Removing older versions of flash

I just tried the Secuna security test found at
http://secunia.com/software_inspector
It tells me i have loads of older versions of flash
installed, many of them with security issues. How can I get rid of
them as there is no uninstaller in Add/Remove programs for them,
except for version 8.

Hi,
I do not have any idea about this software, but as long it is
not in the Add\Remove Program, then it is not installed to your
machine. I guess your software is searching for the Flash Keys and
registry files which is not an installed application.
Hope this helps

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