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Flash vulnerability allows Mac browser data theft

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FlashIconXAdobe has issued an update to its popular Flash Web plugin, which fixes a recently-found security hole that may allow an attacker to steal browser data. The hole, found by a Google engineer, is exploited when a specially-crafted SWF file containing alphanumeric characters is executed, and then exploits how Flash handles Continue reading →

Fix downloaded Adobe Flash installers and updates not opening

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FlashIconXWhile the Web is progressively moving away from its dependency on Adobe Flash, the plugin is still quite popular and sometimes required to view Web content. Therefore you might find yourself needing to install it and then regularly update it; however, there may be times when you download Flash from Adobe’s site, but then cannot open the downloaded file. Continue reading →