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Forum Thread: Full scan marks Adobe Reader 8.x as insecure, disappears with rescan
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| IByteMIB
| Full scan marks Adobe Reader 8.x as insecure, disappears with rescan
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by IByteMIB on 8th Mar, 2009 17:01
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Every time I run a full scan, Adobe Reader 8.x is listed as an insecure program. When I subsequently click the Re-scan Program button without changing anything else, it disappears from the list again. What is going on? The Updater component of Adobe Reader says there are no updates available. (Could this be a PSI bug?) |
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| L. C. Kip
| Full scan marks Adobe Reader 8.x as insecure, disappears with rescan
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by L. C. Kip on 9th Mar, 2009 08:41, last edited on 9th Mar, 2009 08:41
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The current version is 9. Try that and it maybe solved. I have no problems with 9.x.
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| BadDog1270
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by BadDog1270 on 13th Mar, 2009 20:37
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I downloaded adobe 9.1 and reran the scan and the results say adobe 8.1.3 is listed to be installed but before I installed Adobe 9.1 I have two upateds for 8.1.3 and put both in and reran scan and they are still there |
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| Maurice Joyce
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by Maurice Joyce on 13th Mar, 2009 23:22
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Where does Secunia claim the insecurity is?
To locate the exact file that the Secunia PSI has detected, please follow there guidelines using the
ADVANCED interface:
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* Click on the + sign of the programme to “expand’ it.
* Click on Technical Details in the Toolbox to see the installation path of the detected file.
* Remember the installation path and close down the menu.
* Click Open Folder and locate the detected file.
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Maurice
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| BadDog1270
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by BadDog1270 on 15th Mar, 2009 19:52
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Maurice:
I did the steps you listed, but I do not have Adobe 8.1.3 on my computer so thanks for your help but I am going to have to contact Secunia itself to see if I can have them tell me a way to get rid of this problem with their program. Thanks again Brian |
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| puget1
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by puget1 on 15th Mar, 2009 20:13, last edited on 15th Mar, 2009 20:13
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What Maurice is telling you :That one of your programs (Third Party install) is using that old version to be operable you need to find out what program has not updated itself to the new version Adobe. My suggestion would be to un-install all Adobe products go their site and begin the re-install of Adobe products "after" you see which program is outdated and you have re-installed it doing what Maurice has advised. If this doesn't work then some where along the line you have had an incomplete uninstall. My suggestion to this. WWW.revo-uninstaller.com it will hunt down the files that are left from the incomplete un-install causing the grief. This should clear the pc for your updates to work properly |
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| perike
| RE: Full scan marks Adobe Reader 9x as insecure, disappears with ...
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by perike on 16th Mar, 2009 13:59
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Help it is a 5..but nothing happen..I scan and scan |
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| perike
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by perike on 16th Mar, 2009 13:59
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Help it is a 5..but nothing happen..I scan and scan |
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| kjelldaniel
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by kjelldaniel on 16th Mar, 2009 14:56
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on 8th Mar, 2009 17:01, IByteMIB wrote:
Every time I run a full scan, Adobe Reader 8.x is listed as an insecure program. When I subsequently click the Re-scan Program button without changing anything else, it disappears from the list again. What is going on? The Updater component of Adobe Reader says there are no updates available. (Could this be a PSI bug?)
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| puget1
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by puget1 on 16th Mar, 2009 17:18
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Step 1:verify what version adobe you have in add/remove - remove if out date current is 9.1
2. Go to Adobe .com and down load the new version
3. Make sure your browser is not advising any problems while down load is in progress. If you are using Mozilla disable no-script and cookie control all add-ons. Then verify the version you down loaded add/remove
If this fails do what Maurice advises in this forum and find out what file is still using the outdated version. Then update what it is.anti-spyware, virus,game then try to re-install. If this doesn't work you have had a incomplete uninstall and Adobe was not totally removed from p.c.. Down load revo-uninstaller find what it list is on your p.c. and uninstall following steps of revo. Then try to reinstall the updated version of Adobe Luck |
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| BadDog1270
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by BadDog1270 on 16th Mar, 2009 18:15
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Maurice:
I found my problem with Adobe 8.1.3 it was in a folder that I did not think to look in. So thanks to you and every one else who helped me find my problem. Thanks again Brian |
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