And don’t forget to patch Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Microsoft ain’t the only massive patcher this week.

Adobe has unleashed a single security bulletin with a download that plugs 29 (yes, you read that right, 29) separately identified security holes.

If you use Acrobat Reader to read PDF files (I don’t, I use Foxit Reader), take a look at Adobe Security Bulletin 9-15.

Yes, I recommend that you patch Acrobate reader immediately.

Conficker lurking in updates?

JB writes:

Dear Woody,

Is it good to take Adobe Flash player updates? And is AVG 8.5 Free better than AVG 8.0 Free? How do we know these updates aren’t polluted with conficker?

Yep, it’s always best to install Flash Player updates, Adobe Reader updates, Java updates, and the like, when they’re offered. Why? If they’re screwed up they generally won’t bring your computer to a grinding halt, and the manufacturer typically gets new updates out quickly. I won’t mention QuickTime by name.

If you use AVG 8.0, you should upgrade to AVG 8.5.

I can’t imagine any way Conficker could get into any of those updates.