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If you are using the plugin stream-video-player, it might be a good idea to disable this plugin for now.The plugin loads a Flash player from “http://rod.gs/_SVP/5.7.1896/player.swf?ver=1.3.2″, a domain (rod.gs) which is currently blacklisted by Google, so anyone visiting your site will get the cross-site warning message. Since it is a popular plugin (with more than […]

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What has been found?Two new vulnerabilities in Adobe’s ubiquitous Flash Player have been discovered and allegedly can be used to an arbitrary code execution remotely. Essentially these vulnerabilities could allow someone to remotely seize control of a PC without the consent of the owner.Who discovered these exploits? The exploits were discovered by a Russian vulnerability research […]

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Digital certificates and certificate authorities have been much in the news recently. Attacks–such as those used by Stuxnet, Duqu, and other malware–involving stolen certificates show an increasingly worrisome new security trend. Certificate authorities have been targeted several times in the recent past with some success. There is a large chunk of known malware signed by […]

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