February 23, 2010, 4:07PM
Adobe Patches Critical Hole in Download Manager
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Adobe today shipped a patch for a critical vulnerability in its Download Manager utility, warning that hackers could exploit the issue to take full control of Windows computers.
The vulnerability, discovered by Aviv Raff, could potentially allow an attacker to download and install unauthorized software onto a user's system, Adobe said in an advisory.
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The vulnerability affects Adobe Download Manager on Windows (prior to February 23, 2010).
The Adobe Download Manager, which is used to push security patches to Windows computers, is intended for one-time use and is designed to remove itself from the computer after use at the next computer restart.
However, Adobe is recommending that users verify that a potentially vulnerable version of the Adobe Download Manager is no longer installed on their machine.
Here are the instructions from Adobe's security advisory:
- Ensure that the C:\Program Files\NOS\ folder and its contents ("NOS files") are not present on your system. (If the folder is present, follow the steps below to remove).
- Click "Start" > "Run" and type "services.msc". Ensure that "getPlus(R) Helper" is not present in the list of services.
If the NOS files are found, the Adobe Download Manager issue can be mitigated by:
- Navigating to Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Adobe Download Manager, and selecting Remove to remove the Adobe Download Manager from your system.
OR
- Clicking "Start" > "Run" and typing "services.msc". Then deleting "getPlus(R) Helper" from the list of services.
- Then delete the C:\Program Files\NOS\ folder and its contents.
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Hi! How do I ensure C:\ProgramFiles\NOS\folder, & its contents (NOS files), aren't present in my system? I clicked start, & typed C:\ProgramFiles\NOS\folder into my search bar, it said: Windows cannot find, make sure you typed correctly. So I even tried without using the \folder on the end, & got the same reply. I do know, I did have getPlus (R) Helper on my system at one time, or I still do, cause I remember downloading it awhile back in Adobe. But, I can't remember if its been removed or not. Hope you can help, as I have a new computer & the thought makes me very uncomfortable. Thanks!
Hi,
Is a good thing that Adobe is taking quick action and making their customers aware of the vulnerability with their applications. I'm trying to resolve this issue by following the instruction on how to remove "getPlus(R) Helper" from the list of services.
There is no clear instruction on how to delete this service. Can someone help, please?
Well I found all them bad devils on my machine, and removed Download manager which had all what you said in it. As far as I can tell it no longer is on my machine. Thank you so much.
I hate adobe software. They alway overload it with a ton of intrusive crap. Just ship the damn readers and skip all the other crap you auto install that alway ruins the performance of my system@@!!