Patches for Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat have been released to address critical security issues and bring both applications up to 9.3.2. The final Security bulletin has not been posted yet and the security advisory is still in place, though it will be updated later. The updates are for both Windows and Macintosh systems. Of interest, Adobe will be activating their new … [Read more...]
Adding Languages to Windows Language Bar Through the Registry
I can only read and speak one language but for some reason I am frequently involved in adding more languages to the computers at work. I know how to add languages to Windows XP and yesterday I figured out how to do it solely through the Registry. I was working with a Mandatory Profile so I was able to just load the hive and make the changes but there's no reason this … [Read more...]
An XP Internet Security 2010 Infection Campaign Update
Earlier this month, the computers I'm responsible for were being hit hard by the XP Internet Security 2010 FakeAV that I posted about previously. A few computers each day would get infected. A lot of it was caused by the users veering off to visit non-work-related sites. I was already deploying the latest Java and Adobe Flash through Group Policy to all of my computers but I … [Read more...]
Mozilla Gets Firefox 3.6.2 Out the Door Early
Mozilla has released Firefox 3.6.2 a full week ahead of schedule. The development and release of this latest version was accelerated to address a highly critical vulnerability that could allow remote execution of code which Mozilla has been providing updates on through their security blog. Due to this vulnerability, a department of the German government had just advised its … [Read more...]
XP Internet Security 2010 – An Ongoing Current Attack
It appears there is a malvertisement (malware being delivered through website ads) attack campaign in full force and after today I'd guess it's on the up-swing. After having a number of people in separate physical locations report the exact same malware installed on their machine, things start looking bad. I'm never one for jumping to trends and hopping to conclusions, but I … [Read more...]