Flash player and Firefox

pendragon_arther

I've been using FF for years after getting peed off with IE, now I'm getting peed off with FF.

fermi

tavernman wrote: »

It's the same on linux too:mad:

No update released yet for that which is not blocklisted.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/

Several ways to work around it if it becomes really bothersome.

System

Consumerist wrote: »

Can anyone recommend an alternative Flash player plug-in for Firefox?

Funny you should say that. During the last few months, I have threatened to throw my laptop out of the window with frustration over crashes, flash player not working, then when reinstalling telling me I didn't have enough privileges ?, slowness etc I even had to force stop >black screen, start in safe mode with networking etc and was ready to dump this vista machine and buy a new model.

But, I transferred 2000+ photos to google plus (in the cloud) and researched how to do a factory reset which I did yesterday.

I could easily shout from the rooftops what a difference doing this has made.

I'd read that chrome has it's own in-built flash, so adobe flash player doesn't have to be installed separately and it installs adblock pus automatically so that's what I have done. I can't begin to tell you how exciting it feels and rewarding, knowing there is no longer to buy a new machine as this feels like one.

Haffiana

And for years now Apple have not allowed Flash on their iOS devices such as the iPhone and iPad for exactly this reason - the lack of security as well as the resource hogging.

It is well past time for Adobe to get their house in order.

roddydogs

So is it only a problem with FF, or do chrome/IE not think its a problem?

wongataa

roddydogs wrote: »

So is it only a problem with FF, or do chrome/IE not think its a problem?

Firefox chooses to block Flash if it is a version with known security problems to help protect the user. Chrome has it's own built in version of Flash (no download from Adobe required) so it's up to Google to keep it updated and decide on security policy. IE does not check if the version of Flas installed is out of date/insecure. You would have to ask Microsoft about their policy with plugins for Internet Explorer.

Flash has been a security problem for years.

Big_Graeme

pendragon_arther wrote: »

I've been using FF for years after getting peed off with IE, now I'm getting peed off with FF.

I know, the neck of them at Mozilla trying to protect you from rogue flash attacks...

tronator

pendragon_arther wrote: »

I've been using FF for years after getting peed off with IE, now I'm getting peed off with FF.

Yeah right, shoot the messenger...

fermi

fermi wrote: »

No update released yet for that which is not blocklisted.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/

Several ways to work around it if it becomes really bothersome.

New linux version, so should be unblocked on that as well now.

11.2.202.491

lonestar1

"I Love you flash, but we only have 24 hrs to save the earth"