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Yes, a lot of these programs are still useful. VLC is an excellent media player that you should update now. Everyone hates iTunes but since we’re all locked into it in one way or another, update that shit. But Adobe Shockwave? You don’t need to update it. You need to kill it with fire. Security reporter Brian Krebs was telling users to uninstall Shockwave back in 2014. You might ask: But what if I land on a website that requires Shockwave to be installed? In that circumstance, scroll up to the browser tab, close it, and never think about it again.
According to Avast, 55 percent of all programs are currently out of date, so there’s no need to feel like you’re a slacker; you’re just normal. However, if you’re part of the nine percent of Windows 10 users who need to update their operating system, you should hang your head in shame. Better yet, you should click the Start button, type Windows Update, and work this situation out right now. Depending on when you last updated Windows, you could be vulnerable to nasty Meltdown and Spectre attacks.
It’s worth checking out the full Avast report for reminders about out of date drivers, frameworks, office software, and more.
[Avast via The Hacker News]
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