Flash is always under attack since, just like IE, it's the most common
thing out there. The most recent flurry of updates was supposedly
caused by the hack of an Italian security firm which had found these
Flash vulnerabilities and kept them to themselves under (insecure) lock
and key.
In response to Brian, I doubt that Firefox is the cause of his problems.
I don't think that going back to IE is a solution. At least with
Firefox you can install but disable Flash or set it so that you'll be
queried if you want to allow it to run. That's what I do. About 90% of
the time allowing Flash to run is only allowing advertising videos to
run. It's usually not required for the content you're interested in.
But, if it is, you can allow it on a case by case basis or for a domain
as a whole.
Google supports Flash in Chrome but it's embedded in Chrome and not via
a plug-in or add-on. That means that when Flash needs to be updated
your fix comes in the way of an update to Chrome. Google claimed that
the way they have Flash embedded means that Flash stays behind a
security sandbox. But these last breaches were supposedly able to
figure their way out of the Google sandbox.
I prefer the Firefox solution. Most of the time I don't allow it to run
at all but, if I'm really interested in something at what I consider a
fairly secure site I will allow it.
Chuck Norcutt
On 7/18/2015 4:12 AM, ChrisB wrote:
Thanks, Ian.
That site looked a little obscure to the layman, whereas this site:
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2015/07/09/adobe-rushes-patch-flash-flaw-attack/
puts it in simple terms :-)
Chris
On 18 Jul 15, at 09:05, Ian Manners <void@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Has anyone else noticed the increased frequency of Flash updates?
Havent used flash for years
But does it mean that Flash is under attack?
<http://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-53/product_id-6761/A
dobe-Flash-Player.html>
Cheers
Ian Manners
Of nowhere in particular.
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