Adobe now peddling scareware.

From Ed Bott over at ZDNet:
"Adobe did something good this week, releasing a new version of its Flash Player software with automatic updating capabilities."

"They also did something truly awful—using their update page to push a third-party scareware program designed to separate naïve PC users from their cash."

This is completely irresponsible on Adobe's part. Flash is a big enough security problem on its own without customers having to worry about being scammed out of their money. A good rule of thumb; while surfing the web, never believe any image, text, or pop-up that tells you your computer is "infected" or "needs repair". These are always a scam to actually infect your system or get you to buy something. Another good rule of thumb; you don't need to pay for anti-virus software. There are several free options. Microsoft Security Essentials is a great solution for Windows PCs and ClamXav for Mac users (Clam also works with Windows and Linux).

The best rule of thumb; if you didn't seek it out don't install it.

SKIllustration!

It's been a while but we're back, Jack! We've been busy working on some new sites and saving people's data.

SKIllustration is the site we've put together for Steven Kernen, artist and illustrator extraordinaire. Steven's site marks our first foray into HTML5 animation. With Flash rapidly dying HTML5 has taken over as the default choice for Superdoop's web animation and video initiatives. HTML5 is easier to design in, works on all major browsers and platforms, it doesn't require any third party plugins, and it doesn't pose and security risks. A win, win.