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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2018 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 08 May 2018 20:38:16 +0000

Microsoft today released a bundle of security updates to fix at least 67 holes in its various Windows operating systems and related software, including one dangerous flaw that Microsoft warns is actively being exploited. Meanwhile, as it usually does on Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday — the second Tuesday of each month — Adobe has a new Flash Player update that addresses a single but critical security weakness. First, the Flash Tuesday update, which brings Flash Player to v. 29.0.0.171. Some (present company included) would argue that Flash Player is in itself “a single but critical security weakness.” Nevertheless, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer/Edge ship with their own versions of Flash, which get updated automatically when new versions of these browsers are made available.

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‘FakeUpdates’ campaign leverages multiple website platforms

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Browser update? Do not trust, and do verify before downloading potential malware.

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Tech support scammers find new way to jam Google Chrome (updated)

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:21:49 +0000

Browsers are usually the first point of contact between victims and threat actors. With a few bits of code, crooks manage once again to freeze Google Chrome and scare users into calling for assistance.

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Tech support scammers find new way to jam Google Chrome

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:21:49 +0000

Browsers are usually the first point of contact between victims and threat actors. With a few bits of code, crooks manage once again to freeze Google Chrome and scare users into calling for assistance.

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New Chrome and Firefox extensions block their removal to hijack browsers

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Two new extensions in Firefox and Chrome force install then hide from the user. Learn how you can protect yourself against them and remove them manually.

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Mobile Menace Monday: Chrome declares war on unwanted redirects

Credit to Author: Gleb Malygin| Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:30:33 +0000

Google initiates their plans to implement new changes in Chrome to defend against annoying web redirects.

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