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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 …
Microsoft to release four critical bulletins
The Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for April 2012 contains six bulletins. The number of bulletins isn’t huge but the potential harm is great. Of the …
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