> Mozilla to protect Adobe Flash users:Calendar of Updates: Windows, Security Updates and Software Help(情報元のブックマーク数)

新しいFirefoxFlashプラグインを更新させるような仕組みを入れると言う話。

The upcoming Firefox 3.5.3 and Firefox 3.0.14 releases, currently in beta, will check the version of Adobe Flash plug-in installed in the browser and warn the user if that plug-in is out of date. Johnathan Nightingale, "Human Shield" (Security Lead) at Mozilla confirmed the new security feature to The H and said that the Flash version check was part of a wider commitment to "protect users from emerging threats online".

www.calendarofupdates.com

It’s been estimated that four out of five web surfers are using an unpatched version of Flash. In July, a Trojan was found that targeted the code used by Adobe Flash (vs. 9 and 10) and Adobe Reader and Acrobat (9.1.2). The malcode was embedded in PDF files.

GFI LABS Blog: New versions of Firefox will prompt for Adobe Flash update

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