Source: www.pcworld.com.
“Now more than ever, leaving Adobe Flash Player on your system is looking like a dubious proposition.
While Flash has long been a popular vector for malware, last week’s security breach of surveillance software firm Hacking Team underscored just how vulnerable Flash can be. Hacking Team was relying on at least three unpatched Flash exploits, which cybercriminals immediately adapted for their own nefarious uses. Adobe is scrambling to patch the exploits, but at least one remains unfixed as of this writing.
But as HTML5 has improved, and web browsers have embraced it as a standard, it’s becoming easier than ever for web developers to leave Flash behind.
Getting rid of Flash is a fairly simple process. Just open the Start menu (or Start screen in Windows 8), type “Programs and Features” into the search bar, and hit Enter. Find “Adobe Flash Player” in the program list, and double-click to open the uninstall dialog.”
Source: ghacks.net
Mozilla blocks all versions of Adobe Flash in Firefox
Mozilla has added all versions of Adobe Flash up to the most recent version 18.0.0.203 to the Firefox blocklist.
The blocklist lists browser extensions, plugins and other components that are blocked automatically by Firefox either directly or sometimes in the case of plugins, by setting them to “ask to activate”.
The Flash vulnerability affects all versions of Flash on Windows, Linux and Macintosh systems.”
Source: metafilter.com
Adobe Flash (1996-2015? 2016? SOON?)
“Have you kept up with your Flash patches (TWO more major vulnerabilities found in the last week), or is is time to disable it in your browsers or just uninstall it completely? (Uninstall in Windows | Uninstall in Mac) A few hours ago, Mozilla started blocking Flash by default in Firefox. Facebook’s new chief security officer wants to set a date to kill Flash. And YouTube gave up on it ages ago, so you don’t need Flash to see cute videos.”