Saturday, September 29, 2012



ADOBE, ADOBE, ADOBE, AGAIN

BUT AT LEAST IT'S NOT JAVA THIS TIME

Adobe has a certificate problem; why should you care? and what is a certificate? I'll tackle the last one first. A certificate a like working for a top secret company and you're working in the highest level, so you're issued a security card that grants you access to the top floor. When the elevator door opens on that floor and you walk out of it, everyone assumes you have the highest level of security, after all - how else could you get there?

Software companies (along with vendors and computer mfg. to a lesser extent) have certificates of their own so when you get a request to update (for example) Adobe Flash, your computer trusts that request; you see the request and choose "Yes", "No", or "Later". So if I've been able to describe this in a manner we can all follow, I'm sure you realize that if the certificate was malicious in any way your computer could get a virus, trojan, or more.

Adobe had a certificate compromised and they will issue a new on one October 4th. Until then, if you should get an update request from Adobe please do what I've always asked you to do: close it, go to Adobe's website, scroll down the main page and you'll find links to upgrade Reader, Flash, and other Adobe products.

PC WORLD has an article related to this which you can read HERE. Until then, surf safely my friends -

'Nuff Said,
Brian







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