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Flash Player Critical Security Update

This made the rounds recently but in case you missed it, Adobe is recommending that all users upgrade to the 8.0.24 player. It fixes a critical security issue in players 8.0.22 and lower that could allow the use of a malicious SWF (don't you just love that phrase?) to take control of the affected computer.

Update to Flash Player 8.0.24 today!

Comments

quick somebody grab maliciousswf.com!
by flashape on 2006-03-15 20:14:44
I've just upgraded to 8.0.24 and now my 'Flash Plugin Switcher' has stopped working ;( i.e I can't revert back to older player versions ;( (tried restarting etc...) has anyone else had issues with this? p ;)
by Anonymous on 2006-03-22 14:48:45
found solution: basically doesn't look like 'Flash Plugin Switcher 2.1' will work with 8.0.24. If others are having probs read this article...
http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=4da116d3

p;)
by Anonymous on 2006-03-23 11:22:05
Thanks for the update, Paddy. I experienced some issues with this too but not exactly what you're describing. (I get errors while switching plugins but once I dismiss the error dialog the correct plugin is installed.)

I'm sure FPS will be updated to fix this. It's such a valuable tool! :)
by aral on 2006-03-24 08:04:13