Update your iPhone/iPad to iOS 9.3.5 ASAP

Apple released iOS 9.3.5 today for iPhone and iPad that patches a serious security vulnerability. I recommend installing it as soon as possible.

To download and install the patch, perform the following steps:

Go to Settings –> General –> Software Update and follow the prompts.

As with any update, please make sure you have at least 50% battery or plug in your device so you don’t lose power during the update process.

For more information on what triggered this patch, click the link below.

SOURCE: Citizen Lab

Uninstall Quicktime for Windows

There are new vulnerabilities that have come out for Quicktime that Apple will not patch. This means that Quicktime is no longer safe to use. The best solution is to uninstall Quicktime and use something else to play your videos. Here are some instructions on how to uninstall Quicktime.

Windows 7:
Left click on the Start Menu and choose Control Panel.
If the view is set to Category mode, left click Uninstall a program under the Programs section.
If the view is set to Small or Large Icons mode, left click Programs and Features.
Scroll through the list of programs until you find Quicktime.
Right click on the Quicktime entry and left click Uninstall.
Left click Yes when it asks if you are sure you want to uninstall Quicktime. (you may get several prompts asking if you want to remove or uninstall)

Windows 8.1 & 10:
Right click on the Start Menu and choose Control Panel.
If the view is set to Category mode, left click Uninstall a program under the Programs section.
If the view is set to Small or Large Icons mode, left click Programs and Features.
Scroll through the list of programs until you find Quicktime.
Right click on the Quicktime entry and left click Uninstall.
Left click Yes when it asks if you are sure you want to uninstall Quicktime. (you may get several prompts asking if you want to remove or uninstall)

For a Quicktime alternative, I recommend VLC Player which you can download here:

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

SOURCE: Trend Micro

Time to update Adobe Flash again

If you use Adobe Flash on your computer, please make sure it is updated to the latest version. Adobe released a new version (21.0.0.213) on April 7, 2016 to patch a security flaw.

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS. These updates address critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

If you use Google Chrome, it will automatically update to the latest version. Also, the Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer browsers in Windows 10 will also be updated automatically. Firefox and Safari browsers will need manually updated. It is worth checking which version of Adobe Flash you have which you can do at the website below.

http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

To download the latest version of Adobe Flash, visit this site:

https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

SOURCE: Adobe

Adobe Flash 20 critical patch

Adobe has released a new version of Adobe Flash player. This fixes some critical issues with version 20.0.0.235 and previous versions.

These updates address critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

This issue was patched on Monday (12/28/2015) with version 20.0.0.267.

If you are using Google Chrome, it will automatically update Flash for you. For users of Firefox, Internet Explorer and other browsers, check the version of Flash that you are using.

http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

To download the latest version of Adobe Flash, visit this site:

https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

SOURCE: Adobe

Adobe Flash 19 emergency patch

Earlier this week, Adobe released an update to Adobe Flash player to fix various issues. Unfortunately, a new vulnerability was discovered which affects this version (19.0.0.207) and previous versions.

Successful exploitation could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

This issue was patched on Friday (10/16/2015) with version 19.0.0.226.

If you are using Google Chrome, it will automatically update Flash for you. For users of Firefox, Internet Explorer and other browsers, check the version of Flash that you are using.

http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

To download the latest version of Adobe Flash, visit this site:

https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

SOURCE: Adobe