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

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Message-Id: <217A84A7-4C5E-4339-85CB-41EA6628731A@hammerofgod.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 10:18:42 -0700
From: "Thor (Hammer of God)" <thor@...merofgod.com>
To: "noloader@...il.com" <noloader@...il.com>
Cc: FunSec List <funsec@...uxbox.org>,
	Full Disclosure <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>,
	BugTraq <bugtraq@...urityfocus.com>
Subject: Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez
	without Consent

FYI, I updated as well, and only received the Flash bits.  Actually, there wasn't even an option for other bits.  It asked me at the end if I wanted auto, notify, or no update options but that was it. This was x86? 
T

Sent from whatever device will keep us from debating which one is better.

On Sep 6, 2012, at 10:09 AM, 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_type=all&cves=on
> [3] http://lastwatchdog.com/adobe-surpasses-microsoft-favorite-hackers-target/
> [4] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/29/security_predictions_2010/
> <adobe-flash-install-shit.png>
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