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gerogie2

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12. The Flash player IS malware.

Reply to Coyotl (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 08:21 PM

Feb 2014

I run firefox and have flash player set to 'ask to activate' so when I visit a commercial web site I'm not waiting ten minutes for all the stupid flash ads to download and display.

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Adobe releases critical emergency update for Flash Player [View all] Coyotl Feb 2014 OP

I avoid Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #1

Indeed. 2naSalit Feb 2014 #2

On a PC, you also have to go to preferences and shut down IE's capability to use Java and JavaScript Coyotl Feb 2014 #8

Aha! 2naSalit Feb 2014 #9

Internet Explorer. The world's leading web browser Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #6

I use Google Chrome and have a lot of pop up advertising that I can't get rid of bigdarryl Feb 2014 #10

I just don't trust Google, Google Plus, all the rest. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #11

The short answer is to track the click. Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #18

If you're a company, I think you can buy your way to the top 5 as well, which kinda sucks IMHO. nt adirondacker Feb 2014 #19

I had to remove my Adobe Flash Player, and there are a lot of videos that I cannot watch. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #3

WHY? I could not access videos last night and had to update. Coyotl Feb 2014 #7

It came up and I installed it yesterday. ananda Feb 2014 #4

Or you could switch to a real operation system and stop worrying and paying off thieves. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #5

The Flash player IS malware. gerogie2 Feb 2014 #12

Use adBlocker Coyotl Feb 2014 #13

Tired Out Right Now... ChiciB1 Feb 2014 #14

I won't install Flash on my personal computer. hunter Feb 2014 #15

Use AdBlocker Coyotl Feb 2014 #16

I go about it my own way. hunter Feb 2014 #17