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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