Comments on: Microsoft, Adobe Issue Security Updates

By: Security Updates for Adobe Reader, Acrobat — Krebs on Security

Security Updates for Adobe Reader, Acrobat — Krebs on Security — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:33:00 +0000

[...] were almost certainly due to increased exploitation of the Adobe Reader zero-day vulnerability that Adobe finally patched on Jan. 12, weeks after evidence surfaced that criminal hackers were exploiting the flaw in targeted attacks. [...]

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By: Peg

Peg — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:36:15 +0000

I don’t let anything Adobe on any of my computers, and VLC has met all my player needs for a while, but life would be way too rough without my TiddlyWikis, so Javascript remains a necessity (though I keep that puppy on a short leash). :-/

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By: r_m_l

r_m_l — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:36:32 +0000

You can also hit Ctrl+k, go to Security (Enhanced) and check Enhanced Security. That will disable javascript _that writes to your c: drive or tries to access an external website_. Other javascript will be allowed to run.

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By: Adobe Ships Critical Shockwave Update — Krebs on Security

Adobe Ships Critical Shockwave Update — Krebs on Security — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:44:57 +0000

[...] for updates on this topic.Last week, Adobe Systems Inc. shipped critical security updates for its PDF Reader software. Now comes an update that fixes at least two critical flaws in Adobe’s Shockwave [...]

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By: Keith Warner

Keith Warner — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:10:23 +0000

Thanks, Brian. Once in the last five years has JAVA been useful. In a trouble call to Verizon, the sweetheart in India used it to “drive the bus” around my system to get my wireless running.

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By: Patch it or Scratch it: RealPlayer — Krebs on Security

Patch it or Scratch it: RealPlayer — Krebs on Security — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:58:37 +0000

[...] are several programs that I’ve mentioned recently and put in this category (Java, QuickTime, Adobe Reader). Allow me to add another program to this [...]

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By: xAdmin

xAdmin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:44:57 +0000

Meant to say, “Not a day goes by where we DON”T have a server crash with heap dumps because of Java”.

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By: xAdmin

xAdmin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:43:34 +0000

On my personal systems, I’ve long ago tossed Java to the curb along with Adobe, Quicktime and Real Player. Therefore, I refuse to use iTunes or for that matter any Apple product (that’s a different story for another time). Unfortunately, at work they use Java extensively with many in-house developed server systems and end user applications. Not a day goes by where we have a server crash with heap dumps because of Java, which causes major outages. Not to mention all the various end user issues we have to deal with when Java misbehaves. Then there are the issues where certain applications only work with certain versions of Java. It’s a mess to say the least. Thus, I loathe Java. And that’s not even beginning to deal with the security implications it brings.

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By: Tweets that mention Microsoft, Adobe Issue Security Updates — Krebs on Security -- Topsy.com

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:53:40 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Steve Sherlock, designslinger. designslinger said: Microsoft, Adobe Issue Security Updates http://bit.ly/7vWRno [...]

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By: jo kerr

jo kerr — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:48:45 +0000

For Linux, there is a Java alternative called OpenJDK, which is an open source version of Java; however, is it safer than Java? I have not read anything about that.

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