full-disclosure - Re: [funsec] Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent

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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 14:59:33 -0400
From: Jeffrey Walton <noloader@...il.com>
To: Skyler King <SKing@...ckpoint.com>
Cc: FunSec List <funsec@...uxbox.org>,
	Full Disclosure <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>,
	BugTraq <bugtraq@...urityfocus.com>
Subject: Re: [funsec] Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other
	Warez without Consent

On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Skyler King <SKing@...ckpoint.com> wrote:
> Don't forget about your Java security updates installing McAfee Security Center.
Or Java and Ask.com....

> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces@...uxbox.org [mailto:funsec-bounces@...uxbox.org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Walton
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 11:19 AM
> To: FunSec List
> Cc: Full Disclosure; BugTraq
> Subject: Re: [funsec] Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent
>
>> It appears Adobe has become a whore to Google like Mozilla.
> Got hit offlist for this one. I'd better cite this one, too.
>
> https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&q=mozilla+google+deal
> https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&q=mozilla+google+irs
>
> Mozilla almost lost their non-profit status because they made so much money form Google.
>
> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@...il.com> 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_ty
>> pe=all&cves=on [3]
>> http://lastwatchdog.com/adobe-surpasses-microsoft-favorite-hackers-tar
>> get/ [4]
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/29/security_predictions_2010/

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