siljaline wrote:
> Andy Walker wrote:
>> siljaline wrote:
>>
>>> Rube Bumpkin wrote:
>>>> Does Anyone have any info about Adobe AIR? It was tagged as insecure by
>>>> Secunia. I Googled it, and it's some sort of runtime solution that
>>>> allows web applications to run outside the browser.
>>>>
>>>> I don't know exactly when it was installed on my system (I have 4 kids),
>>>> or why. When I removed it, with Add/Remove, my PC suddenly rebooted. I'm
>>>> running my weekly scans, and may know more soon.
>>>>
>>>> Since the removal and reboot, Secunia is still finding it, so it look
>>>> likw I'll be doing some scrubbing.
>>> Secunia is false-flagging it, it's fluff and bundled with a recent Adobe Flash Player
>>> Upgrade - likely Flash Player 10 ActiveX.
>>> See >
>>> http://www.adobe.com/products/air/faq/
>>>
>>> Assuming XP, you might want to consider setting-up limited user accounts for
>>> the Kids so they can't download whatever fluff is required as they randomly smurf
>>> the Net.
>>>
>>> Silj
>> It also loads with Adobe Reader 9.
>
> Thanks, Andy - it is fluff, just dumped it off my box, appears to be of no consequence.
> To Flash enabled sites.
>
> Silj
>
You only need AIR if you run an application that requires it.
E.g., if you subscribe to NFL Ticket with DirectV and access the
games via the NFL SUpercast application on a computer then you
would need AIR.