Adobe is developing a new automatic updater mechanism to patch security holes without requiring any action on the part of the end user.

"Sometime this month, Adobe will release the updater to beta users to test the effectiveness of silent patching," writes ZDNet's Ryan Naraine. "In effect, the tool gives end users an automatic download in the background and will install the updates with no user interaction option."

"According to Adobe security chief Brad Arkin, the tool [will] be configurable for end users that want more control of the patching process," Naraine writes.

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