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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