OT: Critical security update for Adobe Flash

[Joe Chasan]

On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 04:44:31PM -0800, Jim Asman via Filepro-list wrote:
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> --------------- Original Message ---------------
> At 05:17P Fri Jan 13 2017, Fairlight via Filepro-list wrote:
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> > I dunno.  This was the second time someone said something about it today,
> > so I didn't check the date on the article.  Seems like a lot of people are
> > getting fooled, if there is something going on.  I see nothing wrong with
> > updating directly from Adobe's site, though.  But -never- follow an install
> > link from someone else. *shudder*
> > 
> A couple of day ago a plugin for chrome was put on my computer and my AV
> software, I guess, queried whether or not I wanted to install it. I said no
> but it did say it was from Adobe. I still don't know if it was legit.

That one appears legit.  Nasty, but legit.  see:
https://www.hackread.com/adobes-security-patch-installs-chrome-extension/

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