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This month Adobe implemented a new program that aims to provide a regular schedule for patches (similar to Microsoft's Patch Tuesday) in order to keep vulnerabilities to a minimum.

The first quarterly patch goes to Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat. This new version patches critical security vulnerabilities that crash the programs (Reader and Acrobat) and can allow an attacker to gain access to your PC.

Here are the latest Security Patches and updates issued by software vendors:

Adobe Reader & Acrobat: Adobe Reader and Acrobat suffer from javaScript vulnerabilities that have been patched in version 9.1.1.

QuickTime: Apple released a security update for QuickTime that fixes 10 vulnerabilities which can allow code execution. As usual when these types of vulnerabilities are patched it is recommended that you update the software as soon as possible.

Firefox: Mozilla has updated Firefox to version 3.0.10. The new version fixes a stability issue and a security vulnerability.