Yes, this is correct. I have it directly from Aisquared.
On Tue, 17 Jan 2017 19:01:39 -0500,
Neville via Talk wrote:
>
> Hi,
> A link for the following was obtained from another list.
> https://www.aisquared.com/certificatefix/
>
> Does anyone know anything about it.
>
> It appears a new version of WE is to be released shortly, along
> with other Ai Squared products, to fix the problem.
>
> Neville.
>
> CertificateFix
> January 16, 2017: Urgent Notification
> Forthcoming Startup Failures in ZoomText 10.1 and other Ai
> Squared Software Products
> Problem
>
> The digital certificate used to certify newer ZoomText and
> Window-Eyes software products has been compromised. As a result,
> our certificate will be revoked on or around January 26th, which
> will result in startup failures for the following Ai Squared
> products.
> Affected Ai Squared Software Products
>
> When attempting to start the following Ai Squared software
> products, the product will fail to launch and display a Windows
> error message: “A referral was returned from the server”
> ZoomText Magnifier – Build numbers 10.10.8 through 10.11.6
> ZoomText Magnifier/Reader v10.1 – Build numbers 10.10.8 through 10.11.6
> ZoomText Fusion v10.1 – Build numbers 10.11.1 through 10.11.5
> ZoomText Keyboard v4 – Build numbers 4.0.0 and 4.1.0
> Window-Eyes v9.5 – Build numbers 9.5.1 and 9.5.3
> When attempting to start the following Ai Squared software
> products, the product may launch even though the certificate has
> been revoked. Anti-virus utilities may detect the invalid
> certificate and block the software from running.
> ZoomText ImageReader v1.2 – Build numbers 1.2.16106
> ZoomText Voices (language packs) v1.0 – Build numbers 1.0.1.4693
> Vocalizer Expressive v1.3 (for Windows-Eyes) – Build numbers 1.3.0.13329
> Note: Inspection of the certificate will show that the
> certificate is invalid. Inspection and validation of certificates
> is a process performed by some organizations.
> Solution (software updates)
>
> For each of the affected products, software updates incorporating
> a new digital signature will be released and available for
> download prior to January 26th:
> Single-User Product
> Update Version
> Download
> ZT Magnifier v10.1
> 10.11.7
> Download
> ZT Magnifier v10.1 USB
> 10.11.7
> Coming Soon
> ZT Magnifier/Reader v10.1
> 10.11.7
> Download
> ZT Magnifier/Reader v10.1 USB
> 10.11.7
> Coming Soon
> ZT Fusion v10.1
> 10.11.7
> Coming Soon
> ZT Fusion v10.1 USB
> 10.11.7
> Coming Soon
> ZT Keyboard v4.1
> 4.1.1
> Coming Soon
> Window-Eyes v9.5
> 9.5.4
> Coming Soon
> ZT ImageReader v1.2
> 1.2a
> Coming Soon
> ZT Voices v1.0
> 1.0.2
> Coming Soon
> Vocalizer Expressive v1.3
>
> (for Window-Eyes)
> 1.3
> Coming Soon
>
>
> Updating Your ZoomText 10.1 USB Drive
>
> Use the following procedure to update your ZoomText 10.1 USB
> drive with the ZoomText 10.11.7 update:
>
> 1. Download the ZoomText USB update (from the table above).
>
> 2. Plug in your ZoomText USB thumb drive.
>
> 3. Double-click on the downloaded file to launch the update utility.
>
> 4. Follow the instructions to complete the update.
> Multi-User Product
> Update Version
> Download
> ZT Magnifier v10.1
> 10.11.7
> Coming Soon
> ZT Magnifier/Reader v10.1
> 10.11.7
> Coming Soon
> ZT Fusion v10.1
> 10.11.7
> Coming Soon
> Window-Eyes v9.5
> 9.5.4
> Coming Soon
>
> Warning When Disabling Security Options
>
> Various websites provide steps for disabling Windows security
> options with the expectation that unsigned software executables
> will start and run. Disabling these security options will not fix
> these problems for the ZoomText and Windows-Eyes products and may
> compromise security and protection from malware. Ai Squared
> strongly recommends against disabling these security options.
> Conclusion
>
> We apologize for the inconvenience this issue has caused you, but
> assure you we are doing everything possible to rectify this
> matter as soon as possible. To minimize downtime, we encourage
> you to update your software as soon as possible.
> If you have questions or require assistance resolving this
> problem, contact the Ai Squared support team at (727) 803-8600
> option 2 or
> [email protected]
> .
> globe
> Ai Squared
>
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>
> phone
> +1 (802) 362-3612
>
> fax +1 (802) 362-1670
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