Just a short notice on the now available Adobe Flash Player Update: Version 10.2.159.1 has been released which fixes the critical security vulnerability which allow attackers to infect computers with malware – just with luring victims onto hacked websites, for example. The update is available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris in Adobe’s Download Center. Users and administrators should install the new version immediatly!
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Posted on 17 April 2011. Tags: Adobe, flash, news, player, Security, Update, Vulnerability
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