However, the open source company said that it will block Flash from its web browser until Adobe releases a version of the software that isn’t vulnerable, then it will once again enable the plugin by default.īIG NEWS!! All versions of Flash are blocked by default in Firefox as of now. Recently, Alex Stamos, chief security officer at Facebook has recommended Adobe to set an “end-of-life date for Flash” because of the latest exploit from the Hacking Team firm.Īfter Facebook’s chief security officer recommending Adobe to kill Flash, Mozilla has released a new version of its popular web browser Firefox that blocks Adobe Flash by default. In the past, this could have caused major panic, as Adobe was the software that most websites used to stream video and to offer other services, but today HTML5 has proven to be a great replacement. Yes, Adobe quickly took action to patch the exploits, but it’s an ongoing fight that never stops.

Several days ago the breached surveillance company Hacking Team, was able to exploit three unpatched vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player that showed just how insecure the software can be. While Adobe Flash has been a popular asset to the web, the software has become the vector of many security vulnerabilities. It’s time to kill Adobe Flash Player once and for all.

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