How Hackers Bypassed an Adobe Flash Protection Mechanism

[qmarius]

https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/hackers-bypassed-adobe-flash-protection-mechanism/

[Heracliton]

Yet another reason not to use Flash. I browse with Waterfox which AIUI won't let you install Flash (can't afford to lose lots of Medline search saves in Scrapbook Plus; Quantum-aimed variants too buggy - and I generally can't stand the interface in Quantum).

[EricJH]

That's 'old' news. The security bulletin and blog post were published at February 6. Anybody using the latest Flash Player v 28.0.0.161, release date February 6, is protected.

For those who like to always download the latest full installers:
https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player_ppapi.exe
https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player.exe
https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player_ax.exe