Vista - Sun, Apple, Microsoft install chaff with patches

**JMH** · 08-13-2009

Ignore the ads at the top of this report.

When you apply a security update for one of the programs on your PC, beware of uninvited software that wants to come along for the ride.

Vendors are more and more often going over the line, piggy-backing unsolicited commercial products and services onto crucial security patches.

If you're like many people, you were tricked into installing Apple's Safari browser as part of an iTunes or QuickTime update — a marketing tactic the company has been employing for more than a year. (I reported in my March 27, 2008, Patch Watch column that Apple had quietly started installing its browser using a little-noticed check box.)

You may also have succumbed to Microsoft's incessant offer of Silverlight and Office Live as part of the Microsoft Update service. And you may have tired of saying "no!" to downloading Internet Explorer 8. (I don't feel IE 8 is a necessary upgrade, due to IE 7's relative security and IE 8's incompatibility with some sites, as I describe below.)

Now, the latest Sun Java update shows how cavalier some vendors have become in taking advantage of software updates, including vital security patches.

The latest Sun Java SE Update 16 (6u16), released on Aug. 11, includes seven security updates and fixes a few bugs. What the release notes don't document, however, is that this update comes with a surprise.

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Sun, Apple, Microsoft install chaff with patches

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JMH Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP2 2,070 posts	Sun, Apple, Microsoft install chaff with patches Ignore the ads at the top of this report. When you apply a security update for one of the programs on your PC, beware of uninvited software that wants to come along for the ride. Vendors are more and more often going over the line, piggy-backing unsolicited commercial products and services onto crucial security patches. If you're like many people, you were tricked into installing Apple's Safari browser as part of an iTunes or QuickTime update — a marketing tactic the company has been employing for more than a year. (I reported in my March 27, 2008, Patch Watch column that Apple had quietly started installing its browser using a little-noticed check box.) You may also have succumbed to Microsoft's incessant offer of Silverlight and Office Live as part of the Microsoft Update service. And you may have tired of saying "no!" to downloading Internet Explorer 8. (I don't feel IE 8 is a necessary upgrade, due to IE 7's relative security and IE 8's incompatibility with some sites, as I describe below.) Now, the latest Sun Java update shows how cavalier some vendors have become in taking advantage of software updates, including vital security patches. The latest Sun Java SE Update 16 (6u16), released on Aug. 11, includes seven security updates and fixes a few bugs. What the release notes don't document, however, is that this update comes with a surprise. Full aticle here- Sun, Apple, Microsoft install chaff with patches
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