Mozilla Firefox blocking Adobe Flash

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CrissStrokesLexRoccoNorth Member 565 Posts 2/14	Posted - Feb 6 2015 : 5:13AM Mozilla Firefox has consistently been blocking Adobe Flash. The only way they will allow you to play it is if you download the latest version of Adobe Flash. This has kind of been a pain in the ass, does anyone know why this is happening?. Seems like lots of people have the same issue. The funny thing is now that even if you downloaded flash within the last week it is now still blocking that version as well. [Link]
Jacco All-Star Member "liable to deprave and corrupt" 2673 Posts 5/04	Posted - Feb 6 2015 : 10:21AM Because there have been a whole bunch of security vulnerabilities in Flash lately. If you're on Windows, one malicious Flash file on a site you visit can take over your computer. So far this year already 11 serious vulnerabilities have been fixed. Jacco [Link]
CrissStrokesLexRoccoNorth Member 565 Posts 2/14	Posted - Feb 6 2015 : 11:01AM Jacco wrote: Because there have been a whole bunch of security vulnerabilities in Flash lately. If you're on Windows, one malicious Flash file on a site you visit can take over your computer. So far this year already 11 serious vulnerabilities have been fixed. Jacco Click to expand Thanks for the response Jacco, do you know exactly what the problem with Flash has been? I understand there had been Malware in one of the recent Flash updates. Is there anything Flash can do to avoid this from happening. [Link]
BYOB_Kenobi Senior Member “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” - Kierkegaard 2684 Posts 8/09	Posted - Feb 6 2015 : 10:26PM Flash has always been a vector for malware and Adobe is notorious for not being security conscious or fixing known security holes in software. Not sure what plugins you have or how your Firefox is configured, but on my setup I've been getting a lot of the same warnings from sites (I use PaleMoon which is Firefox based) and when it says update Flash, I click on an icon and a dialogue box popup and says something like "Allow" or "Allow and Remember", I click on either and then the video plays (basically asking you to whitelist the domain). [Link]
Harri Patel Senior Member #SDNY he's all yours. -- Michael Steele 5110 Posts 3/03	Posted - Feb 7 2015 : 12:08AM As Flash 0day exploits reach new level of meanness, what are users to do? [Link]

ninja1 Senior Member 2939 Posts 1/08	Posted - Feb 7 2015 : 2:48PM ^Thanks for that link. [Link]
dogzcatcher All-Star Member Fat bottomed girls make the rockin' world go round! 1551 Posts 5/09	Posted - Feb 8 2015 : 4:14AM An added benefit to uninstalling Adobe Flash is it disables those annoying auto-play videos on news sites. You'll get a pop-up asking to install it. No thanks. Edited by - dogzcatcher on 2/8/2015 4:20:10 AM [Link]
cubesnake Senior Member 3858 Posts 10/02	Posted - Feb 13 2015 : 8:28AM It´s really a drag with these damn add-ons that cause more pain then fun. I can only advise people to have at least these add-ons installed and have a relatively safe internet feeling adblock-plus, no script, flashblock. But with flashblock i discovered that something must have changed since you can not play a flash once you klick on it which worked in the past and if you want to make it even safer ... activate "ask for permission" within the add-on settings Cube Edited by - cubesnake on 2/13/2015 8:29:16 AM [Link]
CrissStrokesLexRoccoNorth Member 565 Posts 2/14	Posted - Jul 14 2015 : 5:58PM So now Firefox has blocked even the latest version of Adobe Flash. I really don't know much about this shit but it's really a pain in the ass. I can still watch you tube videos but there is always a constant advertisement being blocked by Firefox. My question is, if I uninstall Adobe will I still be able to watch You Tube vids and actually be able to see ads instead of the blocks? I did notice on one site an ad actually redirected me to an Advertisement Message From Our Sponsors site which I clicked out of right away. Maybe that was part of the security issues with Adobe Flash? [Link]
Goldstein All-Star Member "You have sacrificed nothing and no one." 3689 Posts 8/10	Posted - Jul 14 2015 : 8:32PM ^ I find it hard to believe that Firefox is blocking the current version of Flash. Mine isn't being blocked -- on all three computers I use daily, with all three running Firefox 39.0. #1 Is your version of Firefox up-to-date? While in Firefox, click on the "Help" menu. From the drop-down list, click on "About Firefox" -- if it says you need to update, do it. #2 Let's be sure your Adobe Flash is really up-to-date (version 18.0.0.209 as of 7/14/15): Go directly to Adobe Flash Player http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ This will tell you what version you are running and show you what the latest current versions are. If you need to update, click on the blue URL link for "Player Download Center." When you get to the download page, it will confirm what OS you are running. Be sure to uncheck whatever "Optional Offers" have been pre-checked, then go ahead and update. I prefer to download the update file to my desktop, close the browser, then update by clicking on the update file on your desktop. After you're done, you can always double-check your results by going back to the Adobe Flash Player page http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ #3 I know this sounds counter-intuitive, but -- in order to keep your computer truly safe -- you also need to update your Adobe Flash for your Internet Explorer browser, as well. This is because websites are storing cookies into your Internet Explorer cache -- even though you're not using it! -- and, an out-of-date Internet Explorer with out-of-date plugins still exposes your computer and leaves you vulnerable to attack. So, close Firefox and open Internet Explorer. When it asks you, "Would you like to make Internet Explorer your default browser?" be sure to click "NO" ! Now, from Internet Explorer, go to the Adobe Flash Player page http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ and repeat what we did in Step #2, but this time you will be updating the Adobe Flash Player and plug-in for Internet Explorer. #4 Go to the Mozilla Firefox Check Your Plugins page https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/ Is it showing your Adobe Flash and other plugins to be current? If not, what plug-ins are out-of-date? FYI, "Unknown Plugins" are typically not a problem :) Let us know your results and if you are still having any problems. #5 Clearing your cache, history, cookies and -- importantly! -- Flash cookies (aka "local shared objects") has become a cat-and-mouse/Spy-vs-Spy hassle. I strongly recommend getting and using CCleaner http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/update?v=5.01.5075&l=1033&o=6.1W6 on a regular basis. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "No Thanks" On the next page, click on download CCleaner Free On the next page, "Download Latest Version" (I prefer to download this to my desktop as opposed to the Downloads folder) Install and run. CCleaner will safely clear all the crap (it's original name was CrapCleaner) from your computer when you choose to run it. This includes clearing-out the dangerous Flash cookies -- that normally don't get cleared when you empty your browser cache -- and which the bad actors use to restore your regular cookies that you thought you deleted. I run mine after every session on the Internet, and often will run it after each website :) CCleaner will also allow you to exempt individual cookies from being deleted if you so choose. AFTER doing all the above, PLEASE let us know if you continue to have problems. There is more we can do, but I'm not going to go through all the details unless we have to :) [Link]
Harri Patel Senior Member #SDNY he's all yours. -- Michael Steele 5110 Posts 3/03	Posted - Jul 15 2015 : 4:18AM Goldstein wrote: ^ I find it hard to believe that Firefox is blocking the current version of Flash. Click to expand It was. [Link]
Goldstein All-Star Member "You have sacrificed nothing and no one." 3689 Posts 8/10	Posted - Jul 15 2015 : 7:57AM ^ OK "There's some drama going down in the Flash camp. Yesterday, because of two unpatched Hacking Team zero-day vulnerabilities, Mozilla blacklisted Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.203, meaning Flash was disabled by default in Firefox. This morning, just a few moments ago, Adobe rushed out version 18.0.0.209, plugging the two vulnerabilities." In the meantime, I highly encourage people to review what I wrote, and follow it as they update to Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.209. I suppose that -- because I am so diligent in keeping my computers patched and up-to-date (aka I don't have a life) -- I never experienced the slightest hiccup with Flash. Basically, I already had v 18.0.0.209 on my computers before using Flash again after "Mozilla blacklisted Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.203." Read that last line again, it actually makes sense Edited by - Goldstein on 7/15/2015 7:58:31 AM [Link]
JackSparrow Deactivated User 7235 Posts 7/11	Posted - Jul 16 2015 : 3:03AM till Tuesday i had the same issue with flash did not work anymore for a few weeks prior with Firefox but than after an automatic update from windows,it works again fine with flash videos in the firefox browser window. ,dont know really why it again works now ,but also had the problem to update the flash player thru a adobe player update ,as the update manager from them not work ,had always a white window after starting to update and so could not update the player myself. and AVG or Avira show no problem either. [Link]
Goldstein All-Star Member "You have sacrificed nothing and no one." 3689 Posts 8/10	Posted - Jul 18 2015 : 6:06AM Of interest, here is a message that EvilAngel has recently posted on their website regarding Adobe Flash Player. From the EvilAngel Website: Message to Firefox Users Unsafe Flash Player Warning Hey Everyone, This message is for people using the Firefox Browser. You may have noticed that you are getting an "unsafe" warning from Firefox when trying to play videos. There is no problem with our site, this is an issue with the Firefox Browser itself and some add on's, as Firefox has made the decision to no longer support Adobe's Flash Player. You can read about it by clicking here. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-ons-cause-issues-are-on-blocklist You can continue to use the site as normal by: -Selecting the option in the warning itself to allow the player to function normally. -Switching your streaming preferences to MP4 -Using an alternative browser like Chrome, Opera, or Safari. Our sites remain secure and safe. If you have any questions or run into any technical issues, you can contact our support 24 hours a day for assistance. Click here to contact our support team. Thank you. Click to expand [Link]
Goldstein All-Star Member "You have sacrificed nothing and no one." 3689 Posts 8/10	Posted - Jul 18 2015 : 6:43AM Google and Mozilla pull the plug on Adobe Flash: Tech giants disable the program on browsers following 'critical' security flaw * Leaked documents recently revealed Adobe Flash has a serious flaw * Vulnerability lets hackers take over a user's computer and install malware * Despite various patches and attempts at fixes, there are still security risks * Google and Mozilla have now pulled support for the plugin on browsers By Victoria Woollaston for MailOnline Published: 07:17 EST, 14 July 2015 / Updated: 11:26 EST, 14 July 2015 The end is could be nigh for Adobe Flash. Leaked documents have revealed the program has a serious vulnerability that lets hackers take over anyone's computer. And despite various patches and attempts at fixes, Google and Mozilla have now both pulled support for the plugin on their respective Chrome and Firefox browsers. Plugins, in particular, need to be updated regularly and are vulnerable to security flaws if people are using out-of-date versions. Such a weakness was recently found in both the software version of Adobe Flash, and its plugin. By its nature, the Chrome version of the Flash plugin is more secure than the program but its extra security was still not enough to block hackers completely. This flaw was revealed when a cyberattack on government-sponsored group Hacking Team leaked a series of documents. These documents showed the Italian group using at least three unpatched Flash exploits to reportedly hack into people's accounts and take over their computers. It appears this organization allegedly sold tools and services to governments, including oppressive regimes. However, once the details of the flaws were made public it left the software open to other hacking groups and cybercriminals that could potentially take advantage of them. This could involve attackers installing malware on people's computers, stealing personal details, monitoring keystrokes to steal passwords and more. And it is believed these exploits have been live for at least four years. Since the documents were leaked, security researchers have verified three previously unknown attacks, and the most recent, spotted by Trend Micro, has been rated as 'critical.' Following the leak Adobe released a patch to fix the original vulnerability and this update was released on 8 July. Earlier today the firm released another updated to Flash Player and said: 'We are proactively pushing the update out to users. We are also working with browser vendors to distribute the updated player. 'Flash Player is one of the most ubiquitous and widely distributed pieces of software in the world, and as such, is a target of malicious hackers. 'We are actively working to improve Flash Player security, and as we did in this case, will work to quickly address issues when they are discovered.' It added that it will partner with browsers to both improve Flash Player security as well as invest in, contribute to and support more modern technologies such as HTML5 and . Despite this, both Google and Mozilla have pulled support for the Adobe Flash plugin on Chrome and Firefox. On Chrome, users will see an error message when they visit sites running Flash prompting them to upgrade the plugin, or it will let them 'Run this time.' This enables the plugin for that specific video or graphic. But when they try to update it, as per Google's official instructions, the component fails to update. Google has not released an official statement. On Firefox, updating the vulnerable Shockwave Flash plugin takes users to a blocked plugin page. It explains: 'Flash Player Plugin between 11.0 and 11.7.700.169 has been blocked for your protection. 'Old versions of the Flash Player plugin are potentially insecure and unstable. All users are strongly recommended to update on our plugin check page.' It warns that all users who have these versions are affected and Mozilla is automatically disabling the plugin. Adobe has not yet responded to MailOnline's request for comment. Security researchers are advising people that 'due to the serious nature of this vulnerability and the likely risk of its use in cyberattacks in the coming days, we recommend users disable Adobe Flash Player in their browsers until the issue is patched.' Others are suggesting removing Adobe Flash completely. Be aware, though, that removing or disabling Flash will have a knock-on effect on websites and users may find they can't use certain features on such sites without it. Apple has not supported Flash on its iOS software since 2010. In April that year, the late co-founder Steve Jobs published an open letter called Thoughts on Flash in which he said Flash caused poor performance, impacted battery life and had 'abysmal security'. Last week, Facebook's chief security officer Alex Stamon tweeted: 'It is time for Adobe to announce the end-of-life date for Flash and to ask the browsers to set killbits on the same day.' [Link]

Zepern Member 174 Posts 5/15	Posted - Jul 19 2015 : 5:11PM I have kept Flashplayer disabled in Firefox for some time now. I enable it if I want to watch something that needs it -- usually a Facebook video. [Link]
BYOB_Kenobi Senior Member “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” - Kierkegaard 2684 Posts 8/09	Posted - Jul 20 2015 : 1:26PM RIP Flash Third Hacking Team Flash Zero-Day Found [Link]
iceman322 Member 15 Posts 8/14	Posted - Jul 25 2015 : 5:02PM I removed Flash completely from my Mac. For the most part I haven't needed it except for the few porn sites that I frequent that require flash to view videos. If I really need to view a video with flash I use Chrome because it uses it's own flash plugin that you can enable/disable anytime. [Link]
Goldstein All-Star Member "You have sacrificed nothing and no one." 3689 Posts 8/10	Posted - Aug 4 2015 : 9:01AM Hackers Exploit ‘Flash’ Vulnerability in Yahoo Ads By Dino Grandoni August 3, 2015 For seven days, hackers used Yahoo’s ad network to send malicious bits of code to computers that visit Yahoo’s collection of heavily trafficked websites, the company said on Monday. The attack, which started on July 28, was the latest in a string that have exploited Internet advertising networks, which are designed to reach millions of people online. It also highlighted growing anxiety over a much-used graphics program called Adobe Flash, which has a history of security issues that have irked developers at Silicon Valley companies. “Right now, the bad guys are really enjoying this,” said Jérôme Segura, a security researcher at Malwarebytes, the security company that uncovered the attack. “Flash for them was a godsend.” The scheme, which Yahoo shut down on Monday, worked like this: A group of hackers bought ads across the Internet giant’s sports, news and finance sites. When a computer — in this case, one running Windows — visited a Yahoo site, it downloaded malware code. From there, the malware hunted for an out-of-date version of Adobe Flash, which it could use to commandeer the computer — either holding it for ransom until the hackers were paid off or discreetly directing its browser to websites that paid the hackers for traffic. “Attacking Yahoo’s visitors would be enormously profitable for criminals,” said Vadim Kotov, a malware researcher at Bromium Labs, a software company, who was not involved with uncovering this attack. “So it makes sense that you’d see this particular type of attack there.” Attacks on advertising networks have been on the rise, Mr. Kotov and other researchers say. Hackers are able to use the advertising networks themselves, built for targeting specific demographics of Interrs, to find vulnerable machines. While Yahoo acknowledged the attack, the company said that it was not nearly as big as Malwarebytes had portrayed it to be. “We take all potential security threats seriously,” a Yahoo spokeswoman said in statement. “With that said, the scale of the attack was grossly misrepresented in initial media reports, and we continue to investigate the issue.” “In terms of how many people were served a malicious ad, only Yahoo would really know,” Mr. Segura said. But he added: “This is one of the largest attacks we’ve seen in recent months.” Neither company could say exactly how many people were affected. After news of the attack was revealed, Adobe asked users to update Flash so their computers would no longer be vulnerable. “The majority of attacks we are seeing are exploiting software installations that are not up-to-date on the latest security updates,” said Wiebke Lips, a spokeswoman for Adobe. [Link]
Goldstein All-Star Member "You have sacrificed nothing and no one." 3689 Posts 8/10	Posted - Aug 13 2015 : 11:31AM Follow the procedures I discussed here. #1 Make sure you have Adobe Flash updated to 18.0.0.232 (as of 2015-08-13)! #2 Firefox users: update to v 40.0 is being pushed as "critical" -- do it! [Link]
cubesnake Senior Member 3858 Posts 10/02	Posted - Nov 17 2015 : 3:54AM Hi, The problem i found now may have to do with flash too. I used to be able to "save" trailers from certain websites using videodownloadhelper. Now it won´t work anymore. Flashplayer is up to t´date, firefox is up to date Clicking on a video ... and nothing happens. If i start a portable version of firefox with only videodownloadhelper installed it works What i´d like to know ... is there anybody who has a pc with firefox 42, latest flashplayer and latest videodownloadhelper and is able to save trailers on www.blacked.com ? Cube [Link]
Goldstein All-Star Member "You have sacrificed nothing and no one." 3689 Posts 8/10	Posted - Nov 17 2015 : 6:59AM See this post! https://forum.adultdvdtalk.com/critical-microsoft-security-bulletin-ms15-115 [Link]
BYOB_Kenobi Senior Member “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” - Kierkegaard 2684 Posts 8/09	Posted - Nov 17 2015 : 8:32PM cubesnake wrote: Hi, The problem i found now may have to do with flash too. I used to be able to "save" trailers from certain websites using videodownloadhelper. Now it won´t work anymore. Flashplayer is up to t´date, firefox is up to date Clicking on a video ... and nothing happens. If i start a portable version of firefox with only videodownloadhelper installed it works What i´d like to know ... is there anybody who has a pc with firefox 42, latest flashplayer and latest videodownloadhelper and is able to save trailers on www.blacked.com ? Cube Click to expand I know what you mean, it happened to me on PaleMoon but was working on Firefox. I couldnt figure it out on PM either, [Link]
Goldstein All-Star Member "You have sacrificed nothing and no one." 3689 Posts 8/10	Posted - Nov 20 2015 : 3:15PM Remember kids, the current Adobe Flash Player version (still current as of 2015-11-20) is v19.0.0.245 To check which Flash version is on your computer go to http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ Now, assuming you just updated Firefox (or another browser other than Internet Explorer), if you're running Windows you still need to be sure that the Windows version (i.e. the Active X version) is also up-to-date. As I posted above: #3 I know this sounds counter-intuitive, but -- in order to keep your computer truly safe -- you also need to update your Adobe Flash for your Internet Explorer browser, as well. This is because websites are storing cookies into your Internet Explorer cache -- even though you're not using it! -- and, an out-of-date Internet Explorer with out-of-date plugins still exposes your computer and leaves you vulnerable to attack. So, close Firefox and open Internet Explorer. When it asks you, "Would you like to make Internet Explorer your default browser?" be sure to click "NO" ! Now, from Internet Explorer, go to the Adobe Flash Player page http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ and repeat what we did in Step #2, but this time you will be updating the Adobe Flash Player and plug-in for Internet Explorer. Click to expand [Link]
Goldstein All-Star Member "You have sacrificed nothing and no one." 3689 Posts 8/10	Posted - Dec 13 2015 : 9:46AM * OK kids, this one seems to be very important. Do it now! * The newest Adobe Flash Player versions (current as of 2015-12-13) are 20.0.0.235 for Firefox and 20.0.0.228 for Internet Explorer. To check which Flash version is on your computer go to http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ Now, assuming you just updated Firefox (or another browser other than Internet Explorer), if you're running Windows you still need to be sure that the Windows version (i.e. the Active X version for Internet Explorer) is also up-to-date. As I posted above: #3 I know this sounds counter-intuitive, but -- in order to keep your computer truly safe -- you also need to update your Adobe Flash for your Internet Explorer browser, as well. This is because websites are storing cookies into your Internet Explorer cache -- even though you're not using it! -- and, an out-of-date Internet Explorer with out-of-date plugins still exposes your computer and leaves you vulnerable to attack. So, close Firefox and open Internet Explorer. When it asks you, "Would you like to make Internet Explorer your default browser?" be sure to click "NO" ! Now, from Internet Explorer, go to the Adobe Flash Player page http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ and repeat what we did in Step #2, but this time you will be updating the Adobe Flash Player and plug-in for Internet Explorer. Click to expand [Link]

Float_my_boat All-Star Member 1311 Posts 6/09	Posted - Dec 14 2015 : 3:42AM This isn't exactly pertinent to this discussion since I'm using Safari as my browser. A couple of months ago I took the Flash out of my computer because of all the warnings and suggestions to disable it. Most sites play fine, but you do get the occasional "flash plug-in missing." That Jasmin site would show up, but since it needed flash and I wasn't interested all was good. Then last week the U.S. government personnel site had session about health insurance. So tune in just before the start time and get the dreaded flash plug-in missing warning. Had to scramble and did update to the latest version of flash, but did miss 10-15 minutes of the session. Don't think I missed anything major, but a heads up that the U.S. government's personnel office uses flash. [Link]