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Windows 7 Windows 8 users at risk with missing Flash update

Thread starter kemical
Start date Sep 6, 2012
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adobe browser critical update flash player internet explorer microsoft risk security update windows 8

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The thread discusses a ZDNet article claiming Microsoft hadn’t yet released a critical Adobe Flash Player security update for IE 10 on Windows 8 RTM, potentially leaving Windows 8 users exposed until the next month. The main question raised is whether the missing Flash update is a real security risk and why it hadn’t been provided for that specific Windows 8/IE 10 scenario. Overall, the tone is concerned/critical about the update delay, with participants focused on the implications for end-user security.

kemical

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Sep 6, 2012

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Zdnet.com are running an article concerning security concerns over Windows 8 RTM flash player:

Summary: Last month, Adobe released a batch of critical security updates for Flash Player. Those updates are available for every modern browser except one. Microsoft has yet to release the update for IE 10 in Windows 8, and may not do so until next month.

Check out the full article here: Microsoft puts Windows 8 users at risk with missing Flash update | ZDNet

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