Millions Are Affected by Adobe Security Flaw

Adobe, a leading publisher of multimedia software, acknowledged that their Adobe Shockwave player contains a security flaw that could allow a hacker to take control of your computer. The flaw only affects Microsoft Windows computers, according to the company's website. Shockwave Player is an Internet browser plug-in that allows multimedia files to be played directly inside your browser. Adobe states that there are over 450 million installations of their Shockwave player.

The good news is that adobe has fixed the problem and users can patch their machines by installing the latest updated version of Shockwave (version 11.5.0.600). Go to Adobe's Shockwave website and follow the directions for updating your computer.