Adobe warns of FAKE FLASH MALWARE

[ahhaa]

Before you automatically allow that Flash update, better read up on this:

...malicious hackers are starting to use fake Flash Player downloads as social engineering lures for malware, Adobe has issued a call-to-arms for users to validate installers before downloading software updates.

The company’s notice comes on the heels of malware attacks on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter that attempt to trick Windows users into installing a Flash Player update that turns out to be a malicious executable.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=164
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/08/verifying_installers.html

[mpack]

Before you automatically allow that Flash update, better read up on this:

I can't say that any of this surprises me. I nearly always refuse websites permission to update any flash, activex etc, and they nearly always work just fine without the update (I don't remember a case where this wasn't true). I also have automatic windows update disabled - I want to be the one who chooses when my PC gets an update, and I want a detailed explanation of every one!

[rallynavvie]

I surf with Firefox with both Adblock and NoScript installed. A lot of my friends' MySpace pages are just a bunch of blocked items. Nice thing is it also cuts down on some of the crazy bandwidth issues because of idiots who pack 124 different videos, slideshows, and other gadgets onto their page.