The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #86154   Message #1600469
Posted By: JohnInKansas
09-Nov-05 - 01:44 AM
Thread Name: Tech: Macromedia Flash Update
Subject: RE: Tech: Macromedia Flash Update
Jon -

I'm just not particularly thrilled with the way Macromedia tries to take over your machine to begin with. Even several of the name brand tech writers have refered to it as "the virus-like Macromedia" in articles I've seen recently.

Trying to make the Yahoo toolbar look like a EULA box for the update, and then not displaying their own EULA, AND assuming people will just click it off and allow over 30 embedded "agreements" is just too much.

I don't often get too pissed off, but frankly ...

On a lighter note:

For LINUX USERS -

Although it looks like it probably affects mostly servers, Linux users might want to take a look at New Worm Targets Linux Web Service Holes, By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, eWeek,
November 7, 2005. It could also be of interest to anyone with a blog that might be on a Linux service.

John