Adobe Flash Player

• Posted by Pauline Smith July 14, 2015 #  #security  771 views
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  Like many of you I am neither geeky nor computer literate, but I do try to keep up to date and keep my various devices safe against virus attacks.

   

  I use two computer systems - Apple and Microsoft. Apple by and large is free of viruses and Microsoft is permanently under attack from trolls and bandits, Android to a lesser extent.

   

  I read an article about a month ago that showed disabling Flash player had 2 big benefits

   

  1. It made my old laptop (using MS Vista) much faster (like 8-10 times faster)

   

  2. It made it safer.

   

  3. Having disabled Flash in Chrome - I am prompted when I use a video supported by Falsh player so can use it as a one off.

   

  4. So far I have not had to use Flash

   

  Then today (13 July 2015) an announcemnet appears that Mozilla (Firefox) are not supporting Flash anymore because it is too dangerous. I have attached the link.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33520935

   

  Boys and Girls it is up to you what you do and which software you use; a wise person would stop using Flash very soon.

   

  Stay safe when surfing

   

  hugs

   

  Pauline xxx