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Re: Adobe Reader Updates (please post them here)

Unread postby gil777t » August 24th, 2010, 5:45 pm

Thank you Cypher :)
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Re: Security Updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Unread postby melboy » August 29th, 2010, 11:49 am

Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Release date: August 19, 2010

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/b ... 10-17.html
Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.3.3 (and earlier versions) for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, Adobe Acrobat 9.3.3 (and earlier versions) for Windows and Macintosh, and Adobe Reader 8.2.3 (and earlier versions) and Adobe Acrobat 8.2.3 (and earlier versions) for Windows and Macintosh. These vulnerabilities could cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

These updates address CVE-2010-2862, which was discussed at the Black Hat USA 2010 security conference on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. They also incorporate the Adobe Flash Player update as noted in Security Bulletin APSB10-16.

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader 9.3.3 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX update to Adobe Reader 9.3.4
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Re: Adobe Reader Updates (please post them here)

Unread postby km2357 » October 5th, 2010, 11:20 pm

Adobe Reader has been updated to 9.4.0
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Re: Adobe Reader Updates (please post them here)

Unread postby gil777t » October 6th, 2010, 12:47 am

km2357 wrote:Adobe Reader has been updated to 9.4.0

Hi km2357 :)
Thanks for the info.
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Re: Adobe Reader Updates (please post them here)

Unread postby Scolabar » October 6th, 2010, 2:15 am

Thanks for the heads up, km2357. :)
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Re: Adobe Reader Updates (please post them here)

Unread postby km2357 » October 6th, 2010, 2:37 pm

You're welcome, gil777t and Scolabar. :)
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Re: Adobe Reader Updates (please post them here)

Unread postby turtledove » October 7th, 2010, 1:47 am

Thanks :)
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Re: Adobe Reader Updates (please post them here)

Unread postby wildman424 » October 7th, 2010, 11:48 am

cool thanks

BTW any one else have trouble with the update it was a real pain in the butt this time around
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Re: Adobe Reader Updates (please post them here)

Unread postby mambass » October 7th, 2010, 4:22 pm

My laptop updated without a problem. The update froze on my desktop - I ended up uninstalling the previous version and then installing the new version, which worked fine.
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Re: Adobe Reader Updates (please post them here)

Unread postby PegasusNY » October 7th, 2010, 7:59 pm

No problems here.
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Re: Adobe Reader Updates (please post them here)

Unread postby km2357 » October 7th, 2010, 8:05 pm

Had no problems updating the family computer (Win XP SP3) to 9.4.0.
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Re: Security Updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Unread postby melboy » October 8th, 2010, 6:07 pm

Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Release date: October 5, 2010

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.3.4 (and earlier versions) for
Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 (and earlier versions) for Windows and
Macintosh, and Adobe Reader 8.2.4 (and earlier versions) and Adobe Acrobat 8.2.4 (and earlier
versions) for Windows and Macintosh. These vulnerabilities, including CVE-2010-2883,
referenced in Security Advisory APSA10-02, and CVE-2010-2884 referenced in the Adobe Flash
Player Security Bulletin APSB10-22, could cause the application to crash and could potentially
allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader 9.3.4 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh
and UNIX update to Adobe Reader 9.4
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Re: Adobe Reader Updates (please post them here)

Unread postby km2357 » November 16th, 2010, 3:45 pm

Adobe Reader has been updated to 9.4.1
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Re: Adobe Reader Updates (please post them here)

Unread postby Scolabar » November 17th, 2010, 8:47 am

Thanks for the heads up, km2357.
Just spotted the update in my system tray! ;)
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Re: Adobe Reader Updates (please post them here)

Unread postby Cypher » November 17th, 2010, 8:53 am

Thanks Kurt :)
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