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From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox 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 () gmail 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/
