Do I need Flash player plug-in with Win 7 Pro and IE11?

Question

Could I have a definitive yes/no answer to, "Do I need a flash player plug-in when I am using 64 bit Windows 7 Professional SP1 and IE11?"
I am using IE11 v.11.0.9600.16476
Flash v.12.0.0.38
I am not, as far as I can see, have any problems viewing anything. But Adobe insist I should be using Flash v.12.0.0.43 and they identify my browser as Gecko.
I understand that Gecko is usually identified as Firefox but is it correctly identified as IE?
Windows 8.1 with IE11 states that it is a plug-in less browser; but is Windows 7 with IE11 plug-in less or not...???
Very confusing!

Answer 1

If you go to http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ while using Internet Explorer your browser should be noted as MSIE.  If not you have something wrong with your system.  You may have some malware on
your system to cause a false indication.
I am using IE11 and when I use Adobe it identifies my browser as Gecko and not MSIE.
Mozilla/5.0 (IE 11.0; Windows NT 6.3; Trident/7.0; .NET4.0E; .NET4.0C; rv11.0) like Gecko
By the way my system is clear of malware.
May I ask again do use the version of flash that Adobe says is compatible with IE or the version that is for plugin based browsers? Or to put it another way is IE11 in Win 7 a plugin less browser?
Davy-D II formerly Davy-D