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Apple blocking older versions of Flash after yet another security exploit

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/apple-blocking-older-versions-flash-after-yet-another-security-exploit' title="Apple blocking older versions of Flash after yet another security exploit"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2013/07/safari_power_saver_hero%20copy.jpg?itok=9evWuSU1' />[/url]</p> <p>Apple is now blocking older versions of the Adobe Flash (http://www.imore.com/tag/flash) web plugin, advising users to upgrade to the latest version in order to continue using it. This is due to a recent vulnerability that could cause user data to be lost to attackers exploiting the issue on a number of vulnerable sites.</p> <!--break--> <p>Users running older versions should now see a "Flash Out of Date" button where the plugin would normally be, and have issued instructions for updating Flash on the Apple Support website (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5655?viewlocale=en_US&amp;locale=en_US). Anyone that needs to run an older version of Flash can run it in Unsafe Mode in Safari 6.1.</p> <p>Flash continues to be an important part of the web experience for so many people, it's sad that it remains so insecure. OS X no longer comes with Flash pre-installed, and some users have taken to using Chrome when they need Flash so they don't have to install it directly to OS X.</p> <p>Do you still install Flash separately, and what do you think of this latest security issue? Let us know below in the comments.</p> <p>Source: Apple Support (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5655?viewlocale=en_US&amp;locale=en_US)</p> </div></div></div><div id="comment-wrapper-nid-25678"></div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/3c67679e/sc/4/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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