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    Firefox is blocking Flash by default


    Posted: 14 Jul 2015

    After a number of issues and exploits have been discovered recently, Mozilla has taken a big step and is now blocking Flash in all of its Firefox browsers.

    Flash, the much maligned and hated software on which a surprisingly big part of the web still relies, has often been criticized for its faulty security. More recently, unpatched vulnerabilities, which are being exploited in the wild, have transformed Adobe’s platform into an even bigger liability.

    But you’re a bit safer if you rely on Firefox, as Mozilla has put Flash on its blacklist of software and addons. The program is disabled by default and can only be enabled if the user clicks on a prompt that pops up. The reasoning here is that Flash needn’t be blocked completely, but it shouldn't be running without the user’s knowledge either.
    Read more: After Facebook called for its death, now Firefox is blocking Flash by default
    Brink's Avatar Posted By: Brink
    14 Jul 2015


  1. Posts : 22,740
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #1

    1. I wonder when that will happen??
    2. What about sites that still use flash??



    And how does flash even effect Facebook??
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  2. Posts : 23,195
    Windows 10
       #2

    BunnyJ said:
    1. I wonder when that will happen??
    2. What about sites that still use flash??



    And how does flash even effect Facebook??
    A lot of the games on facebook use flash (or did last time I looked)
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  3. Posts : 346
    Windows 10 Pro 64bit 21H2 (19043.1348)
       #3

    I use Pale Moon 64bit and to date haven't had trouble with this.
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  4. Posts : 2,662
    W10 Pro (desktop), W11 (laptop), W11Pro (tablet)
       #4

    I have FireFox 40 and have encountered this. By default the Flash plugin is set to "Ask to activate" and can't be changed to "Always activate". Same with the Java plugin.
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    W11 Pro
       #5

    Pendaws said:
    I use Pale Moon 64bit and to date haven't had trouble with this.
    Pale Moon is not Firefox :)

    Patched versions of Flash are now up: Adobe Flash Player Distribution | Adobe
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  6. Posts : 46
    64-bit 10240 10 Pro
       #6

    It is not blocking the Flash released today. Only Flash built prior to today. Pale Moon is a Firefox clone. Without Firefox there would be no Pale Moon.
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  7. Posts : 1,625
    W7 Pro x64 | W10 IP x64 | Linux Mint VM
       #7

    I had it on my Win 7 install last night. Haven't seen it on 10 yet though.
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  8. Posts : 1,481
    W10 22H2 19045.3031
       #8

    I am using Cyberfox, it also does it. FF look alike. Seems like every time we get a windows update, Adobe will follow with updates.
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  9. Posts : 1,557
    W10 32 bit, XUbuntu 18.xx 64 bit
       #9

    Gary said:
    It is not blocking the Flash released today. Only Flash built prior to today. Pale Moon is a Firefox clone. Without Firefox there would be no Pale Moon.
    Gary,

    Technically, it is SeaMonkey there would be no Firefox or Pale Moon. Firefox use to be built from SeaMonkey from the way I understand it. Firefox has switched to some type of internal toolkit and now SeaMonkey is built from Firefox.
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