Am I compromising my security if I try to download adobe flash

I have been unable to access many videos which seem to require adobe flash. Whenever I have flirted with the idea of downloading something that says it would enable me to use it there generally is a warning that the mac antivirus software might be temporarily disabled while the download takes place. Is this something I should be worried about? Is there a more secure way to download adobe flash?

As long as you ensure you're downloading it from Adobe's site, and keeping it up to date, you shouldn't be worried.
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