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Re: [OM] OT: ARRRRGH! Adobe Flash Player

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: ARRRRGH! Adobe Flash Player
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2015 10:03:23 -0500
I only use Chrome on my Google Nexus 7.  Flash is not supported there.

Chuck Norcutt


On 2/14/2015 8:45 AM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
Ah, thanks Chuck, nice to know. Another big tick for Chrome.

On 14 February 2015 at 13:21, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Your answer is here: <https://support.google.com/
chrome/answer/108086?hl=en>

Chuck Norcutt

On 2/14/2015 6:50 AM, Jez Cunningham wrote:

Interesting - I use Chrome browser on Win8.1 and I can't remember the last
time I got any message about updating Flash.  (I do have Control Panel ¦
Flash Player Settings Manager ¦ Advanced  set to 'Notify me to install
updates')
I wonder what's happening here.  I can't find where to check the current
version either.
Jez

On 13 February 2015 at 22:14, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

        That's all very useful.  I primarily use Firefox now, so I will
choose the activation prompt.

Chris


I've never seen what you are describing but then I've never allowed
McAfee to be installed along with Flash.  I would suggest that you
uninstall McAfee (if it's still around) and then uninstall Flash.  Note
that you may see one or more versions of Flash installed depending on
the browser(s) you use.

After cleaning out the old stuff download Flash using this page:
<http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/>  You should see 3 panels with the
middle panel controlling download and installation of McAfee.  Note the
checkmark in the box.  When checked it means "I agree, gimme McAfee".
Uncheck the box by clicking on it.  Then click on "Install now" in the
rightmost panel.

McAfee will not be downloaded or installed and simple updates should not
do anything to change that.

ps:  Running Flash (and there is almost no alternative until HTML5 takes
hold years from now) requires that you keep it updated.  It is probably
one of the biggest security holes on the web.  If it gets updated 3
times/week it's because it *needed* to be updated.  The gremlins are
always busy probing it for holes and finding them.

To minimize the chance of being a Flash victim (and also improve your
internet and system performance) leave it turned off and have the
browser ask you to activate it.  In Firefox you click on the Tools menu,
then Add-Ons then scroll to Shockwave Flash and select the "Ask to
Activate" option at far right.  When you load a page that requires Flash
you'll get a pop-up asking you to allow it to run.  You'll get an option
for a one-time or a permanent exception.  I always choose one-time if at
all.  It is generally advisable to ignore the request until something
happens that you're actually prevented from seeing what you came for.
Usually that doesn't happen since most of the users of Flash on the page
are the advertisers, not the content producers.  Because you've
prevented the advertisers from running Flash the number of ads you'll
see will be reduced and your internet and system overhead will also be
reduced.

I just checked Internet Explorer and it apparently doesn't allow
prompting for activation in real time.  It only allows enabling or
disabling.  Click the gear icon at upper right, choose "Manage Add-ons"
scroll down to "Shockwave Flash object", select it and then choose
enable or disable in the lower panel of the page.



Chris

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