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New version of Flash – thwarts Cerber ransomware

Posted on April 7, 2016 at 14:42 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

Just in from CA:

Ya might want to make your audience aware that Adobe has released new versions of Flash player today that supersede those released on March 23. This is to address a critical vulnerability (zero day) that is actively being exploited in the wild.

Adobe Security Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.html

The latest Flash zero-day was used to spread Cerber ransomware
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3053593/the-latest-flash-zero-day-was-used-to-spread-cerber-ransomware.html

Adobe Flash Player Emergency Patch To Address A Critical Vulnerability
http://neurogadget.com/2016/04/07/adobe-flash-player-emergency-patch-address-critical-vulnerability/27858

Old version: IE, Firefox, Chrome
21.0.0.197

New version:
21.0.0.213

Check which version is currently installed:
http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

Other Cerber, Flash Player

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