Delayed patch for Adobe Reader/Acrobat released

Yesterday Adobe released the patch that they delayed last week for Reader and Acrobat. It fixes at least 6 vulnerabilities some of which can be used to take over a computer that opens a malicious PDF file. You can update through the help->check for updates menu or download directly from the links on the side.

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Java Update

Oracle pushed out an update to Java yesterday bringing the version up to Java 7 update 65. They also clarified their position on updates for Windows XP: Java updates will continue to work on Windows XP but they will not be fixing any issues that only affect XP.

Update Tuesday (Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle)

It's update Tuesday again. Today updates were released from Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle that fix critical vulnerabilities in Windows (Microsoft), Office (Microsoft), Acrobat (Adobe), AIR (Adobe), Flash Player (Adobe), and Java (Oracle). It's important to install these updates as soon as possible.

Note that the Java update tries to install a toolbar by default. You likely want to un-check that option.

More details on the updates.

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.

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.

Microsoft Update Tuesday

It's Microsoft Update Tuesday again. This time there are 8 to 14 updates (depending on the versions of software you have installed) fixing 22 security flaws, including some updates for Internet Explorer. Be sure to install these ASAP (use Microsoft Update from your Start Menu or the website link to the right).

More details about the updates can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/bulletins/201008.aspx

Yet Another Adobe Flash Player Update

Another out-of-band (not in the normal release cycle) security update has been released for Adobe's Flash Player. This update moves it to version 10.3.181.26. You should check that you have the latest version and upgrade if you don't.

This one is being exploited to download and install malicious software to peoples computers already so update as soon as you can.

Microsoft Update Tuesday and Adobe Reader Patches

Today is update Tuesday. Microsoft has release several updates that you should install as soon as possible. Just open Windows/Microsoft update from the start menu to get started.

Adobe also released a patch for their Adobe Reader X that updates it to 10.1.0. The Adobe updater should prompt you to install the update from the system tray by the clock or you can download and install the update directly (17.2 MB).

Update for Java(TM) Runtime

There is a new update for the Java(TM) 6 Runtime: 1.6.0 update 26

See which version of java you have installed (if any).

You can update Java by going to Control Panel -> Java -> Update -> Check now or download the latest version directly.

Update for Adobe Flash Player

Time to update your Adobe Flash Player again. You can go to http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash to get the lastest version (10.3.181.22 or 10.3.181.23 depending on which browser you use).

If you use Google Chrome it should update automatically and just need a restart.