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Flash Player

(1) (flash player) A flash memory-based music player. See digital music player.

(2) (Adobe Flash Player) Software from Adobe that plays Flash animations and videos. Running on all major platforms and predominant years ago in almost all desktop and laptop computers, Flash Player plug-ins are available for every Web browser. Flash Player is also the runtime engine for applications written in Adobe AIR. Support for Flash Player ended on December 31, 2021. See Flash video and Adobe AIR.
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In addition, "We plan to move more aggressively to EOL Flash in certain geographies where unlicensed and outdated versions of Flash Player are being distributed," the company wrote.
Those who still require Flash Player can download it from the official Adobe website https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/download/ to ensure installation of the latest version.
The version 1.5.3 can work perfectly on Mac OS X Leopard, Lion and Yosemite along with Adobe Flash Player 11 or above versions.
"Although we've only seen a limited number attempts to exploit this vulnerability , we're strongly recommending users to update their versions of Adobe Flash Player software.
The report said that the same team of researchers was able to hack Internet Explorer 11, Firefox, Flash Player and Adobe Reader during the first day of the event.
Summary: I frequently get notices that Flash Player needs an update.
Adobe on Tuesday released security patches for both Flash Player and Shockwave Player, addressing a total of 19 vulnerabilities affecting the two products.
"For anybody who wants to develop a game that targets the Flash player it will be a lot easier," said Diana Helander, group product marketing manager for Gaming Solutions at Adobe.
Dubai: Mobile phone users in the Middle East will no longer be able to download Flash Player onto their Android handsets as Adobe has removed the plugin from the Google Play store.
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