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Avira Antivirus update wreaks havoc on millions of PCs
If you are a user of any of the paid versions of Avira’s various antivirus and security software and you have tried to update it/them in the last 24 hours, chances are …
Apple ships Flashback removal tool for OS X 10.5 Leopard
Following the discovery of a 600K strong Flashback botnet, Apple has been trying to undo the damage to its reputation and has worked on issuing tools, patches and updates …
Adobe backs down, will patch old software for free
Following Adobe’s recent release of Creative Suite 6 and its statement that it will not be patching critical security vulnerabilities in previous versions of the popular …
Adobe patches Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and Shockwave
Adobe released four security bulletins that fix critical vulnerabilities in the following products, for both Windows and Macintosh plaforms: Adobe Illustrator CS 5.5 and …
Microsoft releases seven security updates
This month, Microsoft released seven bulletins, three critical and four important, that addressed a total of 23 vulnerabilities. MS12-029 is the bulletin that should be …
Microsoft to release seven bulletins, three critical
The Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for May 2012 contains 7 bulletins: three rated “critical” and the rest “important.” Just when most …
Oracle addresses 0-day “TNS Poison”
Update: Edited to reflect that Oracle has released a configuration workaround, not a patch. This week Oracle released an out-of-band patch for the CVE-2012-1675 vulnerability …
New WordPress update a must for users
A new stable version of the popular free open source blogging tool WordPress is available for download, and users are advised to do get a move on and install it, as it’s …
Oracle fixes 88 security vulnerabilities
Oracle’s Critical Patch Update for April 2012 fixes 88 security vulnerabilities across the product line. The amount of fixes isn’t really a big concern; it’s …
Apple pushes out Flashback removal tool
Apple has finally released a Flashback malware removal tool bundled with two new Java security updates – one for OS X Lion and one for Snow Leopard users. Both updates …
Microsoft warns of targeted attacks exploiting Windows flaw
With the April Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has issued six bulletins – four critical, two important – and has delivered patches for 11 vulnerabilities. One particular …
Microsoft released six comprehensive security updates
This month Microsoft issued six bulletins, four critical, two important, addressing 11 distinct vulnerabilities. Organizations should focus most of their attention on …
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