Notification - Adobe Flash player 14.0r0 has stopped working - takes multiple clicks to close.

Question

When going onto Facebook or E-bay a notification screen comes up with:
'Adobe Flash player 14.0r0 has stopped working'
It has 2 options:
1. Check online for a solution & close the program.
2. Close the program.
It takes multiple clicks, 10 to 12, on either option to close the screen.
Would appreciate any help.

Answer 1

While you are troubleshooting this, it might be helpful, to avoid unnecessary pain on sites where Flash is not actually essential, to set Flash to Click-to-Play ("Ask to Activate"). This will delay Flash from starting on a page until you approve it.
To set "Ask to Activate", open the Add-ons page using either:
* Ctrl+Shift+a
* "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons
In the left column, click Plugins. Look for "Shockwave Flash" and change "Always Activate" to "Ask to Activate".
When you visit a site that wants to use the Flash, you should see a notification icon in the address bar and one of the following: a link in a black rectangle in the page or an infobar sliding down between the toolbar area and the page.
Flash might not work any better after you approve it, however...