Windows 10: Cumulative update available
A new cumulative update is beginning to rollout for Windows 10 The update comes with support number KB3118754, and contains some general improvements.
Adobe update addresses issues in ColdFusion and LiveCycle DS and Premiere Clip
Adobe Tuesday released security updates that address three security issues affecting its ColdFusion, LiveCycle DS, and Premiere Clip 9 products. Updates are available from Adobe website.
Security: Adobe Flash Player updated
Adobe has issued an update to plug security holes in its Flash Player software this week including fixes for at least 17 vulnerabilities in the program and in Adobe Air.
With Flash being among the top exploits in the wild we strongly recommend you uninstall Adobe Flash when possible. Should you need Flash for specific functions we recommend using a secondary browser with Flash enabled while leaving it disabled in your primary browser.
Security: CryptoWall 4.0 in the wild
The fourth version of the CryptoWall ransomware has landed in the wild, equipped with better evasion techniques and tactics to thwart antivirus protection and detection.
Ransomware attacks computers and encrypts user files and folders via infected email attachments, with attackers demanding ransom payments to unlock the scrambled documents.
Users are told to make the payment by a specific deadline or risk having the private key to unlock the files deleted.
The active CryptoWall ransomware spawned from CryptoLocker, which is thought to have extorted more than $3 million from victims before the botnet used to distribute it – Gameover Zeus – was taken down last year.
To avoid getting caught by CryptoWall, we recommended keeping systems up to date, maintain regular backups and educating users to avoidin emails with attachments sent by unknown senders, and using products that can detect and block recent ransomware variants.
Firefox 42 adds new feature: Tracking Protection
Previously available to beta users Tracking Protection blocks third party page elements, such as ads, social network buttons, analytics, and other bits of information that could record a users’ browsing activity and profile users across multiple sites when its loaded by pages. When browsing the Web, you unknowingly share information about yourself with third parties that are separate from the site you’re actually visiting, even in Private Browsing mode on any browser. Private Browsing with Tracking Protection in Firefox actively blocks content like ads, analytics trackers and social share buttons that may record your behavior without your knowledge across sites.
With the FCC declining to enforce Tracking Protection it is up to browser providers to offer protection. This is certainly a good first step and certainly makes Firefox the browser of choice for privacy advocates.
Firmware Update available for Surface Pro 4 and SurfaceBook
Microsoft released firmware updates for the following Surface products this week:
Surface Book
- HD Graphics 520 driver update (v20.19.15.4308) addresses some display issues, including some scenarios that result in screen flickering.
- Display audio driver update (v8.20.0.659) supports compatibility with the updated graphics driver.
- Surface Embedded Controller Firmware update (v88.855.257.0) improves system stability.
- Surface System Aggregator Firmware update (v88.853.258.0) improves the keyboard and trackpad experience.
- Surface Pen Settings driver (v10.0.302.0) adds support for future functionality on Windows 10.
Surface Pro 4
- HD Graphics 520 driver update (v20.19.15.4308) addresses some display issues, including some scenarios that result in screen flickering.
- Display audio driver update (v8.20.0.659) supports compatibility with the updated graphics driver.
- Surface Embedded Controller Firmware update (v103.855.257.0) improves system stability.
- Surface Pen Settings driver update (v10.0.302.0) adds support for future functionality on Windows 10.
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