Adobe released security updates for Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Shockwave Player on Tuesday to address critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to take control of systems running ...

I get the impression Adobe leaves Flash in there for backward compatibility, which is not a bad thing, I suppose. I can believe the name change signals that they are moving away from it.

In a security advisory posted on its site, Adobe noted that the vulnerabilities in versions 8.0.24.0 and earlier can be exploited by attackers armed with malicious .swf-formatted Flash files.

The mystery deepened late Wednesday over what Adobe Systems Inc. patched in its free Reader software after an exploit framework vendor claimed it had sniffed out a critical buffer overflow bug and ...