Adobe recently announced a critical vulnerability in their Acrobat Reader product which already has known exploits, and have come out with a new version to fix the issue – since Adobe Acrobat Reader is a widely used product, this is an important update for everyone to get.  You can see more information about this update here: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html

* For CC-owned PCs, we will be pushing out the new version of Acrobat Reader over the next week.  The installation happens in the background (you won’t see any notification on the screen) and takes about 5-10 minutes.  Even if you’re working at the time, the only thing you may notice is your computer running a bit slower during the install.

* For personally owned PCs (including students), we recommend downloading and installing the latest version of Adobe Reader (9.1) as the best way to update.  We haven’t had much luck with Adobe’s software update process, and a clean installation of the newest version seems to be the best. You can find it at http://www.adobe.com – just click the “get adobe reader” button and proceed with the installation from there.

* For all Macintosh computers, if you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, check for an update by opening Adobe Reader and going to Help > Check for Updates.  If it finds one, please follow the instructions for installing the update right away.