player included a new auto update service that some systems were having issues with. There is an updated version of Adobe Flash Player downloadable that includes fixes for these problems. You can check which version you have here: http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/find-version-flash-player.html

Update time again

This month is lite on the required security updates. Microsoft has released 9 security advisories this month 6 of which are listed as critical. Adobe released an update for Flash player that should be installed automatically with their new update service.

It's a big update Tuesday today

There are several updates from Microsoft for Windows, Internet Explorer and .Net. Oracle has updates for both Java versions 6 and 7. Last but not least Adobe has updates for Flash Player. You can find links for all of these on the side or use the update features.

Edit: It appears that if you have Java 6 installed and you use the updater it will update you to version 7. If for some reason you need to stay on version 6 you can find the update at http://www.java.com/en/download/manual_v6.jsp

It's that time again...

This month we have several patches from Microsoft fixing .NET, Windows Firewall and several Office components. These should be updated as soon as possible.

Oracle also just released update 32 for Java 6. This appears to be a bugfix release.

Last but not least, Adobe has released a fix for Flash Player that fixes a critical issue that is currently being used to infect computers. Install this one as soon as you can.

Updates next Tudsday

Microsoft is releasing several security updates this coming Tuesday. It is also the quarterly update period for Adobe, Oracle so expect updates for Adobe Reader/Acrobat, and possibly Oracle's Java as well. Don't forget to check your other software (like QuickTime/iTunes, Safari, Firefox and/or Google Chrome) for updates.

A note for those with Apple computers running OSX: There is a Java update available in the Apple software update tool that addresses an active exploit being used on the Internet it should be installed ASAP.

I also realized that I never published my post last month for updates. It's a bit late now but it included updates for Adobe Flash as well as Apple QuickTime.

For those interested here is the update list for Microsoft products and a pre-release bulletin for Adobe Reader

Patch Tuesday and Java updates

This last Tuesday was Microsoft's monthly scheduled updates. There were several critical updates that involved Internet Explorer and .NET. Oracle also released a critical update for Java 6 (update 31). These are already starting to see people exploiting the older versions so they should be applied as soon as possible.