Fake news from CNN
I have been getting spam email purporting to be news headlines from CNN. Actually, these emails are part of a massive malware attack. Gregg Keizer reports:
More than a thousand hacked Web sites are serving up fake Flash Player software to users duped into clicking on links in mail that’s part of a massive spam attack [...]
Beware of phony Adobe Flash downloads
Adobe is warning that malware is being offered in the guise of an Adobe Flash player:
We have seen coverage from the security community of a worm on popular social networking sites that is using social engineering lures to get users to install a piece of malware. According to the reports, the worm posts comments on [...]
Another security problem with Adobe Flash
Here we go again: there’s a new security problem with Adobe Flash. More details at this link. Until a patch is issued, the safest procedure is to disable Flash.
Another security update for Adobe Flash player
Once more you should update your Adobe Flash player. Almost everybody has at least an add-on for Internet Explorer so that probably includes you. Details are at a post by Ryan Naraine. The Adobe link for the update is here.