It makes you wonder: Did Symantec come up with this marketing tactic on their own, or did they borrow the idea from the people pushing rogue anti-virus products (or was it the other way around?) At any rate, if you don't want this extra software, be sure to deselect that option before proceeding with the update.
I find the bundling of a serious security update with this otherwise useless tool annoying, and potentially counter-productive. Affected Adobe Shockwave Player versions include Shockwave Player 12.0.6.147 and earlier for Macintosh and Windows.
Readers should be aware that by default this patch will also try to install Symantec's Norton Security Scan, a clever marketing tool by Symantec that checks to see if you have malware on your system and then prompts you to buy their software to remove any found items. To verify the version of Adobe Flash Player installed on your system, access the About Flash Player page, or right-click on content running in Flash Player and select 'About Adobe (or Macromedia. Adobe’s Shockwave Player update addresses a vulnerability that could allow an attacker, who successfully exploits this vulnerability, to run malicious code on the affected system. In a posting to its security blog, Adobe said it is not aware of any exploits in the wild for this vulnerability.Īdobe recommends Shockwave Player users on Windows uninstall Shockwave version 11.5.0.596 and earlier on their systems, restart and install Shockwave version 11.5.0.600, available here. To find out whether Shockwave is installed and which version may be on your PC, visit this site. The flaw exists in Shockwave Player (also known as Macromedia Shockwave Player) version 11.5.0.596 and earlier. According to Adobe, a malicious or hacked site could use the security hole to install malicious software if the visitor merely browses the site with a vulnerable version of the media player software. Check that you have Shockwave Flash 16.0.0.257 and also be sure Always activate is selected on the far right. To install Adobe Flash player, begin by choosing an appropriate version. on Tuesday issued a software update to fix a critical security flaw in its Shockwave Player, a commonly installed Web browser plug-in. After you have downloaded and installed both Flash items (no browsers can be open when you attempt to install flash), open FF, click on Tools, Addons then click on Plugins in the left pane. Close Firefox if it is open, start Firefox, then check that the plug-in is.