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Fix Flash Issues in Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8

January 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

If you’re not able to play rich media content through Flash Player that has been embedded or integrated into Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8, follow these steps. How to Fix issues with embedded Flash Player in Windows 8 FYI

Posted in: News, Troubleshooting
Freeware

Remove Adobe Reader 9, X and XI with Official Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool

January 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

If you were not able to uninstall Adobe Reader X from the Control Panel then you can remove it by using Cleaner tool released by Adobe. Till now, there is no cleanup or removal tool offered by Adobe to remove

Posted in: Freeware, News
Internet Explorer

Fix It for IE6-8 Zero-Day Vulnerability Now Available

January 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Microsoft Fix It tool now available for Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 users which has recently affected with Zero-day vulnerability. If you’ve not heard the security news recently zero-day bug has been discovered in Internet Explorer 6, 7 and

Posted in: Internet Explorer, News, Security
Freeware

Speccy 1.20 Adds Java and Internet Explorer Detection Capabilities to the Program

January 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Piriform has released version 1.20 for their advanced system information tool with addition of detection for three more programs on Windows. Speccy 1.20 now detects and shows version of Java, Internet Explorer and Power Shell installed on your Computer under

Posted in: Freeware, News
Freeware

Adobe Reader XI (11.0.1) Security Update Released

January 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Adobe Reader 11.0.1 has been released for Windows and Mac and is available for download from Adobe website and via program update if configured accordingly by the user. FYI, Adobe is following Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday of releasing fixes for their

Posted in: Freeware, News
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Foxit Reader 5.4.5 Fixes Vulnerability in its Browser Plugin

January 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Foxit Software has released security update for their Foxit Reader 5.4.4 which has fixed vulnerability in its web browser plugin that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on users Computer. After security researchers found the vulnerability in dll

Posted in: News, Security
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VLC 2.0.6 to Address Critical Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in ASF Demuxer Plugin

January 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

VLC Player 2.0.5 and earlier versions are affected with a critical vulnerability, to address this Videolan is likely to release 2.0.6 version any time soon. If you’re using VLC media Player 2.0.5 and earlier versions you’re advised not to open

Posted in: News, Security
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Avast 8 Beta to Come with brand New UI, Software Health and Browser Cleanup Features

January 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Avast 8 beta to debut in coming months with redesigned user interface and new features-  Browser cleanup and Software health- provides controls to users in resetting popular browsers homepage and search provider to defaults and also alerts user to update

Posted in: News, Security
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“Quote Selected Text” Feature in Gmail moved back to Labs Again

January 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Back in December Gmail team has graduated three features from Labs, “Quote selected Text” was one of them, till yesterday this feature is available to all Gmail users by default but not the case as it has been sent back

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Web of Trust Browser add-on reaches 60 Million Downloads

January 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Web of Trust which is available as an add-on for Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari and Internet Explorer browsers shows safety ratings for websites and links in search results has passed 60 million downloads and last year by this time

Posted in: News, Security
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