Yes folks; I remember readin somewhere that this is being used as one of the tricks to compell users to download malwares and is by far the quickest and best means of spreading them.
Subramani On 8/8/08, pradeep banakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adobe - Beware of fake flash downloads > > Amidst confirmed reports that malicious hackers are starting to use > fake Flash Player downloads as social engineering lures for malware, > Adobe has issued > a call-to-arms for users to validate installers before downloading > software updates. > > The company's notice comes on the heels of malware attacks on > Facebook, MySpace and Twitter that attempt to trick Windows users into > installing a Flash > Player update that turns out to be a malicious executable. > > Some golden advice from Adobe's advisory: > > First off, do not download Flash Player from a site other than > adobe.com > This goes for any piece of software (Reader, Windows Media Player, > QuickTime, etc.) – if you get a notice to update, it's not a bad idea > to go directly > to the site of the software vendor and download the update directly > from the source. If the download is from an unfamiliar URL or an IP > address, you should > be suspicious. > > Second, all Adobe software for Windows is signed with a digital > certificate that is validated by Windows when you install our > software. The Publisher will > always be 'Adobe Systems, Incorporated', and you can verify this when > you double-click the installer, or by right-clicking on the installer, > selecting > 'Properties', and going to the 'Digital Signatures' tab. > > For Flash Player in particular, computer users can use this page to > verify what version of Flash Player is installed, and what the current > version of Flash > Player is for your operating system. The most recent version of Flash > Player version is > 9.0.124.0 . > Source ZDnet.com > http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1648tag=nl.e539 > > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > Registration is now open! > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Registration is now open! To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
