Adobe Flash is pure evil?

Just wondering, I have Wondows 7, running 64
...have had the following things occur...
Bone tool decides to vanish completely;
Bone tool too large to see anything and can't resize;
Bone tool replaces all other armitures on timeline with random armiture;
Bone tool leaves random parts in random areas of stage that can not be selected or deleted in any way unless the entire thing is deleted;
Eraser decides to draw (wacom)
Eraser decides to fill;
V tool causes random parts of image to vanish;
V tool causes object to fill;
undo freezing and causing program to crash;
I could go on and on for hours, but I have to go back and try and remake all that was lost in my most recent crash (you know the one that occured because I tried to save some work).

Would using the action script make the file smaller when exported? Or would it still be a
massive file, just with a smallerframe? Also if I have actionscript all through out it already where would I type it (action script 3) and what would I type exactly?
Now onto the next amazing flash issues...graphic symbols that do not sync! I have several in the newer project that are starting at random points. I tried the sync with option, but it was almost always greyed out, and the one time it wasn't it did not do anything. Tied to get on the forum to post this last night when I was having the problem, and I could not find it mentioned anywhere on fixes...and the site was down and I could not log in. Perhaps this site is using flash too. Awww nap.  I also love in tweens when you move something a little distance one way it will rotate 350 degrees when you play it back instead of the 10 degrees.

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    ''guigs2 [[#answer-684038|said]]''
    <blockquote>
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         Uhhh, whatever, ednob. Take offense at whatever you want to- it's your constitutional Right.
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  • I have Firefox 36.0.4 and Adobe Flash 17 NPAPI but Flash Player does not appear in my plugins

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    The plugin uses the name "Shockwave Flash" which I do see in your "More System Details" so it must be set to either "Always Activate" or "Ask to Activate".
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  • Adobe flash does not play in Firefox on my tablet under android 3.2. WHY

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  • I use adobe flash to watch tv online-should I buy antivirus software?

    I need adobe flash in order to watch tv online.  I have a MacBook Pro mid 2012 with Mavericks.  Should I buy antivirus and or maleware software and which one is best?  Just an FYI, the only things I download that aren't from Apple are Flash updates (through Flash app, not website), Big Fish games and game updates from disc versions of games and only when game says it's needed (like Sims 3).  Any help would be appreciated.

    irishelf67 wrote:
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    Don’t open email attachments from email addresses that you do not recognize, or click links contained in an email:
    Most of these are scams that direct you to fraudulent sites that attempt to convince you to disclose personal information.
    Such "phishing" attempts are the 21st century equivalent of a social exploit that has existed since the dawn of civilization. Don’t fall for it.
    Apple will never ask you to reveal personal information in an email. If you receive an unexpected email from Apple saying your account will be closed unless you take immediate action, just ignore it. If your iTunes or App Store account becomes disabled for valid reasons, you will know when you try to buy something or log in to this support site, and are unable to.
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