Adobe Systems has released a patch for a critical vulnerability in Adobe Download Manager.

"When combined with a flaw on Adobe's website, the bug in the Adobe Download Manager made it possible for attackers to install malware on Windows machines simply by leading victims to a special link on the adobe.com domain," writes The Register's Dan Goodin.

"The download manager is invoked when people download Flash or Reader from Adobe's website," Goodin writes.

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