Is it smart/safe to install adobe flash

I installed adobe flash on my iMac because I was tired of not being able to go to many web pages. Is it wise to have done that? Should I uninstall it? I am worried about security & it affecting the overall use of my iMac

For starters, open the Flash Player panel in System Preferences. Go to Advanced and see what version is showing. If you know what version you were updating to, is that now appearing?
Fake Flash was really rampant last year, and although it can't be ruled out completely now, it's probably unlikely that's what happened.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57416057-263/how-to-determine-if-a-flash-up date-notification-is-legitimate/

Similar Messages

  • Is it safe to install adobe flash player?

    Hello.
    new to macbook pro and trying to catch up with the differences with windows.
    this is second post and first question.ive searched the forum and found a thread about lions and adobe flash(maybe there is a thread and i didnt found it)
    so im asking this question.
    i Usually visits sites with flash content.and i know what to do with windows.
    but on mac its a different story.
    is it safe to install adobe flash player or it can be dangerous? (malware,malicious software etc)
    what are the precautions -except of keeping up to date- that i should take?
    thanks in advance

    You can check your Flash version at
    http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html
    and download the player at
    http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
    Never, ever, download it from other sites that may tell you you need it.

  • Is it safe to install adobe flash player on my new MacBook Pro?

    I just got a MacBook Pro for college, and I'm wondering if it is safe to download adobe flash player on it?

    It is safe, although Flash is a pretty hefty pig sometimes and sometimes causes performance problems.
    (I use Click2Flash Safari extension, so I only run the flash stuff when I must have it.)
    Make sure you are downloading it from Adobe.
    Don't respond to other website attempts to give it to you.
    charlie

  • Is it " Safe " to install Adobe flash professional CS 6 ?

    Hi ,
    I intend to install “ Adobe flash professional CS 6 “ on my MacBook Pro with retina display , is it OK to install this software ? Do I expect problems or performance issues ?
    Anyone had issues running or uninstalling this software ?
    Is it better to leave adobe products ? As I heard of many issues related to these products
    I appreciate any information ,
    Thanks a lot ,
    Best regards ,

    It's Adobe Flash that has the occasional security issue and mostly because people don't keep on top of the updates.
    However Flash does it's own updating now so that's less of a problem than before.
    Adobe's Create Suite is fine and the best in the industry.
    However it's Apple that releases new OS X versions like crazy and so you have to make sure things work before you upgrade or update OS X .
    A website here assists in telling you the basics, if CS6 will work with 10.8 for instance or iff issues develope with a update.
    http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
    But the best advice is from Adobe's forums, that's where people will go if they have problems, not here too much, unless it's a OS X problem.

  • HT2128 install adobe flash player, is it safe for mac

    "Install Adobe Flash Player" popped up on the screen. Is it safe to install it on a Mac computer...ie. compatible?
    thanks

    It's reasonably safe as long as you get it directly from adobe.com -- nowhere else.

  • Frequent Fails when installing Adobe Flash Player (Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.0, and Windows 8.1)

    Constantly see the following error message from Adobe Flash Player Installer:
    Error has been encountered. Close this window and try downloading again.
    What in heck does that error message mean?
    This message occurs most of the time when I try to update to the latest version of Adobe Flash Player.
    It would be one thing if it was only occurring on Windows XP, but it shows up on Windows 7, Windows 8.0, and Windows 8.1 frequently.
    Just for curiousity looked at the Windows 8.1 Event Viewer and NO error message shows up there.
    Would be nice to:
    (1) know what the error really is so that it can be reported to you to get it fixed once and for all.
    (2) have Adobe Flash Installer NOT to delete itself every time that the installer is run.
    (3) have an OFFLINE download installer to download and install Adobe Flash Player without the MacAfee installer.
    (4) have Adobe UNCHECK that the Install MacAfee installer that you have to opt out of each time you do an Adobe Flash Player download. You should make it to OPT IN not OPT OUT! Don't need another program installed without my permission. This causes issues when I have to uninstall MacAfee on computers that others in my family use.
    It seems to takes up to 20 times to download the Adobe installer over a period of many days or weeks to get it to install properly.
    I have written software for over 36 years as a computer programmer and now Senior Software Developer. I have do installers on my own and have to figure out how to solve my own issues on the installers to get them fixed.
    This issue doesn't seem to be tied to any particular version of Windows... Same issue occurs on Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.0, and Windows 8.1! The ONLY commonality seems to be Adobe Flash Player.
    Certainly Adobe should be smart enough to fix this issue once and for all.
    If the issue is that there is a network congestion error that it cannot download the installer, please say so and please please please DO NOT delete the downloaded installer every time that it is run on a PC.
    I'd like to fix the security issues with the Adobe Flash Player AS SOON as there is a patch for it. I don't like having security issues over a long period of time.
    Please address this issue so that I can put this to bed and not have to keep sending you messages that once again the Adobe Flash Player Installer is yet again broken!
    Certainly you have a staff at Adobe that CAN fix this problem quickly!

    more information about errors can be found in the FlashInstall.log file in C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash (and the SysWOW64 equivalent on 64-bit systems)
    the offline installers (below) do not delete themselves
    you can find the offline installers
    Flash Player for ActiveX (Internet Explorer)
    Flash Player Plug-in (All other browsers)
    the offline installers are not bundled with any 3rd-party crapware

  • Unable to install Adobe Flash Player and Download Manager issue

    Dear all,
    1. I tried to install adobe flash player and have enabled
    'download unsigned ativex control' and "run activex control and
    plugins", but never succeeded.
    2. I am unable to locate the "download manager" sources.
    Please help.
    Regards,
    Harsen

    As a note, running with no anti-virus software is a very bad choice. I would try installing Microsoft security Essentials, [http://microsoft.com/security_essentials http://microsoft.com/security_essentials] to stay safe with a free but light weight anti-virus.
    If you want to install a new version of Flash, try installing [http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/licensing/win/install_flash_player_11_plugin_32bit.exe http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/licensing/win/install_flash_player_11_plugin_32bit.exe].
    However, the sites might

  • I can't install Adobe Flash

    Since a new version came out a couple of weeks ago, I have been unable to install Flash. This stops a number of websites from showing video, such as the BBC news, because I uninstalled the existing Flash on the instructions of the Adobe site for when an install fails.
    The download using the Adobe installer goes OK, but after staring the local installation it stops just saying Instal failed or something simple like that.
    Anyone else having this problem? Any solutions?
    TIA
    Mark

    Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions - Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion
    Boot to the Recovery HD:
    Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
    Repair
    When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported then click on the Repair Permissions button. When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
    Download and install Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145. Ignore the incorrect post below. The link I provided is for the full installer.

  • HT1338 how do i install adobe flash player on macbook pro

    how do i install adobe flash player on macbook pro?

    Download the player from the link that Allan provided.
    Doubleclick the downloaded file to mount the .dmg file.
    When a window opens with the 'Install Adobe Flash Player', doubleclick that file to start the install.

  • Error installing Adobe Flash 11 "launchfail" after enable AppLocker

    Error installing Adobe Flash 11 "launchfail" after enable AppLocker please help. I have allow everyone from publisher for .exe and .msi

    I'll ask around, but I don't have any experience with AppLocker.  Have you gone through all of the documentation here?
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd723678(v=ws.10).aspx

  • I have installed adobe flash player on my computer and this is not working please help

    I have installed adobe flash player on my computer and this is not working please help

    What is your operating system & version?
    What is your web browser?
    What means "not working"; what do you see instead of the expected Flash content?

  • Hey, I'm trying to install Adobe Flash on my Macbook Air. At a certain point it asks for my password but it doesn't take it. So I cannot continue installment. I have reset my password already. Still the same problem. How can I continue to install when it

    Hey, I'm trying to install Adobe Flash on my Macbook Air. At a certain point it asks for my password but it doesn't take it. So I cannot continue installment. I have reset my password already. Still the same problem. How can I continue to install when it keeps asking for a password it doesn't recognize over and over again? How many times do I have to reset it then? Advice please

    You have to provide your computer's administrator password in order to install Flash Player.

  • Have installed adobe flash player and is in downloads, and my documents, but I can't open it due to conflicting instance. No idea what to do next

    Trying to open adobe flash player so my daughter can play educational games. Think it's downloaded ok, but it won't open due to 'conflicting instances'. I don't even know what that means!

    This is the full procedure for installing Adobe Flash for Firefox.
    1.Download the Flash setup file from here: <br />
    [http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player.exe Adobe Flash - Plugin version]. <br />
    Save it to your Desktop.<br />
    2. Close Firefox using File > Exit <br />
    then check the Task Manager > Processes tab to make sure '''firefox.exe''' is closed, <br />
    {XP: Ctrl+Alt+Del, Vista: Shift+Ctrl+ESC = Processes tab}
    3. Then run the Flash setup file from your Desktop.
    * On Vista and Windows 7 you may need to run the plugin installer as Administrator by starting the installer via the right-click context menu if you do not get an UAC prompt to ask for permission to continue (i.e nothing seems to happen). <br />
    See this: <br />
    [http://vistasupport.mvps.org/run_as_administrator.htm]

  • Can't install adobe flash player

    i am not a techie, so the previous threads dont help me much -- not basic enough, i guess.   anyway, i cant seem to install adobe flash player.   i often click on a website or something, and it wont run because it says i need adobe flash player (had it before -- dont know what happened to ti).   when i follow the steps to download flash player, my computer freezes up and IE shuts down.  whats up, and how might i go forward?   and thanks in advance for helping out a non-techie.

    Well, that should mean that nothing is running in realtime and should not interfere as McAfee would. I think this version of Ad-Aware was an On-Demand, you ran it when you wanted to, it didn't run automatically, is that correct?
    Was the HJT just on the Desktop?
    When you left click on Ad-Aware what happens? We can remove it, but it isn't causing a problem now so we'll do that later.
    Did you have any ad block? What about pop-up blocker software installed?
    In your Manage Add ons, the All add ons, can you pull out all ActiveX Controls(list them?) If not don't worry about it.
    When you first began having problems, did you try to Install an older version of Flash Player thinking that would work?
    Are there any other Anti-Virus/Spyware that you had installed before that wasn't Uninstalled that may still be running in realtime?
    I'm trying to determine what caused the ActiveX Control error.
    Do you know how to find the Flash folder? If not, I do. Just tell me.
    Thanks,
    eidnolb
         P.S. I just noticed your last post. I'll check on that Wise Uninstall. Someone had that and I forgot what it was for. Will have to find the thread, first I had ever heard of it. Thanks
    Message was edited by: eidnolb  a P.S.

  • How can I install adobe flash on my firefox when it keeps opening automatically in Chrome?

    How can I install adobe flash on my firefox when it keeps opening automatically in Chrome?

    Flash Player Plug-in (All other browsers)
    That's the installer, regardless of what browser you download it with.

Maybe you are looking for

  • Is there Any better Developer tools than Report6i/Form6i

    Hi Is ther any other Editior Similar to TOAD(pl/sql Developer) Which can ease the development by popping the method/properties

  • Beats Headphones Won't Play With 1st Gen. iPad

    I've had the headphones under a year, the headphones have worked with iPad. Just today when I wanted to play some music they won't play. I checked the headphones with my phone and another tablet and it played with the same quality. I tried it again w

  • Question about message filter

    I want to archive all email by using message filter. The filter is the following: archiveallmail: if( rcpt-to == "@mydomain\\.com") archive("backup"); So all mails will be archived to the directory "backup". I would like to seperate different users.

  • OS X Disk

    Okay, so I had read in another post somewhere in this forum from a person saying that there are programs that are on the OS X Operating System disk that are not pre-installed when you recieve your computer. Is this true? If so, what type of programs

  • Another thing about the fascinate

    I work for third party retailor with Verizon and several other carriers, and when I went into the corp store that is right down the road from where I live I was talked down to and my problems were kinda brushed under the carpet as if it didnt matter.