Adobe posted a security warning for anyone using Adobe on their computer.
Hackers can exploit a flaw in the latest versions of the Flash video player and Acrobat Reader.
Adobe posted a warning last week of what they call a "critical vunerability" that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of your computer.
That's for anyone using the Flash Player (v9.0.159.0 and v10.0.22.87) for Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems and Adobe Reader and Acrobat v9.1.2 for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX.
This means playing flash videos or opening up a PDF file that's corrupted could put your computer at risk.
Adobe says it's working on a patch that should be available Thursday, July 30th for the Flash player and Friday, July 31st for Adobe Reader.
In the meantime, make sure your antivirus software is up to date. Don't click on videos or pdf files that come from an untrusted site.
Check Adobe's security bulletins to download the patch when it's available.
Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team blog
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