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Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 12:06:45 +0100 From: Benji <me@...ji.com> To: Christian Sciberras <uuf6429@...il.com> Cc: Full Disclosure <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk> Subject: Re: Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez without Consent Christian, are you suggesting the people from "itsecuritypros.org" are infact, idiots?! On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Christian Sciberras <uuf6429@...il.com> wrote: > His initial email doesn't make him look like a newb? Really? > > Quoting: "It appears Adobe has become a whore to Google like Mozilla." > > Typical response from an attention-starved kid. Except he's no kid. > > Hmmm. > > > Then there's the whole bullshit he's been talking about - which by the way, > several people categorically proved to be inaccurate, if not plain wrong. > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:15 AM, Mark <boogiebruva@...oo.co.uk> wrote: >> >> You're right. Jeffrey is no newb. Sorry if it came over the wrong way. >> >> On 08/09/2012 0:31, Michael D. Wood wrote: >> > You guys are acting like Jeffrey is a newb to all this stuff. I'm sure >> > he knows what mbam and spybot are, and is able to scan his machine. I'm >> > sure he knows to go straight to the source when downloading flash >> > player, albeit Adobe does include the annoying toolbar unless you choose >> > not to install. >> > >> > -- >> > Michael D. Wood >> > ITSecurityPros.org >> > www.itsecuritypros.org >> > >> > ----- Reply message ----- >> > From: "Mark" <boogiebruva@...oo.co.uk> >> > To: <noloader@...il.com> >> > Cc: "Full Disclosure b" <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>, "BugTraq" >> > <bugtraq@...urityfocus.com> >> > Subject: [Full-disclosure] Adobe Flash UpdateInstalls Other Warez >> > without Consent >> > Date: Fri, Sep 7, 2012 5:32 pm >> > >> > >> > You didn't download it from download.cnet.com, by any chance? >> > Sounds more like an infection to me. >> > For windows, download and run the following programs. >> > http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/ >> > http://www.filehippo.com/download_spybot_search_destroy/5168/ >> > http://www.filehippo.com/download_superantispyware/ >> > >> > >> > On 06/09/2012 19:09, Jeffrey Walton 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/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. >> >> Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html >> >> Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. >> > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html >> > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. >> Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html >> Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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