MartinW 0 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Chaps, just to warn you, Adobe have released an emergency update for Flash!They've discoved a flaw that could be exploited by hackers. Software giant Adobe is urging Flash users to download a software patch after the discovery of flaw that could be exploited by hackers.What has happened?Security website FireEye discovered hackers were targeting vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player called CVE-2015-3113.Writing on the company’s blog Erica Eng and Dan Caselden said malicious emails were being sent that “included links to compromised web servers that served either benign content or a malicious Adobe Flash Player file that exploits CVE-2015-3113.”FireEye informed Adobe of its discovery and Adobe released a software patch.In a statement Adobe said the patch “addresses a critical vulnerability (CVE-2015-3113) that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.“Adobe is aware of reports that CVE-2015-3113 is being actively exploited in the wild via limited, targeted attacks. Systems running Internet Explorer for Windows 7 and below, as well as Firefox on Windows XP, are known targets. “Adobe has classified the issue as ‘Priority 1’ - the highest risk. Link to post Share on other sites
MyPC8MyBrain 273 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 flash is the No.1 source for exploits these days (used to be java) don’t be too alarmed if they find a new potential exploit every other day (keyword is potential!) i disable flash by default Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Thanks for the heads up Martin, have to admit I'm with Chris and don't use Flash. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wain 879 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Cheers Martin as above I dont use Flash either. I have also found that I regularly have to right click adobe and click repair so not really using that part either... Wayne Link to post Share on other sites
MartinW 0 Posted June 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Bet you do and don't know it. There's a version of Flash in Chrome. Safer version though so don't panic. Link to post Share on other sites
wain 879 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 dont use chrome...and dont panic, its bad for you...... Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 No need to get rid of Flash completely - there's still going to be times when you'll need it. However there is an easy solution: add "Flashblocker" plugin and sleep soundly. See: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/flashcontrol/mfidmkgnfgnkihnjeklbekckimkipmoe?hl=en I started using this when advertising started to run automatically on some websites. With the blocker working for you, a simple "placeholder" appears on your screen and if you want to see the flash movie or whatever, you have to click on a button in the middle of the placeholder. I expect that vulnerabilities through Flash are similar to those included in emails - if you don't "open" them, they can't run and are then harmless. Other plugins that I use are "Adblocker", "HTTPS Everywhere", and "Crumble". YMMV Link to post Share on other sites
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