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New updates have been released by Adobe to patch Reader PDF and Flash animation applications. The patches fix the flaws widely used by hackers to penetrate and take control of end user machines.

In the latest patch Adobe fixes a serious bug in Flash that allows attackers to remotely execute malicious code on machines that run the software, and there are reports it's being actively exploited, Adobe said.

As it became known, last week Adobe managed to mend two vulnerabilities in its Reader PDF viewing software. One of the vulnerability was one that went public last month at the annual Black Hat security conference.