Hello everyone,

If your kitchen window screen has a hole in it then bugs are going to get into your house. You better “patch” the screen, right? If your computer programs develop any kind of “hole” in them, then you are allowing malicious software bugs to get into your machine. These malicious invaders will infect your machine in various ways. Every month these “holes” are patched by both Microsoft (through automatic updates), and by the other various third party programs (listed below). Don’t delay, apply these patches now and lock down your machines security. Don’t let anything in!

Chrome 68.0

26 July 2018

Google has released Version 68.0.3440.75 of the Chrome browser. This major update provides a range of improvements and changes, including all HTTP sites now being marked as not secure, as well as security and bug fixes.

Opera 54.0

19 July 2018

The Opera browser has been updated to Version 54.0.2952.60. This update resolves issues with the Adblocker.

Java Runtime Environment 8.181

18 July 2018

Oracle has released an Update 181 to the Java Runtime Environment 8.

Microsoft Security Updates

11 July 2018

Microsoft has released its monthly set of Windows security updates which you can view here and obtain via Windows Update. This includes the latest Windows 7 Rollup and Windows 8.1 Rollup updates, as well as Windows 10 Cumulative Updates.

Flash Player 30.0

11 July 2018

Adobe has released Version 30.0.0.134 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.

iTunes 12.8.0

11 July 2018

Apple has released a new Version 12.8.0 of the iTunes software. This update provides app and performance improvements.

Acrobat Reader DC

11 July 2018

Adobe has released a new Version 2018.011.20055 of its free software for viewing PDF documents, now known as Acrobat Reader DC. This update contains bug fixes.

Firefox 61.0

6 July 2018

Mozilla has released Version 61.0.1 of the Firefox browser. This update fixes a range of bugs.

Opera 54.0

5 July 2018

The Opera browser has been updated to Version 54.0.2952.46. This update resolves issues with the Bookmarks bar.

Best wishes,
Randy The Tech Professor