Mozilla Releases Firefox 15 With New Invisible Updater

Boasting a new silent updater and an optimized memory management system, Mozilla pushed out Firefox 15 this week, the latest build of its flagship browser. Following similar steps taken by Adobe and Google with its Flash, Reader and Chrome products, Firefox’s new updater will now perform updates ...

Adobe Patches Flash Player, Unveils New Silent Updater

Adobe pushed out a security update for its Flash Player Wednesday, patching two critical holes and introducing a new silent update option. The update, Adobe Flash Player 11.2, addresses two memory corruption vulnerabilities in Windows, Mac, Linux and early Android builds that could lead to remote...

Mozilla Readies Silent Updater with New Versions of Firefox

Mozilla announced this week that it plans to integrate a silent updater in the next build of its flagship browser, Firefox, allowing future patches for Firefox 12 to be downloaded and installed in the background while the browser is running, according to a blog post by Robert Nyman, Mozilla’s...

Adobe Patches, Auto-Updater Coming on April 13

Adobe today announced plans to ship a critical security patch next Tuesday April 13, 2010 to fix multiple high-risk security holes in its Reader and Acrobat product lines. The patches will be released alongside a new automatic updater software that the company hopes will speed up the downloading...

On Adobe, Their Silent Updater and Becoming a Target for Attackers

Ryan Naraine and Dennis Fisher discuss all of the news and criticism concerning Adobe this week, including their release of a silent updater and the company becoming a top target for attackers. SHOW NOTES Despite Danger, Adobe Says Javascript Support Important Tough Road Ahead for Adobe on Securi...

Microsoft Plans Quiet January Patch Tuesday

Microsoft’s first Patch Tuesday for 2010 will be very light: A solitary bulletin addressing a vulnerability that is rated critical only for Windows 2000 users. According to Redmond’s advance notice for the next batch of patches due on January 12, the bulletin is rated “low” for every other affect...