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While feverishly revamping Flash with the all-new version - to keep from killing it - Adobe is still plugging the current incarnation with smaller updates. To that end, Flash 11.3 just popped out of beta, which sees the company add a few notable goodies for the plugin. On top of filling seven critical security holes, Adobe added a background updating feature for Mac OS X and signed the code in preparation for compatibility with. That way it'll align it with the upcoming feature in the next OS X release, though you'll have to dial its max security down one notch to get it. Lastly, sandboxing - in Chrome - has been tacked on to Firefox as well, slowing hackers by isolating the plugin from critical system processes. All that fresh duct tape and polyfill should keep Flash rattling along - until Adobe can pull the gleaming Next platform out of the hangar. Meanwhile, click the source for the download links.
As mentioned above, the perennial favourite of security researchers and security firms, Adobe’s Flash Player came in a distant third. Flash was expected to come first by most users especially after the slew of security bugs that spilled out in the open after the Hacking Team data breach. In 2015 Flash ‘only’ had 316 security bugs. How To + Recommended. How to Tell if Adobe Flash Player Update is Valid. Posted on March 8th, 2013 by Derek Erwin There have been a lot of articles lately about security problems with Flash Player and recommendations to update Adobe plug-ins.