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Re: [OM] [OT] Latest version of Adobe Flash Player still not safe

Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Latest version of Adobe Flash Player still not safe
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 15:56:49 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
>
>Adobe has verified that there are already existing exploits of the Flash 
>player that were not fixed in the latest version just released.
><http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/01/flash-patch-targets-zero-day-exploit/#more-29596>
>

     It must have been written by former Microsoft employees.  You can expect 
to see an endless barrage of updates that will just make things worse.

>
>On my systems Flash is set such that it must ask permission to run on 
>each page that requests it.  Such permission is usually not given since 
>the reason for requesting Flash is usually to spray you with ads. 
>Cutting it out also improves internet response and computer performance.
>

     I tried to install GNASH as an alternative, but there is no install.exe 
file.  Instead, there is an INSTALL text file that tells you how to install it 
manually, or at least that's how it seemed.


Chris

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