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Researcher locates HTML 5 exploit, floods hard drive with cat images in proof of concept video

In as much as Java and Adobe Flash Player have taken recent beatings where security is concerned, apparently no platform is safe. Per the BBC, a recently discovered flaw in the HTML 5 coding language could allow websites to bombard users with gigabytes of junk data, with a number of popular browsers being open to […]

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Adobe releases Flash Player 11.5.502.149 update

Late Thursday, Adobe released Flash Player 11.5.502.149 for Mac OS X, a 16.9 megabyte download via MacUpdate as a pre-release beta. The new version adds the following fixes and changes: – Firefox & Safari crash reported(3493470). Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.149 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or later to install and run. […]

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Adobe releases Flash Player 11.4.402.287 update

On Monday, Adobe released Flash Player 11.4.402.287 for Mac OS X, a 11.9 megabyte download via MacUpdate. The new version is for Adobe Flash Player 11.4.402.265 and earlier versions and adds the following fixes and changes: – Fixes for critical vulnerabilities identified in Security Bulletin APSB12-22. Flash Player 11.4.402.287 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac […]

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Google Chrome updated to 20.0.1132.57

Google Chrome, Google’s new web browser, just reached version 20.0.1132.57 for the Mac. The new version, a 40.7 megabyte download, offers the following changes: – Along with security fixes, this build contains an update to Flash player, v8 (3.10.8.20) and couple of stability/bug fixes. Google Chrome 20.0.1132.57 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X […]

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Adobe to discontinue new Flash Player installs on August 15th

Sometimes a Web technology just has to ride off into the sunset. According to The Verge, Adobe’s mobile Flash days are now numbered, as the company has announced that it will no longer accept new Flash Player installations through the Google Play application store after August 15 and will not support the upcoming 4.1 Jelly […]