Fri, May 04, 2012

Beware of calls offering Microsoft help
According to Microsoft, there seems to be a rash of fraudulent phone calls to Canadians, where the caller offers "Microsoft Help". The caller often claims to be working for Microsoft, and often claims that a problem has been detected with the individual's computer. The caller may ask for credit card information (allegedly to pay for the help) and/or for remote access to the individual's computer. Those called who provide access to their computers often have computer problems after the call. These calls are always fraudulent: Microsoft does not make calls like this. For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/msname.aspx.

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Patches for critical Adobe Reader/Acrobat vulnerability
Security patches for current versions of Adobe Reader are now available. These patches fix the critical vulnerability previously reported, a vulnerability that allows a maliciously crafted PDF file to run malicious commands as the person who is running Adobe Reader. For more information, please see Adobe security bulletins http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-30.html and http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-01.html.

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