Lots of updates this Patch Tuesday and not just from Microsoft!
It’s Microsoft’s monthly patch release day already. I got caught off guard a bit thinking it would be next week, but no, it was today.
How To Install Adobe Reader X aka 10
December 1, 2010 By
Adobe recently released Adobe Reader X
Actually, Adobe released it a couple weeks ago at the time of this post, but I had a few problems with it and waited to make sure it was going to work before I was going to recommend everyone switch to it.
I recommend that everyone with a Windows computer download and install Reader X right away.
Adobe Reader X
This new version of Adobe Reader is more than just a small fix or upgrade. It introduces a new security feature that should help keep malware off your computers.
This version introduces a feature called sandboxing in Reader.
What this means is that [Read more...]
New Email Scam Going Strong
September 9, 2010 By
There seems to be a major malware email worm going around.
What can you expect from this malware?
You make get a link in an email. If you click on the link it will take you to a PDF page which can download and install malware on your computer. In this case, you may be asked to install some program like a screensaver.
The good news? [Read more...]
Microsoft Monthly Updates And Nearly Everything Else Updated Too
April 14, 2010 By
Microsoft released it’s monthly updates this week.
It looks like Adobe and Apple decided to follow along.
Microsoft’s monthly update fixes up to 25 potential malware vulnerabilities.
One is rated “Patch Now” by the Internet Storm Center [Read more...]
Video-How To Keep Adobe PDF From Infecting Your Computer With Malware
April 7, 2010 By
There have been some recent exploits found in Adobe’s PDF file format.
These exploits or vulnerabilities can make it easy for malware to infect your computer in Adobe Reader. I have a video in this post to show you how to keep malware from infecting your computer through a PDF file. It’s a short video and securing your computer against this threat is well worth the 3 minutes. [Read more...]
