Should I use adobe flash player ?

Hi,
I am an OSX user version 10.9.4
I have for some time been using Adobe Flash Player and since then I have problems watching anything that moves. I get a message box from Adobe asking me if Adobe can use more space on my disk. What does this mean?
Is there a better program other than Adobe Flash Player?  Or do I even need a Flash Player? Is there a Flash player in Mavericks?
Lovely Day to You
from Berlin, Germany

In my experience, the biggest risk with Flash is that unscrupulous third-party web sites may say you need to update Flash and actually load you up with malware. Please see these older articles:
http://www.thesafemac.com/tag/fake-flash-player/
Flash is safely managed by ignoring popups telling you to download a new version. If you see one, go to System Preferences > Flash Player and select the "Advanced" tab to see what version you have:
Then go to Adobe's Flash Player download site:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer
and compare the Flash version shown there with what your System Preferences show. If you are below what is shown, it is safe to update from that page AND THAT PAGE ONLY!
Note I set my Flash preferences to "Never check for updates. That way, any popup saying you need to update is known to be a scam that could damage your computer. I manually check for new update about twice a month. You can easily set a Reminder if you feel you won't remember to check.

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