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