Another Day With My PC

If you have a Flash Player plugged in to your browser, then you’d better read this.

Adobe has recently announced the release of an upgrade/patch for its graphics and video player. The company advises all Flash users to immediately shift to the latest version, 9.0.124.0, in order to avert possible malware attacks.

The patches plug the security gaps that make the player vulnerable to banner advertisements that are infected with spyware or adware. A PC that gets infected with this type of malware through the Adoble player defect could be susceptible to control by unauthorized third parties.

There have been increasing reports of bogus ad banners that are exploiting Flash’s security lapse. Infection immediately takes place once the user clicks on the malicious advertisement.

Download the upgrade immediately. Don’t be too complacent or confident simply because you have a wide range of security tools or software in your arsenal. It’s definitely better if all your bases are covered.

Could YouTube videos be saved?

Some of you who already know how to may be surprised at the question, but there are many out there who still do not know how to keep YouTube videos for posterity. Of course, you could easily save the link and click on it whenever you want to view the video behind it, but what if you’re not connected to the Internet all the time?

There are many video-capturing or saving applications in cyberspace and you don’t need to punch credit numbers to have them. I could name several, but in order to save you from confusion, I’ll just feature one.

www.vixy.net is a free Web service which converts Flash/FLV files into other file formats which allows you to save them into your PC hard drive or other storage devices. Using the service is a no-brainer. All you have to do is paste the URL of the video that you want to save and presto! It’s that simple.

Be careful when downloading videos, though, especially if they come from unknown or dubious sources. There are some files which carry malware that could wipe your hard drive clean of all its files, or infiltrate your Windows registry and write malicious instructions therein. Be sure that you’re armed with antivirus software and a registry cleaner, such as RegCure, before you fish anything from the Net.

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