Is Adobe Flash Player risky software?
Uninstall Adobe Flash Now!
Adobe Flash Player is risky software. As of today, it can allow an attacker to take control of your computer from the internet. The only way to stop it is to uninstall Adobe Flash. This effects all Windows, Mac and Linux versions.
Here is how to uninstall Adobe Flash: http://bgr.com/2015/07/27/how-to-uninstall-flash-pc-mac-chrome/
Adobe Flash has been a starting point for malware for years now... but it just seems to get worse and worse. With HTML5 quickly replacing the functions of Adobe Flash, we stopped installing flash on anything a couple of months ago. Soon, it will not be needed for anyone.
However, due to it's popularity in the past, odds are that it's installed on your computer now.
Here is the Adobe bulletin showing the info about the hack:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-05.html
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