Firefox freezes everytime ~ OS X 10.5.8, Flash 10.3.183.10

Im also using OS X 10.5.8, Firefox 3.6.23 and have Flash 10.3.183.10 installed. I am having a problem loading flash apps~ firefox freezes everytime and i must "force quit" firefox everytime. In one of the gaming forums, players using chrome and other browsers are having issues as well.
On the mozilla firefox "plug-in check" page it lists all my plug ins and tells me if i need to update.
Even after I tried to do so, it still says I need to update. Is this beacuse I am not using the latest version of flash (even though OS X 10.5 doesn't support latest version)?
Is this version of flash mentioned above the latest version that will work for me? When i try to install updates, After I do so and restart firefox, it prompts me to do the whole process all over again~ over & over. What the heck is going on? Any trouble shooting tips or links would be helpful!

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