Is flashplayer safe to install ?

[sta]

Is Adobe flashplayer safe to install on firefox ? yet

[daledoc1]

Hello and :

 

Yes, but ONLY when the installer is obtained from the official source, either HERE or HERE.

 

See this thread:

https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?/topic/124898-adobe%C2%AE-flash-v1900185-shockwave-player-vv1220162-updates/

 

Note: There are separate versions for ActiveX browsers (IE) and for plug-in browsers (e.g. Firefox).  You will need both of these, if you use IE, too.

 

Thank you,

[ky331]

If you visit sites that USE Flash Player, then you'll NEED to install it in order to view those sites.

 

As for safety, as long as you [EDIT:  obtain it from an official Adobe site, as noted above by daledoc, and] keep Flash up-to-date, that's the best you can hope for.   The problem is that hackers continue to target Flash --- probably by reverse-engineering its code --- to locate and exploit 0-day vulnerabilities in it.   As such, there will NEVER be a time when Flash is "absolutely" safe.

 

By adding MBAE, you'll "harden" Flash, as MBAE should be able to intercept many/most/all of the vulnerabilities that hackers may find.

[sta]

Thank you daledoc1 and ky331 for you timely response . As MalwareBytes exposed this problem and brought it to the attention of the public , yes I stand a much better chance !!

ok , here goes .. lol

thanks again