March 29, 2010, 2:59PM

Miscreants have begun creating malware that overwrites software update applications from Adobe and others. Email malware that poses as security updates from trusted companies is a frequently used hacker ruse. Malware posing as update utilities, rather than individual updates, represents a new take on the ruse. Read the full article. [The Register]

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Submitted by Bob (not verified) on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 5:55am.

i have installed flash player and adobe reader eons ago. both are up to date. Why am i getting "you need to install flash 10.2..." over and over again ?????????

Submitted by Ian (not verified) on Tue, 02/15/2011 - 4:24pm.

@Bob - Becuase Adobe softare is all useless shit.