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Second Tuesday Update: Java

Posted: Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 @ 10:56 pm in Patches | No Comments »

Microsoft has the usual set of patches for the July 13th, Second Tuesday patch set–I see three for Windows 7, and three for Office 2007–be sure to get the ‘optional’ updates to the help files, because this month’s patches involve fixes to the help format that prevent remote code execution. Other companies are using the [...]

Adobe Reader updated to 9.3.3

Posted: Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 @ 4:11 pm in Patches | No Comments »

Adobe has updated Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader to version 9.3.3. The patch is available from the Help menu, under ‘Check for Updates’, and it’s an important security patch, correcting security holes currently being exploited by malware. The patch alone is NOT adequate. ALSO, go to Edit, Preferences, and UNCHECK these two items: In JavaScript, [...]