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March 31, 2017 at 10:37 pm

Third Party Program Updates For The Month Of March 2017

Hello everyone,

There are patches for Flash, iTunes, Chrome and Firefox this month. A zero day vulnerability was found in Firefox at the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest. The good news is that Mozilla was able to create a patch and make it available in short notice. Get updated as soon as possible!

Chrome 57.0

30 March 2017

Google has released Version 57.0.2987.133 of the Chrome browser. This version provides security and bug fixes.

Firefox 52.0.2

29 March 2017

Mozilla has released Version 52.0.2 of the Firefox browser. This version provides bug fixes.

Opera 44.0

23 March 2017

The Opera browser has been updated to Version 44.0.2510.857. This version updates Chromium, adding support for WebAssembly, CSS Grid Layout, improved battery life as well as security and bug fixes.

iTunes 12.6

23 March 2017

Apple has released a new Version 12.6 of the iTunes software. This version adds support for the Rent once, watch anywhere feature in iOS 10.3, as well as providing minor app and performance improvements.

Firefox 52.0.1

18 March 2017

Mozilla has released Version 52.0.1 of the Firefox browser. This version provides security fixes.

Chrome 57.0

17 March 2017

Google has released Version 57.0.2987.110 of the Chrome browser. This version provides security and bug fixes.

Flash Player 25.0

15 March 2017

Adobe has released Version 25.0.0.127 of the Flash Player plugin for browsers. To download the full offline installer, use these links depending upon your browser: Internet Explorer or Firefox or Opera. Use Windows Update to update the built-in Flash Player in IE11 under Windows 8 and 10, and Edge under Windows 10. Update to the latest version of Chrome to update its built-in Flash Player.

Chrome 57.0

10 March 2017

Google has released Version 57.0.2987.98 of the Chrome browser. This version provides improvements, as well as security and bug fixes.

Firefox 52.0

8 March 2017

Mozilla has released Version 52.0 of the Firefox browser. The changes in this version include removing NPAPI plugin support except for Flash, enabling multiprocess support for touch screen users, WebAssembly support, warnings for non-secure HTTP pages with logins, stricter cookie security, as well as security fixes.

Foxit Reader 8.2.1

2 March 2017

The free Foxit PDF Reader has been updated to Version 8.2.1.6871. Changes in this version include new options when creating PDF files, as well as bug fixes.

Opera 43.0

1 March 2017

The Opera browser has been updated to Version 43.0.2442.1144. This version provides bug fixes.

Best wishes,
Randy The Tech Professor

 

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