Hi, Folks!
It’s Patch Tuesday. The typical computer should see roughly 1gb in updates today. Let’s get started.
Microsoft released updates to Windows, Internet Explorer, .NET, Flash, POSReady, and MSRT (~850mb). This includes security updates. A reboot is required.
Apple released updates for macOS Sierra for iMacs. This includes security updates. Use Apple Software Update to install these updates. A reboot is required.
Google Chrome OS 59.0.3071.92 is a security update. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version. A reboot is required.
Adobe Flash Player 26.0.0.126 is a security update. Flash is being actively replaced with HTML5 on most sites and services, however, so unless you’re 110% positive you need it for critical functions, you should remove it instead. And, within those browsers that have it embedded (Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer 11+) your best option is to disable it. It’s just not worth the risk.
Win: https://12pd.com/click?flash
Win: https://12pd.com/click?flashie
Mac: https://12pd.com/click?flashmac
Don’t forget to check your mobile devices, too! Many updates will also apply to your tablet, phone, kindle or television – so check your device-appropriate App Store and install updates.
Important Notes
Everything above this section should be checked by everyone on every computer. Chances are good that close to every single computer you touch will be affected by those updates. This is not the case with the items below, though you should still check each line item below to see if it applies to software you have installed.
Please remember that while I list many different applications within these updates, most people should ONLY install updates for a program if they already have a previous version of that program installed.
It is essential to maintain all the applications you have installed on your computer, but often you can minimize the time investment and the potential for exploitation simply by uninstalling software you do not need.
Also note that using the applications own “check for updates” function, when available, will best preserve your current settings, and often avoid any crapware that might come with a fresh installer. Use this option if it’s available to you.
Finally, if you’re sick of doing this all yourself, let me! Call or email me any time, and we can set you up with subscription SaferPC updates which will be installed each month whenever necessary. Click, call or email for more details:
https://saferpc.info/updates/
209-565-12PD
shawn@12pointdesign.com
Driver Updates
If youโre using this hardware โ these updates are for you.
Intel Driver Update 2.8 improves detection of hardware and drives, allows service behavior for automatic update checks. This is not a security update.
http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect
Browser Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.
Google Chrome 59.0.3071.86 is a security update. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version.
Firefox 53.0.3 is a security update. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version.
HTTrack 3.49.2 is a security update.
http://www.httrack.com/page/2/en/index.html
Email Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.
OutlookAttachView 3.01 resolves a minor bug. This is not a security update.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/outlook_attachment.html
Internet Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.
Shockwave Player 12.2.9.199 is a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?shockwave
Adobe AIR 26.0.0.118 is a security update.
Win: https://12pd.com/click?air
Mac: https://12pd.com/click?airmac
Skype 7.37.0.103 doesn’t provide a detailed changelog, so should be treated as a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?skype
Line 7.5.0 improves Timeline posts. This is not a security update.
http://line.me/update
aria2 1.32.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://aria2.github.io/
uTorrent 3.5.0 Build 43804 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
http://www.utorrent.com/downloads
FileZilla 3.26.2 resolves a stability bug if using master passwords. This is not a security update.
http://filezilla-project.org/
FreeFileSync 9.1 resolves several stability and file system bugs. Improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.freefilesync.org/download.php
MaxMind GeoIP Data 201706 is a data refresh. This is not a security update.
http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/
Npcap 0.92 improves installation behavior for version compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://nmap.org/npcap/
PuTTY 0.69 is a security update.
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
Game Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
EA Origin 10.4.12.59996 doesn’t provide a detailed changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.origin.com/en-us/download
PS4 4.70 improves performance and adds tournament match results for each player. This is not a security update.
http://us.playstation.com/support/systemupdates/ps4/pc_update/index.htm
SteamOS 2.117 is a security update with many other changes.
http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/download/?ver=custom
PPSSPP 1.4.2 resolves dozens of bugs and improves compatibility and stability. This is not a security update.
http://ppsspp.org/downloads.html
Office Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to most people.
Artweaver 6.0.3 resolves several stability and reliability bugs. This is not a security update.
http://www.artweaver.de/
Notepad++ 7.3.3 is a major regression fix. Unfortunately, the stability bugs in 7.4.1 are more than a short fix away, and the safest fix is to revert to 7.3.3 for now.
https://12pd.com/click?npp
Adobe Shockwave Player
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/shockwave/apsb17-18.html
Adobe Captivate 10.0.0.192 is a security update. Hotfixes are also available for previous versions.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb17-19.html
Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.5 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb17-20.html
Security Software Updates
One or more of these is likely to be of interest to most people.
OpenSSL 1.1.0f is a security update.
KeePass 1.33 updates libraries, improves compatibility, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
http://keepass.sourceforge.net/
Wireshark 2.2.7 is a security update.
http://www.wireshark.org/
DNSQuerySniffer 1.62 adds /cfg command-line option to allow multiple configuration sets. This is not a security update.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/dns_query_sniffer.html
RogueKiller 12.11.2 adds detections, resolves bugs, and improves administration. This is a security update.
http://www.adlice.com/softwares/roguekiller/
MSRT 5.49 is a security update.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/malicious-software-removal-tool-details.aspx
Converter Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
MakeMKV 1.10.6 improves stability and adds support for new media. This is not a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?makemkv
CDex 1.86 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
http://cdex.mu/?q=download
DVDFab 10.0.4.0 improves support for cloud decryption and compatibility with Apple DRM video. This is not a security update.
http://www.dvdfab.cn/download.htm
Utility Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
RoboForm 8.3.5 resolves several bugs, improves compatibility, adds backup and restore. This is not a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?rf
CintaNotes 3.8 resolves several bugs, improves performance and automation, and adds several new features including autosave, paste as plain text, and the ability to cleanly close all instances from a command line. This is not a security update.
http://cintanotes.com/download
GoodSync 10.4.9 resolves several reliability and stability issues, and improves service compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?goodsync
NTLite 1.3.1.5060 adds several tweaks, improves unattended options, and hardware compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://www.ntlite.com/download/
8GadgetPack 23.0 resolves several bugs, improves reliability, stability and removes nonfunctional gadgets. This is not a security update.
http://8gadgetpack.net/
DesktopOK 4.71 resolves a bug in the time setting. This is not a security update.
http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK
Easy2Boot 1.92 improves compatibility, resolves hidden partition bug, updates tools, and more. This is not a security update.
http://www.easy2boot.com/download/
Everything 1.4.1.877 improves detail collection, performance, stability and adds several advanced features like filtering, regex, multi-file renaming and more. This is not a security update.
http://www.voidtools.com/
FileLocator Pro 8.2.2736 adds new display options, indexing improvements, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
http://www.mythicsoft.com/filelocatorpro/download
RegFileExport 1.07 adds support for HKCU\Software\Classes. This is not a security update.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/registry_file_offline_export.html
SimpleWMIView 1.31 adds a command-line option to load configuration profiles, and resolves a copy bug. This is not a security update.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/simple_wmi_view.html
USBDeview 2.71 adds new command-line options for device information, and now displays the local computer name. This is not a security update.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html
WifiInfoView 2.25 improves detail view. This is not a security update.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wifi_information_view.html
OSForensics 5.0.1002 adds many new features, improves compatibility, and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
http://www.osforensics.com/download.html
CCleaner 5.31.6105 improves compatibility, cleaning, SSD detection, resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://12pd.com/click?ccleaner
SystemRescueCD 5.0.2 is a security update.
http://www.sysresccd.org/
TeamViewer 12.0.78313 resolves several bugs, improves stability, and adds Connected Standby support. This is not a security update.
https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/download/windows/
Sysmon 6.02 resolves a bug in the named pipe monitoring logic that could cause a bluescreen crash. This is a security update.
http://sysinternals.com/
Sigcheck 2.55 resolves a display bug. This should be treated as a security update.
http://sysinternals.com/
WinScan2PDF 3.48 adds export to PNG, improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/WinScan2PDF
Developer Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
SQLite 3.19.3 resolves several bugs. This is security update.
https://www.sqlite.org/download.html
StrawberryPerl 5.26.0.1 updates engine and libraries. This is a security update.
http://strawberryperl.com/
Redemption 5.14.0.4798 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/
Virtual Machine Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
VMware Player 12.5.6 is a security update.
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Web Package Updates
These are likely to be of interest only to web developers.
TinyMCE 4.6.4 resolves several bugs. This is not security update.
http://www.tinymce.com/download/
Drupal 8.3.3 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not security update.
http://drupal.org/download
phpMyAdmin 4.7.1 resolves several bugs. This is not security update.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/news.php
Joomla 3.7.2 is a quick bugfix to a recent security update.
https://www.joomla.org/
WordPress 4.8 adds several new features, including improves photo and video editing, widgets, link boundaries, and more. This is not security update.
http://wordpress.org/
Akismet 3.3.2 doesn’t provide a changelog so should be treated as a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/akismet/
Antispam Bee 2.7.1 fixes a bug with Chrome autofill, and compatibility issues. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/antispam-bee/
Contact Form 7 4.8 improves style, form tags and REST API. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7/
Custom Facebook Feed 2.4.6 adds WordPress 4.8 compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-facebook-feed/
NextScripts Social Networks Auto-Poster 3.8.5 is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/social-networks-auto-poster-facebook-twitter-g/
Postie 1.8.43 fixes two minor bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/postie/
Really Simple CAPTCHA 2.0 refactored the code and update license. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/really-simple-captcha/
Redirection 2.6.2 improves CSV import and updates options page. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/redirection/
Show IDs 1.1.2 adds WordPress 4.8 compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wpsite-show-ids/
Theme Authenticity Checker 1.5.3 adds compatibility with WordPress 3.8 and 3.9.3.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tac/
W3 Total Cache 0.9.5.4 resolves querystring cache regression. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/w3-total-cache/
Widgets on Pages 1.1.0 adds analytics — that unfortunately breaks the plugin on all sites I’ve seen it on. This is not a security update, and I strongly advise not installing it.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/widgets-on-pages/
WooCommerce 3.0.8 resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/woocommerce/
WPtouch 4.3.18 improves WPML compatibility and fixes a visibility bug. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wptouch/
Editorial Assistant 1.3.3 changes required PHP version, resolves several bugs, and adds performance monitoring. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/zemanta/
That’s all for now folks. Keep it clean out there. ๐
Regards,
Shawn K. Hall
https://SaferPC.info/
https://12PointDesign.com/