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Mozilla To Protect Adobe Flash Users

Posted by Soulskill on from the helping-those-who-don't-help-themselves dept.

juct writes "Beginning with versions 3.5.3 and 3.0.14 of Firefox, Mozilla is going to check the version of installed Adobe Flash plug-ins and warn users if it discovers an outdated version with potential security holes. Mozilla confirmed this new security feature and said that the Flash version check was part of a wider commitment to 'protect users from emerging threats online.' Just recently, a study confirmed that 80 per cent of users surf with a vulnerable version of Adobe's plug-in."

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  1. Guaranteed to work by Norsefire · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "WARNING!! The version of Adobe Flash you are using is out of date and contains security holes, please upgrade by clicking here ..."

    Oh dear, I don't understand what this means. Luckily my son, who got sick of me ringing him for computer help, told me what to do whenever I encounter a box I don't understand; click the X, or click cancel, or ignore. Now back to clicking on every ad I see.

    Of course, that isn't likely to happen. It would be more like:

    WARNING!! The version of Adobe Flash you are using is out of date and contains security holes, unfortunately you are using Internet Explorer so there is no warning.

    1. Re:Guaranteed to work by thanasakis · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Have you ever actually tried writing some nice dynamic svg?