Comments on: Upgrade Flash Now: 90 Percent of Windows Hosts Vulnerable http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/04/10/upgrade-flash-now-90-percent-of-windows-hosts-vulnerable/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:06:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Deborah Salmi http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/04/10/upgrade-flash-now-90-percent-of-windows-hosts-vulnerable/#comment-59922 Deborah Salmi Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:58:23 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=2348#comment-59922 Re Tom's comment: I recommend trying Secunia Software Inspector. It checks your system for programs that have not been updated. For instance, on mine it found Adobe Flash Player and Java that hadn't been updated and were vulnerable. There were later versions of both available. Secunia does not update the programs. Rather, it gives you links to the update sites. http://secunia.com/software_inspector/ Re Tom’s comment: I recommend trying Secunia Software Inspector.

It checks your system for programs that have not been updated. For instance, on mine it found Adobe Flash Player and Java that hadn’t been updated and were vulnerable. There were later versions of both available.

Secunia does not update the programs. Rather, it gives you links to the update sites.

http://secunia.com/software_inspector/

]]> By: Tom http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/04/10/upgrade-flash-now-90-percent-of-windows-hosts-vulnerable/#comment-59356 Tom Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:14:26 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=2348#comment-59356 Don't forget all the other client side vulnerabilities out there that no one patches or updates...Adobe Reader, Java, Microsoft Office...just to name a few. Don’t forget all the other client side vulnerabilities out there that no one patches or updates…Adobe Reader, Java, Microsoft Office…just to name a few.

]]> By: Deborah Salmi http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/04/10/upgrade-flash-now-90-percent-of-windows-hosts-vulnerable/#comment-57631 Deborah Salmi Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:08:32 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=2348#comment-57631 An alternative to SiteAdvisor is<a href="http://www.mywot.com" rel="nofollow"> Web of Trust. </a>WOT is a tool for website reputation rating that lets Internet users share their knowledge of websites with 18 million sites rated already. The ratings are based on standards of trustworthiness, vendor reliability, privacy and child safety. Please give it a try. <a href="http://www.mywot.com/en/demo" rel="nofollow"> Web of Trust </a> An alternative to SiteAdvisor is Web of Trust. WOT is a tool for website reputation rating that lets Internet users share their knowledge of websites with 18 million sites rated already. The ratings are based on standards of trustworthiness, vendor reliability, privacy and child safety.

Please give it a try. Web of Trust

]]> By: Mackenzie http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/04/10/upgrade-flash-now-90-percent-of-windows-hosts-vulnerable/#comment-57579 Mackenzie Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:28:43 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=2348#comment-57579 Google now warns you that the site you're going to is known to have malware. I got a warning page from Google when I tried to click on a search result a few days ago. Google now warns you that the site you’re going to is known to have malware. I got a warning page from Google when I tried to click on a search result a few days ago.

]]> By: Fen http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/04/10/upgrade-flash-now-90-percent-of-windows-hosts-vulnerable/#comment-57507 Fen Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:24:26 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=2348#comment-57507 Hi shameless plug @ the SiteAdvisor bit at the end. Also a lot of Windows users that browse with Firefox use Flash Player 8 due to Flash Player 9 not working properly for Firefox. Hi shameless plug @ the SiteAdvisor bit at the end. Also a lot of Windows users that browse with Firefox use Flash Player 8 due to Flash Player 9 not working properly for Firefox.

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