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[Colin Law]

On 14 July 2015 at 14:31, iceblink <iceblink at seti.nl> wrote:
> Firefox has decided to block Flash for all unsafe Flash player add-on
> versions, and unfortunately the latest Flash version is also unsafe. There
> are zero-day exploits (i.e. no fix is available yet) that are actively being
> abused, as was demonstrated by the Hacking Team hack.

With FF39.0 on Ubuntu 15.04 I get a message that Flash has been
blocked by FF but I am given the option of allowing it.

I agree that one should avoid Flash whenever possible, but
unfortunately some sites do not give one the option :(

Colin

>
> http://www.csoonline.com/article/2947897/vulnerabilities/mozilla-blocks-flash-on-firefox-due-to-hacking-team-exploits.html
>
> You can use an alternative browser if you must see Flash content, but please
> realise that you will be susceptible to a security risk. This risk is not
> necessarily due to visiting sites with shady content, but may also occur
> when Flash-advertisements containing malware are shown on otherwise normal
> web sites.
>
> This seems to be a common way of injecting malware nowadays. There is even a
> name for it...
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvertising
> Using an ad blocker is a good extra protection, though slightly immoral,
> because you are then depriving the site of their income.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Patrick
>
> On 2015-07-14 13:27, Jay Ridgley wrote:
>>
>> Good morning,
>>
>> The  latest updates for my system has caused Flash Player to quit working.
>>
>> Adobe no longer supports ...
>>
>> Is there a suitable replacement?
>> I use Firefox and it is up to date also. I would prefer not to change
>> browsers.
>>
>> Other ideas I might try to get Flash running again?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jay
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>
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