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Critical Flash exploit. UNINSTALL FLASH NOW.

KiyorisKiyoris Member RarePosts: 2,130
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If you no longer need Flash, UNINSTALL IT. NOW.

 

http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/08/hacking-team-zero-day-flash-exploit/

"Feel safe with your fully-patched computer? If you use Flash and land on the wrong website, you may get a virus or even a cryptolocker that renders your machine unusable. That's because a sophisticated "zero-day" exploit stolen from Hacking Team has now been released into the wild. As a reminder, Hacking Team is the infamous outfit that supplies US law enforcement and various governments around the world with digital spying tools. However, the company suffered an embarrassing attack on its own servers, and among the 400GB of data stolen were some nasty tools originally intended for use by agencies like the US Drug Enforcement Agency."

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  • RidelynnRidelynn Member EpicPosts: 7,383

    OMG the sky is falling.

  • flizzerflizzer Member RarePosts: 2,455
    Nothing to worry about.   Capitalism has collapsed.   Stock market has been destroyed.  Comrades, join me as we pass sentence on the capitalist pigs!
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  • Squadron24Squadron24 Member UncommonPosts: 121
    Originally posted by flizzer
    Nothing to worry about.   Capitalism has collapsed.   Stock market has been destroyed.  Comrades, join me as we pass sentence on the capitalist pigs!

    +1

    it can only get better :D

     

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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    So you're saying this new virus is going to prevent me from using drugs? The horror!
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  • DakeruDakeru Member EpicPosts: 3,803

    It would be better if you didn't always make your posts sound like the end of the world was coming.

     

    Flash gets exploited on a regular base.

    Harbinger of Fools
  • collektcollekt Member UncommonPosts: 328
    There's a new flash exploit practically every other day, as someone else already pointed out. If you're that worried about it, uninstall flash.
  • PhryPhry Member LegendaryPosts: 11,004
    Originally posted by collekt
    There's a new flash exploit practically every other day, as someone else already pointed out. If you're that worried about it, uninstall flash.

    Or go one better and just run your browser in a sandbox image

  • waynejr2waynejr2 Member EpicPosts: 7,771
    Originally posted by Dakeru

    It would be better if you didn't always make your posts sound like the end of the world was coming.

     

    Flash gets exploited on a regular base.

    +1000

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  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,531

    Or you could use a browser that won't run Flash unless you explicitly tell it to.

    Really, though, executable code in web browsers that runs on its own just by virtue of visiting the site is going to be a security hole for as long as web browsers run executable code that way, which will probably be for as long as web browsers exist.  Everything else is just details.

  • nbtscannbtscan Member UncommonPosts: 862
    Maybe don't visit shady websites...
  • WizardryWizardry Member LegendaryPosts: 19,332

    It wasn't hacked,you can bet it was someone on the inside,money can buy anything now  a days.

    Further more several other thoughts come to mind.Can we trust government...period?NOPE.

    Is there possibly some other agenda,with government anything is possible.How about put some scare tactic out there so they can have an excuse to further monitor our internet?It worked for terrorism right,now they can do whatever they want and just claim probable cause.They already have everyone monitored on Facebook you can bet a lot more than that as well.

    I  just had a phone call last night from some government survey and i said to the lady,i can save yours and mine time,i hate them all and trust none of them.

    Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.

  • Xeno.phonXeno.phon Member UncommonPosts: 350
    Flash is a horrible piece of software, bloated, poor functionality and consistently proven to be unsecure. Like IE users, if you use flash you are basically asking to get taken.
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