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Gareth Halfacree · 8th Feb 2013, 09:47

Yet another hole in the rich-media player.
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/20...e-flash-vuln/1

.//TuNdRa · 8th Feb 2013, 11:18

I'm reading all this with the various different flash adverts going around the page. Way to make me paranoid, Bit.

Spraduke · 8th Feb 2013, 11:22

Flashblock for Firefox is your friend.

Griffter · 8th Feb 2013, 13:10

3rd!!

mdshann · 8th Feb 2013, 17:05

flashblock is my savior. I even use it on Linux

theshadow2001 · 8th Feb 2013, 18:16

I wonder if it's even possible to have something which is as ubiquitous as flash with similar features but is much less open to exploits. Or is that just having cake and eating it too.

KidMod-Southpaw · 8th Feb 2013, 19:33

God I love you flashblock.

Grandpa just rang up before with continuous warning messages on every common page such as Ebay, asking him permission to run flash player. Could this have anything to do with it?

ArcAngeL · 8th Feb 2013, 20:48

Uninstall. It's time flash and java was no more. Html5 all the way.

theshadow2001 · 8th Feb 2013, 21:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArcAngeL

Uninstall. It's time flash and java was no more. Html5 all the way.

There's no doubting the security cluster **** that is java and flash is up there too. But what happens when html 5 becomes equally ubiquitous. The security holes will probably start getting poked in it quite quickly too.

KidMod-Southpaw · 8th Feb 2013, 22:57

Every standard will come and go, they always do.

leexgx · 9th Feb 2013, 14:59

if your using Chrome or Opera (and soon firefox) you can enable "Click to play" (under settings > adv > Content) or "Load Plug-in Only on demand" (tools > Pref > ADV > content) , that puts an Play icon on where the flash or Java object norm is (an side affect it also stops most ads from showing if they lack an static ad backup) i got an Play icon at the bottom of this forum right now (floating ad frame)

abezors · 9th Feb 2013, 15:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArcAngeL

It's time flash and java was no more. Html5 all the way.

Agreed. Flash is a necessary evil until youtube goes fully HTML5 (currently they're beta testing it). Once youtube is converted, the rest of the web won't take too long I'd imagine.

It's quite unbelievable how something as badly performing as flash is still the go-to plugin. It brings single-core laptops to their knees

jrs77 · 9th Feb 2013, 15:19

Been saying for two years allready, that Flash and Java needs to go in favour of HTML5. Nobody really needs Flash and Java anyways, as you can do most of the stuff with pure HTML5 and CSS. The only reason for Flash still being around is the heavily used FLV.
Java is allready gone for the bigger part and only javascript is being used, but that doesn't require any PlugIns to begin with.

Hopefully youtube makes the transition to HTML5 sooner than later, as this will make Flash useless for the majority of users.

IvanIvanovich · 9th Feb 2013, 19:56

There are still a lot of web games around that use flash and/or java though those could be replaced by webgl. Though I agree for many people flash has become nothing more than an annoying ad delivery system.

LightningPete · 10th Feb 2013, 03:10

To be fair, the rest of you smashing Flash with the negative 'Ban' style hammer, you must remember 5-8 years ago it was a great piece of software that was used for a lot of things and we didnt exactly hate it then. If anything HTML5 is grown from the advantages of flash and java alike (in a way). And lets face it something that was used in a lot of applications and webpages is bound to be exploited at some point like EVERYTHING thats connected to the internet. HTML5 is not going to pretend like Mac and Apple nerds incorperated that they are invincible to flaws, viruses, exploits etc. As Humans and as everything above is designed by humans nothing is perfect from or by us. The fact they have addressed it is something rather than this being found 12 months later or something done about it at a far later date.

PingCrosby · 10th Feb 2013, 18:47

Please do NOT flash in this weather as you will be left vulnerable due to the icy conditions, speaking as a professional flasher ( I was going to retire but thought I'd stick it out a while longer ) I know what I'm talking about.

Hakuren · 11th Feb 2013, 19:14

Everybody responsible for conceiving, developing and implementing Flash should be burned alive, hanged, shot, chopped to tiny little bits and then fed to the sharks.

It just get me really turned on when Flash is running [e.g.] router management. It is simply retarded idea on WS without Flash which was on purpose removed or never existed in the first place...

BTW: I hate Flash since first day I seen that crap.

8th Feb 2013, 09:47	#1
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theshadow2001 Ultramodder Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,006	I wonder if it's even possible to have something which is as ubiquitous as flash with similar features but is much less open to exploits. Or is that just having cake and eating it too.

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LightningPete Diagnosis: ARMAII-Holic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: My Many Houses :) Posts: 186	To be fair, the rest of you smashing Flash with the negative 'Ban' style hammer, you must remember 5-8 years ago it was a great piece of software that was used for a lot of things and we didnt exactly hate it then. If anything HTML5 is grown from the advantages of flash and java alike (in a way). And lets face it something that was used in a lot of applications and webpages is bound to be exploited at some point like EVERYTHING thats connected to the internet. HTML5 is not going to pretend like Mac and Apple nerds incorperated that they are invincible to flaws, viruses, exploits etc. As Humans and as everything above is designed by humans nothing is perfect from or by us. The fact they have addressed it is something rather than this being found 12 months later or something done about it at a far later date.

10th Feb 2013, 18:47	#16
PingCrosby Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sunny Redcar in Cleveland Posts: 326	Please do NOT flash in this weather as you will be left vulnerable due to the icy conditions, speaking as a professional flasher ( I was going to retire but thought I'd stick it out a while longer ) I know what I'm talking about.

11th Feb 2013, 19:14	#17
Hakuren Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 124	Everybody responsible for conceiving, developing and implementing Flash should be burned alive, hanged, shot, chopped to tiny little bits and then fed to the sharks. It just get me really turned on when Flash is running [e.g.] router management. It is simply retarded idea on WS without Flash which was on purpose removed or never existed in the first place... BTW: I hate Flash since first day I seen that crap.