Should I install Adobe Flash on my mac?

Is it a good idea to put Adobe Flash on my Mac? It makes me nervous.

I suggest visiting ZDNet Security blog at least weekly
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security
The denial-of-service issue affects ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier versions for Windows, Mac OS X and UNIX.
March 5:
Adobe Flash: The vulnerabilities, rated “critical,” have been fixed for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris OS users.
- goes against the 'wait to patch' theory somewhat depending on your browsing and other factors. What Adobe does not say - sometimes they have had and been working on a patch for months and I recall reading an advisory about this upcoming patch.
Flashback Mac OS X malware exploiting (old) Java security holes
By Ryan Naraine | February 27, 2012, 8:29am PST
If a Mac OS X user visits a web page, and their Java is not up to date, the malware infection will occur without their intervention.
FlashBlock
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flashblock/
ClckToFlash is no longer available for Safari
http://rentzsch.github.com/clicktoflash/
HTTPS for FF and Chrome
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere

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Should I install adobe flash on my apple products

Should I install Adobe Flash on my Apple products?

It depends on what you do online. If you routinely view pages wth video, it is still hard not to have Flash.
If you decide to install it, be careful of where you get it. There are malware version out there. I will ONLY install flash form this site:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Note that iOS devices do not support Flash. Mac computers do.

Why do I have to keep installing adobe flash on my mac

why do I have to keep installing adobe flash on my mac?

You can check here what version of Flash player you actually have installed: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html
You can check here: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ to see which version you should install for your Mac and OS. You should first uninstall any previous version of Flash Player, using the uninstaller from here (make sure you use the correct one!):
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/909/cpsid_90906.html
and also that you follow the instructions closely, such as closing ALL applications (including Safari) first before installing. You must also carry out a permission repair after installing anything from Adobe.
After installing, reboot your Mac and relaunch Safari, then in Safari Preferences/Security enable ‘Allow Plugins’. If you are running 10.6.8 or later:
When you have installed the latest version of Flash, relaunch Safari and test.
If you're getting a "blocked plug-in" error, then in System Preferences… ▹ Flash Player ▹ Advanced
click Check Now. Quit and relaunch your browser, but check this also:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5655?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US which also covers ‘blocked plug-in’.

Should i install adobe flash player?

Should i install Adobe Flash Player. My youtube is requesting flash player.
Thanks

You should have no problem as long as you download it from www.adobe.com.
Other site that you can download from may have loaded a bunch of adware to the Flash Player that can be a royal pain you know where.

Trying to install adobe flash player onto mac using internet explorer 5.2 for mac.

Trying to install adobe flash player onto mac using internet explorer 5.2 for mac. But the page that I need keeps telling me that Adobe Flash Player still needs to be installed. I've downloaded AFP several times, and I see it installed correctly on my mac, but the same error message keeps coming up. All of the support that I see is either for mac or for Internet Explorer, but not for both and not for the version of Internet Explorer that I am using. Please help. Thank you.

Wow, IE for Mac is pretty old. What Mac OS are you using? I'm 99% sure you're going to need an older version of the Player, but I'll need to know the OS version to figure out which one.

I cannot install adobe flash onto my mac, whenever the installation box appears it asks for a password! I have entered my apple ID password and any other password I use, but still no joy! Any advice?

I cannot install adobe flash onto my mac, whenever the installation box appears it asks for a password! I have entered my apple ID password and any other password I use, but still no joy! Any advice?

Exactly where are you getting your Flash from? It is quite free from the maker, no password needed.
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
However, if you fell for a trap and were lured into a fake site to rob you of your Apple ID credentials, I suggest you change your passwords immediately.

Installing adobe flash drive onto Mac Air.

Im having trouble installing adobe flash drive onto my Mac Air, how can I do this?

1. System Preferences > Flash Player > Advanced > Delete All
     Press the "Delete All" button
     Install Adobe Flash Player.
    http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
   Download it first. Click Safari in the menubar and select “Quit Safari”.
    Follow the prompts and install it.
    Restart computer. Relaunch Safari.
2. Allow Plug-ins
    Safari > Preferences > Security
    Internet Plug-ins > "Allow plug-ins"
    Enable it.

Unable to install adobe flash on my Mac

unable to install adobe flash on my MAC

Paul, try this. Ir worked for me.
Essentially the online installer, which you're using downloads and installs Flash Player silently in the background. For some reason, the download is failing. Please try the offline installer posted at the bottom of the Installation problems | Flash Player | Mac page in the 'Still having problems' section.

Unsuccessful attempts to install adobe flash player at mac air

I had several attempts to install Adobe Flash but unsuccessful.
It was present before but with the update its not possible to re-install
Pls help since i need the ADOBE FLASH PLAYER.

First uninstall Flash Player according to the instructions here:
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-mac-os.html
Read and follow all the instructions with care.
Then install Flash Player from this site:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Also read: Re: Flash and Safari

Should I install Adobe Flash Player on my MacBook Air?

Hello everyone
I was wondering if I should install Adobe Flash Player.
I watch YouTube a lot and use Safari 7.0.5 as my web browser of choice.
I don't usually play many online games though.
However, there are some sites I use that require Adobe Flash Player.
Thanks for all the recommendations
Model Name: MacBook Air
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Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 1.3 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBA61.0099.B12
SMC Version (system): 2.12f137
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Hardware UUID: C4E2C938-A934-57C4-BA6C-52F1B3ADD287
Operating System: OS X Mavericks 10.9.4
Display: 11.6 inch

personally NO, unless you are using something that demands it.
aside the spat between adobe and apple, it does grind and hog the processor to death - hence why apple decided not to 'support' it.
-just take a look in activity monitor once it starts up.
It (can) also leave vunerabliites to virus 'type' infections;
IF you do indeed decide to load it up, be VERY carefull where you get it from, and ignore ANY POP UP message about updates etc -
*ALWAYS* ONLY go Direct to the adobe flash site, never, never any other 3rd party site. both for install and updates.

Should i install adobe flash player on macbook pro with OSX

Just purchased my first macbook pro, I am thinking of installing Adobe Flash Player but wasnt sure if this is good idea or not. Any suggestions?

Sure - most of the content on YouTube - and much of the video content on the web - uses Flash technology.
Just make certain that you get it straight from Adobe -> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.
Happy computing!
Clinton

Getting msg: blocked plug-ins. unable to install adobe flash playr. Mac OSX 10.6.8 safari

getting message: plug-ins blocked. unable to install adobe flash player.

getting message: plug-ins blocked. unable to install adobe flash player.

Should I install Adobe Flash on my MacBook Air?

Kind of afraid to install Adobe Flash on my new MacBook Air after the initial press regarding decreased battery life? Is there an optimized version for the Air? What are the Pros & Cons?

The latest 10.3 version of Flash works OK. Although it is less resource intensive you will still experience shortened battery life when watching Flash videos, but not as bad as older versions. You will find it at MacUpdate or CNET Downloads.

Should i install adobe flash player update

I thought I heard about a virus having to do with Adobe Flash and I keep getting asked to install the updated flash player. Should I?
Thanks,

You should always keep up with Flash updates, because Flash can have security vulnerabilities that can compromise your machine. (Admittedly, there has yet to be any malware that uses Flash to install on a Mac, but there's a first time for everything.)
However, the only way you should ever update Flash is by downloading the latest version directly from Adobe's site:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer
There has been malware that pretends to be an Adobe Flash installer. That is, in fact, where the infamous Flashback started out before switching tactics this year. So never trust any site or e-mail that tells you that you need to update and provides a link! Get it directly from Adobe instead.

Problem Installing Adobe Flash Player for Mac Air (Yosemite)

I got a message saying my Adobe Flash Player was out of date. This seemed strange because I'd been accessing videos within the last hour with no problems. I went ahead and opened the Mac version installer downloaded of the Adobe site. The install started and after inputting an Admin password, the download reached 25% almost immediately. Unfortunately, it's been stuck at 25% since then. I've tried starting over, deleting the download and re-downloading the update with no success. I've also temporarily disabled my AdBlock and AdBlock Plus. I tried to uninstall AFP so I could start over but the box that's supposed to tell me what uninstaller version to download has an error message saying I need to update AFP.
How can I fix this?
Edit: I thought maybe I was downloading an AFP for an earlier OS (I'm running 10.10.2). I made sure to download the latest version of AFP for Mac possible. The install is now stuck at 30%. (Just to be clear, I downloaded the install package with no problem - the issue is with the install program itself pausing at 30%.)
Edit 2: I figured out which uninstall package I needed (using this page: Uninstall Flash Player | Mac OS) but upon reinstalling AFP, it's stuck again at 25% of download.
Edit 3: The message "Connection failed. Trying to reconnect" has appeared, followed quickly by "connection failed". Guess I'll try again.

I've double-checked to make sure that I've selected "Allow Internet Plug-ins" under Safari>Preferences>Security. I've read in other threads that this is one possible solution but it isn't useful to me since I've uninstalled AFP and but I've been unable to reinstall it.
Edit: I'm not sure if Youtube is supported by a different software package but I can watch any videos on that site with no problem.

Should I install Adobe Flash on my mac?

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