Two bugs, one affecting Apple's Mac platform and another attacking Microsoft's Windows, exploit certain Flash player vulnerabilities to install malware onto users' systems, reports ArsTechnica. While users of other operating systems like Linux have yet to report attacks, Adobe's advisory notes the exploit affects all platforms.
Jan 01, 2021 Adobe Flash Player is dead, yet 10% of Macs are infected with fake Flash malware A recent report claims that OSX/Shlayer malware infects 1 in 10 Macs. Shlayer often takes the form of a fake Adobe Flash Player installer—that’s interesting for at least a couple of reasons. In the new bit that appears, you should see a ‘Use Adobe Flash’ option. If this is deselected, then you need to click it to activate Flash Player. You should now be able to see all content as. The Adobe Flash Player update virus is one of the common ways cybercriminals try to deposit additional harmful code onto a Mac. It usually operates in tandem with such threats as bogus system utilities that report non-existent problems and thus attempt to manipulate users into activating the licensed copy of the scareware.
Designated as CVE-2013-0634, the first vulnerability targets the Safari and Firefox Web browsers running on OS X, and is also being used as a trojan to deploy Microsoft Word documents containing malware. For Mac users, the flaw affects Adobe Flash Player version 11.5.502.146 or earlier.
Mac Adobe Flash Player Update
On March 1 Apple again blocked Flash Player for Lion and Mountain Lion:
The Adobe Flash patch can be found on Adobe’s website, and users can visit this page to check if their software is the most curent version.
Adobe Flash Download Mac
You should uninstall any previous version first, and repair permissions after installing the new version.
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