His initial email doesn't make him look like a newb? Really? Quoting: "It appears Adobe has become a whore to Google like Mozilla."
Typical response from an attention-starved kid. Except he's no kid. Hmmm. Then there's the whole bullshit he's been talking about - which by the way, several people categorically proved to be inaccurate, if not plain wrong. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:15 AM, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > You're right. Jeffrey is no newb. Sorry if it came over the wrong way. > > On 08/09/2012 0:31, Michael D. Wood wrote: > > You guys are acting like Jeffrey is a newb to all this stuff. I'm sure > > he knows what mbam and spybot are, and is able to scan his machine. I'm > > sure he knows to go straight to the source when downloading flash > > player, albeit Adobe does include the annoying toolbar unless you choose > > not to install. > > > > -- > > Michael D. Wood > > ITSecurityPros.org > > www.itsecuritypros.org > > > > ----- Reply message ----- > > From: "Mark" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Cc: "Full Disclosure b" <[email protected]>, "BugTraq" > > <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Full-disclosure] Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez > > without Consent > > Date: Fri, Sep 7, 2012 5:32 pm > > > > > > You didn't download it from download.cnet.com, by any chance? > > Sounds more like an infection to me. > > For windows, download and run the following programs. > > http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/ > > http://www.filehippo.com/download_spybot_search_destroy/5168/ > > http://www.filehippo.com/download_superantispyware/ > > > > > > On 06/09/2012 19:09, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > >> The company that writes the worlds most insecure software [1,2,3] has > >> figured out a way to further increase an attack surface. > >> > >> Adobe now includes additional warez in their updates without consent. > >> The warez includes a browser and tools bar. The attached image is what > >> I got when I agreed to update Adobe Flash because of recent security > >> vulnerability fixes. > >> > >> It appears Adobe has become a whore to Google like Mozilla. > >> > >> +1 Adobe. > >> > >> [1] http://www.google.com/#q=Adobe+site%3Asecurityfocus.com. > >> [2] > > > http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/search-results?query=adobe&search_type=all&cves=on > >> [3] > > > http://lastwatchdog.com/adobe-surpasses-microsoft-favorite-hackers-target/ > >> [4] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/29/security_predictions_2010/ > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > >> Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > >> Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >
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