Flash player updates seem to be getting more frequent?

[stinkwheel]

Not really in need of help, just something I noticed.

I never used to notice this program. I seem to be spending a lot of time updating it these days. *

So. Reckon they are just finding it to be increasingly full of security holes or are they short on cash and hoping enough people will forget to un-check the "install mcaffee" box to get a little more spending money?

Security being the claimed issue, surely one of the riskiest things you can do to your PC in terms of security is to download an executable file from the internet and grant it admin privilages?

*No I'm not setting it on automatic, all my major IT problems in recent years have been a result of auto-updating software, most recently skype nearly resource-hogged the mobo on one of our PCs into oblivion and would have if I hadn't heard the fan in vertical take-off mode for about ten minutes from across the office)
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[SQL]

I understand why you don't want to set it on auto, however one rev out and your box has the potential to get compromised.

To answer your question, it seems like there is a lot more as web exploits are more and more popular,so the code is getting audited more and security holes are being found.

[Rogerborg]

Zero revs out and your box has the potential to get compromised. It's a wild, wild interwebs.

Hang on, I thought Mr wheel is a lunix hippy.
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[stinkwheel]

Still sometimes uses mozilla and a flash plugin and tantrums if it's out of date. Just without the driveby macaffee downloads and pestering. Also using a Debian remix, stuff tends not to be put out there is it's unstable.

It's the work ones I have to keep on top of though. Only six PCs (three of which shouldn't be browsing the web anyway) but still a PITA.
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[b422063]

Mildly off topic: What's a rev?

Side note: I thought Flash wasn't being updated for Linux anymore?

[Going]

[b422063]

[Rogerborg]

[stinkwheel]

[chrisw]

[MarJay]

It's the fallout from this spyware company that was hacked, ironically named 'The Hacking Team'. There are documents that say they used vulnerabilities in Flash to gain control of target machines. Apparently the Hacking Team sold software to governments of the more dodgy persuasion to keep an eye on their citizens...

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/12/adobe_flash_zero_day_cve_2015_5122/
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[metalangel]

It could at least wait to pop up the nag screen until AFTER you close the xhamster tabs...
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[CaNsA]

[Rogerborg]

Ah, I wondered why Firefox was bawwwing about Flash being "out of date". Ragequit time.

This is Adobe who can't even secure their own servers, mind:

https://uk.pcmag.com/software/8435/news/adobe-hacked-data-for-millions-of-customers-stolen

My "[email protected]" address has been taking a right pounding from my Nigerian friends since then.
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[oldpink]

getting warnings on here and other sites about "Adobe Flash" out of date
bloody well fed up updating it every other day
but now its not even offering an update FF has decided to block it en mass on just about all sites I'm visiting today
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[CaNsA]

[oldpink]

but didn't see it till after I posted
I worked for Adobe as a contractor debugging there software in late 99 early 2k checking the foreign language versions menu's and drop down boxes worked
was a great job as we were taught all the functions of photoshop, illustrator and a few other packages that I still use
and I have a life time license to update for free as I still file reports on any issues

TBH flash is my only issue the CS suite is one software package I'd pay to have
because its the best you can get for image and video editing at a pro level IMHO
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[winz]