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New Macromedia Flash Player
Hey gang,
A number of sites have prompted me to install the new Macromedia Flash Player to accommodate their site. My version is quite old. Have done some looking into this and am in doubt about whether to install it. Is anyone aware of any problems, i.e. adware, spyware, conflicts, etc., with the new version?? I know, I running XP Home SP2, but, I trust this forum more than any of the others~! Many thanks and "howdy to all"........ Heirloom, old and laid up for a while P.S. for Joanie, You aren't the only one that has foot surgery, :-) ! |
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New Macromedia Flash Player
H,
I'm unaware of problems with Flash 9 however there are security problems with Flash 8. See Microsoft Security Advisory (925143) - "Adobe Security Bulletin: APSB06-11 Flash Player Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities" (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...ry/925143.mspx) and Adobe Security Bulletin APSB06-11 - "Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and Earlier Versions" (http://www.adobe.com/support/securit...psb06-11.html). Note that, as with Sun's Java, installing the upgraded Flash 9 does not remove the files associated with Flash 8 such as flash8.ocx although AFAIK it will no longer function. -- Mike Heirloom wrote: Hey gang, A number of sites have prompted me to install the new Macromedia Flash Player to accommodate their site. My version is quite old. Have done some looking into this and am in doubt about whether to install it. Is anyone aware of any problems, i.e. adware, spyware, conflicts, etc., with the new version?? I know, I running XP Home SP2, but, I trust this forum more than any of the others~! Many thanks and "howdy to all"........ Heirloom, old and laid up for a while P.S. for Joanie, You aren't the only one that has foot surgery, :-) ! |
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New Macromedia Flash Player
Thanks Mike. I could not remove Flash 7 or 8 from Add/Remove and I just
ran a check on what was on here and it is Adobe Flash 8.0.24.0. I will download the latest one and then see if I can remove the earlier ones in Add/Remove. Heather "Mike M" wrote in message ... H, I'm unaware of problems with Flash 9 however there are security problems with Flash 8. See Microsoft Security Advisory (925143) - "Adobe Security Bulletin: APSB06-11 Flash Player Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities" (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...ry/925143.mspx) and Adobe Security Bulletin APSB06-11 - "Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and Earlier Versions" (http://www.adobe.com/support/securit...psb06-11.html). Note that, as with Sun's Java, installing the upgraded Flash 9 does not remove the files associated with Flash 8 such as flash8.ocx although AFAIK it will no longer function. -- Mike Heirloom wrote: Hey gang, A number of sites have prompted me to install the new Macromedia Flash Player to accommodate their site. My version is quite old. Have done some looking into this and am in doubt about whether to install it. Is anyone aware of any problems, i.e. adware, spyware, conflicts, etc., with the new version?? I know, I running XP Home SP2, but, I trust this forum more than any of the others~! Many thanks and "howdy to all"........ Heirloom, old and laid up for a while P.S. for Joanie, You aren't the only one that has foot surgery, :-) ! |
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New Macromedia Flash Player
Puppy biscuit to you, Figgleswade!
"Heather" wrote in message ... Thanks Mike. I could not remove Flash 7 or 8 from Add/Remove and I just ran a check on what was on here and it is Adobe Flash 8.0.24.0. I will download the latest one and then see if I can remove the earlier ones in Add/Remove. Heather "Mike M" wrote in message ... H, I'm unaware of problems with Flash 9 however there are security problems with Flash 8. See Microsoft Security Advisory (925143) - "Adobe Security Bulletin: APSB06-11 Flash Player Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities" (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...ry/925143.mspx) and Adobe Security Bulletin APSB06-11 - "Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and Earlier Versions" (http://www.adobe.com/support/securit...psb06-11.html). Note that, as with Sun's Java, installing the upgraded Flash 9 does not remove the files associated with Flash 8 such as flash8.ocx although AFAIK it will no longer function. -- Mike Heirloom wrote: Hey gang, A number of sites have prompted me to install the new Macromedia Flash Player to accommodate their site. My version is quite old. Have done some looking into this and am in doubt about whether to install it. Is anyone aware of any problems, i.e. adware, spyware, conflicts, etc., with the new version?? I know, I running XP Home SP2, but, I trust this forum more than any of the others~! Many thanks and "howdy to all"........ Heirloom, old and laid up for a while P.S. for Joanie, You aren't the only one that has foot surgery, :-) ! |
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New Macromedia Flash Player
From: "Mike M"
| H, | | I'm unaware of problems with Flash 9 however there are security problems | with Flash 8. See Microsoft Security Advisory (925143) - "Adobe Security | Bulletin: APSB06-11 Flash Player Update to Address Security | Vulnerabilities" | (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...ry/925143.mspx) and Adobe | Security Bulletin APSB06-11 - "Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash | Player 8.0.24.0 and Earlier Versions" | (http://www.adobe.com/support/securit...psb06-11.html). | | Note that, as with Sun's Java, installing the upgraded Flash 9 does not | remove the files associated with Flash 8 such as flash8.ocx although AFAIK | it will no longer function. You can create a simple Batch file to remove Flash 8 after installing . @Echo off regsvr32 /u /s %windir%\system32\macromed\flash\flash8.ocx del %windir%\system32\macromed\flash\flash8.ocx Thre is also a way to do it with MSIExec.exe such as... start -- run MsiExec.exe /X{CSLID #} I just don't have the "CSLID #" handy :-( BTW: I am in the process of mitigating vulnerabilities on my LAN thanx to reports from Harris Stat. Adobe Reader and Acrobat, Flash, Symantec, QuickTime are the vast majority. I have been simplifying the process using KiXtart scripts. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm |
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New Macromedia Flash Player
David,
I used the uninstall program offered by Adobe for removing Flash 8 and earlier versions. It did, in fact, remove the flash8.ocx file. I checked, as thoroughly as I am able, and found nothing remaining after using their uninstall. One word of caution to anyone installing the Flash 9, unless you want the Yahoo! Toolbar, be sure to uncheck it as part of the install! It is installed by default, unless you refuse it. Don't really know why I wanted the Flash 9, except that there have been a number of sites I have wanted to look at recently that tell me I need it to view the site. Heirloom, old and got it anyway "David H. Lipman" wrote in message ... From: "Mike M" | H, | | I'm unaware of problems with Flash 9 however there are security problems | with Flash 8. See Microsoft Security Advisory (925143) - "Adobe Security | Bulletin: APSB06-11 Flash Player Update to Address Security | Vulnerabilities" | (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...ry/925143.mspx) and Adobe | Security Bulletin APSB06-11 - "Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash | Player 8.0.24.0 and Earlier Versions" | (http://www.adobe.com/support/securit...psb06-11.html). | | Note that, as with Sun's Java, installing the upgraded Flash 9 does not | remove the files associated with Flash 8 such as flash8.ocx although AFAIK | it will no longer function. You can create a simple Batch file to remove Flash 8 after installing . @Echo off regsvr32 /u /s %windir%\system32\macromed\flash\flash8.ocx del %windir%\system32\macromed\flash\flash8.ocx Thre is also a way to do it with MSIExec.exe such as... start -- run MsiExec.exe /X{CSLID #} I just don't have the "CSLID #" handy :-( BTW: I am in the process of mitigating vulnerabilities on my LAN thanx to reports from Harris Stat. Adobe Reader and Acrobat, Flash, Symantec, QuickTime are the vast majority. I have been simplifying the process using KiXtart scripts. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm |
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New Macromedia Flash Player
From: "Heirloom"
| David, | I used the uninstall program offered by Adobe for removing Flash 8 | and earlier versions. It did, in fact, remove the flash8.ocx file. I | checked, as thoroughly as I am able, and found nothing remaining after using | their uninstall. One word of caution to anyone installing the Flash 9, | unless you want the Yahoo! Toolbar, be sure to uncheck it as part of the | install! | It is installed by default, unless you refuse it. | Don't really know why I wanted the Flash 9, except that there have | been a number of sites I have wanted to look at recently that tell me I need | it to view the site. | Heirloom, old and got it anyway | Thanx. Do you have a URL for this uninstaller ? As for the Yahoo! toolbar. It and the Google Toolbar are barred on my LAN. In my Domain Login Script if they are found on the PC, they are summarily removed. The same routine in the Login Script is in the Qucktime and Flasg "fix" script just in case the technician failed to uncheck the Yahoo checkbox. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm |
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New Macromedia Flash Player
Good Lord......bwa ha ha!! I was just thinking about you and how we
missed your *off the wall* comments.....and here you are......welcome back. Kissies.....Figgleswade "C. Emily Play" ahh-ooh wrote in message ... Puppy biscuit to you, Figgleswade! "Heather" wrote in message ... Thanks Mike. I could not remove Flash 7 or 8 from Add/Remove and I just ran a check on what was on here and it is Adobe Flash 8.0.24.0. I will download the latest one and then see if I can remove the earlier ones in Add/Remove. Heather "Mike M" wrote in message ... H, I'm unaware of problems with Flash 9 however there are security problems with Flash 8. See Microsoft Security Advisory (925143) - "Adobe Security Bulletin: APSB06-11 Flash Player Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities" (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...ry/925143.mspx) and Adobe Security Bulletin APSB06-11 - "Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player 8.0.24.0 and Earlier Versions" (http://www.adobe.com/support/securit...psb06-11.html). Note that, as with Sun's Java, installing the upgraded Flash 9 does not remove the files associated with Flash 8 such as flash8.ocx although AFAIK it will no longer function. -- Mike Heirloom wrote: Hey gang, A number of sites have prompted me to install the new Macromedia Flash Player to accommodate their site. My version is quite old. Have done some looking into this and am in doubt about whether to install it. Is anyone aware of any problems, i.e. adware, spyware, conflicts, etc., with the new version?? I know, I running XP Home SP2, but, I trust this forum more than any of the others~! Many thanks and "howdy to all"........ Heirloom, old and laid up for a while P.S. for Joanie, You aren't the only one that has foot surgery, :-) ! |
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New Macromedia Flash Player
Hey Loon......where did you get that uninstall program?? I could look
for it on Adobe, I guess (reading your mind, lol). I checked via Search in Windows Explorer and saw no evidence of Macromedia or Adobe Flash and believe I removed all of them from there. But sure have a ton (24) of entries for my Adobe camera program and Adobe Reader. Anyone use the Shockwave program?? The odd site asks for it and I used to have it on WinME. I need it in order to do jigsaws from the Houston Chronicle, would you believe, Mr. Texas Tinhorn?? Kissies....Figgs "Heirloom" wrote in message ... David, I used the uninstall program offered by Adobe for removing Flash 8 and earlier versions. It did, in fact, remove the flash8.ocx file. I checked, as thoroughly as I am able, and found nothing remaining after using their uninstall. One word of caution to anyone installing the Flash 9, unless you want the Yahoo! Toolbar, be sure to uncheck it as part of the install! It is installed by default, unless you refuse it. Don't really know why I wanted the Flash 9, except that there have been a number of sites I have wanted to look at recently that tell me I need it to view the site. Heirloom, old and got it anyway "David H. Lipman" wrote in message ... From: "Mike M" | H, | | I'm unaware of problems with Flash 9 however there are security problems | with Flash 8. See Microsoft Security Advisory (925143) - "Adobe Security | Bulletin: APSB06-11 Flash Player Update to Address Security | Vulnerabilities" | (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...ry/925143.mspx) and Adobe | Security Bulletin APSB06-11 - "Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash | Player 8.0.24.0 and Earlier Versions" | (http://www.adobe.com/support/securit...psb06-11.html). | | Note that, as with Sun's Java, installing the upgraded Flash 9 does not | remove the files associated with Flash 8 such as flash8.ocx although AFAIK | it will no longer function. You can create a simple Batch file to remove Flash 8 after installing . @Echo off regsvr32 /u /s %windir%\system32\macromed\flash\flash8.ocx del %windir%\system32\macromed\flash\flash8.ocx Thre is also a way to do it with MSIExec.exe such as... start -- run MsiExec.exe /X{CSLID #} I just don't have the "CSLID #" handy :-( BTW: I am in the process of mitigating vulnerabilities on my LAN thanx to reports from Harris Stat. Adobe Reader and Acrobat, Flash, Symantec, QuickTime are the vast majority. I have been simplifying the process using KiXtart scripts. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm |
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New Macromedia Flash Player
From: "C. Emily Play" ahh-ooh
| Puppy biscuit to you, Figgleswade! | What's really your name -- Sid Barrett ? -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm |
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