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Do I have to delete Firefox so it won't block Flash ?

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Brihimself
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I have a PC and the same problem as many others seem to have. I keep getting pop ups and warnings and Flash or Java get blocked. I do get a choice to "Allow now" or "Allow & remember" but it still keeps blocking even though my application is current. This is definitely a Firefox glitch and needs to be fixed or at least fixable.

I have a PC and the same problem as many others seem to have. I keep getting pop ups and warnings and Flash or Java get blocked. I do get a choice to "Allow now" or "Allow & remember" but it still keeps blocking even though my application is current. This is definitely a Firefox glitch and needs to be fixed or at least fixable.

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the-edmeister
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Flash won't be blocked if it is a version that Firefox doesn't have on the Blocklist.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/ Three "blocks" were added to the Blocklist for Flash, on the 11th & 12th. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/p794 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/p796 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/p798

Your additional system details shows - Shockwave Flash 15.0 r0 - which is not the latest. Flash 16 is out. https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Brihimself
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I have 16 installed - but it still gets blocked - every time When I choose allow & remember - why doesn't it remember?

James
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Make sure you do not have multiple versions of Flash installed. http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html

Flash 15.0 is the latest if you happen to have 15.0.0.246 as it came out on December 9 with the other updates. The earlier 15.0.0.242 and 15.0.0.239 are vulnerable.

However it is not as easy to get as 16.0.0.235, 13.0.0.259 is from Adobe. https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-27.html

Modified by James