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Updates 7/9/19 - "Microsoft Tuesday", Flash, Firefox
Today is "Microsoft Tuesday" --- the SECOND Tuesday of the month --- on which Microsoft is expected to release its monthly cycle of Windows security updates. Based on previous history, they should become available at 1 P.M. [USA - Eastern DAYLIGHT SAVING Time]
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Please use Windows/Automatic Updates to determine which updates are applicable to your particular system. For more information, see https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/summary
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Adobe will also be joining-in, with updates for Flash; and we expect a Firefox update too.
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July 9th, 2019 03:00
Adobe Flash Player 32.0.0.223 has been released
https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player_ax.exe
https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player_ppapi.exe
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July 9th, 2019 06:00
Firefox Version 68.0 (July 9, 2019)
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/68.0/releasenotes/
New
Dark mode in reader view expands so that windows are also dark on the controls, sidebars and toolbars.
Improved extension security and discovery:
Cryptomining and fingerprinting protections are added to strict content blocking settings in Privacy & Security preferences.
WebRender will roll out to Windows 10 users with AMD graphics cards.
Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) update download support, which allows Firefox update downloads to continue when Firefox is closed.
Fixed
Various security fixes
Local files can no longer access other files in the same directory.
Changed
Unified existing locales (bn-BD, bn-IN) under a single Bengali (bn) localization.
The following unmaintained translations have been removed: Assamese (as), English - South Africa (en-ZA), Maithili (mai), Malayalam (ml), Odia (or). Existing users will be migrated to the British English (en-GB) version.
When an HTTPS error caused by antivirus software is detected, Firefox will attempt to automatically fix it
Camera and microphone access now require an HTTPS connection.
The way non-default preferences are synced has changed. Please see this support article for more details
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Available via the internal updater: Help / About Firefox
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July 9th, 2019 08:00
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in FF 68:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-21/
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July 9th, 2019 15:00
What's with the new license agreement we have to accept for Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, which says, amongst other things:
"...The following feature uses Internet protocols, which send to the appropriate systems computer information, such as your Internet protocol address, the type of operating system, browser and name and version of the software you are using, and the language code of the device where you installed the software...."
and:
"...When the software checks your device for Malware, a report will be sent to Microsoft about any Malware detected, specific information relating to the detection, errors that occurred while the software was checking for Malware, and other information about your device that will help us improve this and other Microsoft products and services...."
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July 10th, 2019 04:00
Ron,
1) when I ran the MRT through Windows Update, I didn't have any user-interaction with it. No warnings/disclaimers, absolutely nothing.
2) I have yet to "find" the MRT at the usual Microsoft link, which is why I haven't documented it (so far??) this month.
3) I just downloaded the tool from MajorGeeks (which often has access before other "official" sites), and it's running normally for me here.
So not sure what's happening at your end.
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July 10th, 2019 11:00
I dunno why MSRT wanted me to accept a new EULA yesterday either. I haven't installed anything new, aside from some app updates lately. So it's not like I deleted some existing MSRT EULA key from my PC.
But what I did was follow the link in the EULA for more info which eventually got me to a page about disabling the MSRT reporting feature in an "enterprise environment" using a Registry hack. I made the change and hopefully that helps keep MS's nose out of my PC. But -obviously- I have no way test if that hack is actually working.
Here's the info I used for the Regedit hack:
Danger, Will Robinson! = Anybody who attempts this Registry hack, does so entirely at their own risk. I take no responsibility if something goes wrong, and you are strongly encouraged to back up (Export) a copy of the entire Registry onto external media before making any changes to the Registry.
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July 10th, 2019 11:00
And speaking of EULAs....I just got an email today supposedly from Microsoft entitled Updates to our terms of use
Your Services Agreement made clearer
You are receiving this email because we are updating the Microsoft Services Agreement, which applies to one or more Microsoft products or services you use....
Real or phishing...?
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July 10th, 2019 12:00
Without seeing the actual e-mail, it's hard to offer a definitive answer.
I certainly would be suspicious.
Look for signs of fraud:
Does the e-mail directly mention your real name... assuming you had offered it to Microsoft? Or does it just say "Dear Sir", or no name at all, or only your e-address name?
Are there blatant errors in spelling and/or grammar?
If there are links in the e-mail, and you move your cursor over them (withOUT clicking on them!), does they show a "reasonable" address, or something which "doesn't feel right".
Not foolproof, but any of these can be hints of fraud.
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July 10th, 2019 17:00
Email opens with a large jpg of a smiling family holding a Surface tablet. Below that it says "Hello". followed by lots of text, some which I included in my previous post.
No obvious bad English, and no obvious errors, or misspellings. There are 2 hyperlinks in the body of the text and 3 buttons (Services Agreement, Privacy Statement, and FAQs) across the bottom of the message. The 5 links are all different but all start with mmed. microsoft. com/ (spaces added) followed by dozens of letters, numbers, % signs etc.
On the surface (pun intended) it seems legit, but I'm not clicking any of those links or buttons. And if they want to close my MS account, fine with me. :Wink:
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July 11th, 2019 04:00
Looks like others got the e-mail as well https://forums.thinkbroadband.com/general/4621216-service-level-agreement-with-microsoft.html
People there seem to believe it's legitimate... nevertheless, I'd stay clear of responding to (or clicking links in) it.
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July 11th, 2019 10:00
Thanks for the info and link. I wonder why everyone didn't get that email...?
Mine came to the email address I used to sign up for the MS forum, so it's reasonable they would send a message like that to this address.
But I still ain't gonna be clicking no links in that email! :Wink:
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July 12th, 2019 11:00
https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
https://www.onmsft.com/how-to/how-to-see-the-diagnostic-data-windows-10-is-sending-to-microsoft