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Anonymous
December 23, 2014
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Flash player plugin has been blocked

  • December 23, 2014
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Add-ons

  

   

  1. Add-ons for Firefox
  2. Blocklist
  3. Flash Player Plugin between 11.0 and 11....

  

Flash Player Plugin between 11.0 and 11.7.700.169 (click-to-play) has been blocked for your protection.

Why was it blocked?
Old versions of the Flash Player plugin are potentially insecure and unstable. All users are strongly recommended to update on our plugin check page.
Who is affected?
All users who have these versions of the plugin installed in Firefox.
What does this mean?

The problematic add-on or plugin will be automatically disabled and no longer usable.

  When Mozilla becomes aware of add-ons, plugins, or other third-party software that seriously compromises Firefox security, stability, or performance and meets certain criteria, the software may be blocked from general use.
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Add-ons

  

   

  1. Add-ons for Firefox
  2. Blocklist
  3. Adobe Reader 9.5.1 and lower

  

Adobe Reader 9.5.1 and lower has been blocked for your protection.

Why was it blocked?
This plugin is outdated and is potentially insecure. Affected users should go to  the plugin check page and update to the latest version.
Who is affected?
All Firefox users who have this plugin installed.
What does this mean?

The problematic add-on or plugin will be automatically disabled and no longer usable.

  When Mozilla becomes aware of add-ons, plugins, or other third-party software that seriously compromises Firefox security, stability, or performance and meets certain criteria, the software may be blocked from general use.
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jeromiec83223024
Community Manager
jeromiec83223024Community Manager
Community Manager
January 7, 2015

Yes, you're way behind on updates, which means that you've missed a lot of security fixes, leaving you at an increased risk for malware infections.  You definitely want to opt-in to automatic updates.

To get the latest, download and install the latest Flash Player from here:

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer

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Anonymous
January 7, 2015

I have it on automatic updates...when I open the downloaded folder the file is in it starts to download but gets to 33% and stops. I've tried this many times. Same result. Here is a screenshot.

 

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Subject: Flash player plugin has been blocked

Flash player plugin has been blocked

created by Jeromie Clark in Installing Flash Player - View the full discussionYes, you're way behind on updates, which means that you've missed a lot of security fixes, leaving you at an increased risk for malware infections.  You definitely want to opt-in to automatic updates. To get the latest, download and install the latest Flash Player from here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer If the reply above answers your question, please take a moment to mark this answer as correct by visiting: https://forums.adobe.com/message/7071852#7071852 and clicking ‘Correct’ below the answer Replies to this message go to everyone subscribed to this thread, not directly to the person who posted the message. To post a reply, either reply to this email or visit the message page: Please note that the Adobe Forums do not accept email attachments. If you want to embed an image in your message please visit the thread in the forum and click the camera icon: https://forums.adobe.com/message/7071852#7071852 To unsubscribe from this thread, please visit the message page at , click "Following" at the top right, & "Stop Following" Start a new discussion in Installing Flash Player by email or at Adobe Community For more information about maintaining your forum email notifications please go to https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1516624.

jeromiec83223024
Community Manager
jeromiec83223024Community Manager
Community Manager
January 8, 2015

Please use the offline installer:

http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player_osx.dmg

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