If an exploit pops up in software - notably Flash or similar, if you've disabled the automatic updates then you've seriously compromised your system. Exploits these days do NOT require that you run a file to get infected. Constant and hopefully automatic updates are your only protection.
> I'm sure I'm hopelessly old fashioned in this, but I'm still cautious of > outside sources doing stuff I didn't ask it to do. Yes, I know there's the > OS and applications that check for new versions all the time. But Google is > making a point of saying you can't use Google Earth unless you agree to run > their updater. I think all the other updaters on my computer can easily be > turned off. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
