Tag: Adobe

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Scam Alert: movieplayerupdate.com and videoplayerdownload.co

A Mozilla Firefox user reported popup ads from movieplayerupdate.com (movieplayerupdate.com/mtrack/free_download/1/pre/).
Another Mozilla Firefox user also reported the popup ads from movieplayerupdate.com (movieplayerupdate.com/flashplayer/download_free/).

Both links now show 404 not found, but not before we managed to grab a screenshot. It says:

http:// movieplayerupdate.com

WARNING! Your Flash Player may be out of date. Please update to continue

movieplayerupdate_dot_com

The site is also telling user:

Please Install Flash Player Pro to Continue

Remember folks, there is no such thing as “Flash Player Pro”.

The links on both “REMIND ME LATER” and “INSTALL” point to: mtrack10.com/base2.php

By clicking either button, an executable file will be downloaded.

movieplayerupdate_dot_com-scam

A user sent us a note that similar popups from videoplayerdownload.co were found (videoplayerdownload.co/free-download/mt/1/pre/).

videoplayerdownload_dot_co-scam

The “Install Now” link also points to mtrack10.com/base2.php

videoplayerdownload_dot_co

It seems that both movieplayerupdate.com (whois info) and videoplayerdownload.co (whois info) are registered by the same individual through GoDaddy on the same day (Feb 20, 2013).

The domain mtrack10.com (whois info) is also registered through GoDaddy one week earlier (Feb 14, 2013).

By clicking the “Install Now” button, an executable file will be downloaded.

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It is pretty obvious the individuals behind the domain names mentioned above are unscrupulous. Do not blindly download some programs just because a popup told you so.

To update Flash Player, download it direct from Adobe.

http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html

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When Shockwave Flash Crashed…

True story.

I found out that Shockwave Flash has crashed…

Then I asked this guy why it crashed…

Then laughters ensued.

Thanks to David for being a a good sport.

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Adobe announces Acrobat XI

Adobe announces Acrobat XI.

Individual products

  • Acrobat XI Pro
  • Acrobat XI Standard
  • Free Adobe Reader
  • Adobe Reader mobile app
  • EchoSign®
  • FormsCentral
  • Acrobat.com
  • SendNow

I should ask David Wadhwani in person why I should upgrade to Acrobat XI.

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Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta

Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta is now available for download.

The minimum system requirements for Photoshop CS6 beta are as follows:

Mac

  • Multicore Intel® processor with 64-bit support
  • Mac OS X v10.6.8 or v10.7
  • 1GB of RAM
  • 2GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation
  • 1024×768 (1280×800 recommended) resolution display with 16-bit color and 256MB (512MB recommended, required for Photoshop Extended) of VRAM
  • OpenGL 2.0 capable system
  • DVD-ROM drive

Windows

  • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP* with Service Pack 3; or Windows 7 with Service Pack 1
  • 1GB of RAM
  • 1GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation
  • 1024×768 (1280×800 recommended) resolution display with 16-bit color and 256MB (512MB recommended, required for Photoshop Extended) of VRAM
  • OpenGL 2.0 capable system
  • DVD-ROM drive

For some reasons Adobe requires online registration and activation for Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta.

 

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Thanksgiving Day.

All of our team members are celebrating Thanksgiving day with family and friends. Most of us will be back on Friday November 25th, 2011 and partly resume our daily routines (read jobs).

Even though I am officially on vacation today, I get to speak to David Wadhwani, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Media Business Unit Adobe Systems Incorporated. We talked about the demise of Adobe Flash on Mobile platform, Deblur filter, Creative Suite 6.0/6.5 and a lot more.