Online criminals have used the old fraudulent Flash Player/Adobe Reader pop-up alert for years to fool unsuspecting Windows and Mac users into installing Trojan horses and other malicious.
How to disable Adobe Flash Player
Google Chrome
It is completely safe to download flash player to your Mac computer, just as it would be in any other Windows computer, so you don’t have to worry about that. However, there are certain key factors you should have in mind before downloading adobe flash player on your Mac computer or laptop since the process isn’t quite the same as it would be with another device. Adobe Flash Player is one of the most famous freewares in the whole world. For most Windows computers, the program is already installed when you get your computer or laptop, so you don’t have to download anything, at least for a while. However, when it comes to Mac computers, the situation is a. Since this is a daily check Flash Player will usually update within 24 hours of a new version being available. With the notification option it can take up to 7 days for Flash Player to prompt that a new version is available for download. If you do not remember installing Adobe Updater — or do not see it in the computer’s list or folder of applications — be very suspicious of any alerts about Flash Player updates.
1. Type 'chrome://plugins' into a new browser tab and hit Enter or Return.
2. Click the Disable link under Adobe Flash Player.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
1. Click the gear icon at the top right of the browser window.
2. Scroll down to and click Manage add-ons.
3. Select Shockwave Flash Object.
4. Click Disable.
Mozilla Firefox
1. Click the stacks icon at the top right of the browser window. (Or type 'about:addons' into a new browser tab.)
2. Scroll down to and click Add-ons.
3. Scroll down to Shockwave Flash and change the setting to Never Activate.
Apple Safari
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1. Click Safari in the menu bar.
2. Scroll down to Preferences and click.
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3. Click the Security tab in the pop-up window.
4. Click the second Website Settings button, next to Allow Plug-ins.
5. Select Adobe Flash Player.
6. Select Block.
7. Click Done.
Opera
1. Type 'opera:plugins' into a new browser tab and hit Enter or Return.
2. Scroll down to Shockwave Flash and click Disable.
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