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Just as troubling, working exploits used to take advantage of this vulnerability were discovered in the Angler Exploit Kit, which is one of many tools sold on the underground market that help criminals commit cybercrime.
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In this case, the zero-day vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash, a widely distributed software application. Because of this, zero-days are prized by cybercriminals who have knowledge of them and are used for as long and as quietly as possible. Zero-days are particularly troublesome because they often present an open window during which cybercriminals can operate unchallenged. The term zero-day refers to an unknown vulnerability or an exploit in a software program that the developer of the software is newly aware of, and has not had the time to address and patch. Security researcher Kafeine reports that this vulnerability is currently being exploited in the wild. And that's a pity, for what is otherwise a much improved operating system.A new zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Flash. It is just another example where MS has taken control of what gets installed - and patched - away from the user.
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The MS philosophy with Windows 10 seems to be "out of sight, out of mind-we know best what you need". In Windows 10, you certainly will not be able to find if security patches to Flash have been installed. Perhaps MS believes it can better control the vulnerabilities inherent in Flash if it keeps it under its wing. Or why the info on disabling it is so well hidden. I don't understand why Microsoft has integrated such a security risk as Flash in its Windows 10 browsers, and made it impossible to uninstall. /flash-player-issues-windows-10-ie.htmlĮven Dell Support seems to think the Flash uninstaller will work in every browser:
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At least this site contains instructions on how to Disable ActiveX Filtering:
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You do not need to install Flash Player." What it does NOT say is that Flash Player cannot be uninstalled. You have to drill down several links at Adobe to find this: "Flash Player is integrated with Internet Explorer in Windows 10.
"These instructions are NOT applicable to Flash Player included with Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer on Windows 8 and later or with Google Chrome on all supported operating systems." Their website page on ininstalling Flash Player says: The Adobe Flash Player Uninstall tool does not work in IE 11 or Edge either. (See links at the bottom for instructions).* You cannot uninstall Flash from either of these browsers in Windows 10- you can only disable it. The fact is, Adobe Flash Player comes pre-installed and is integrated into both IE 11 and Edge browsers on Win 10. I was easily able to confirm that Flash was alive and well in both browsers by visiting Adobe's test site: (It was however listed in Belarc Advisor). It was still present in my both IE 11 and Edge browsers, even if it was not listed in my installed programs.
I figured that with Flash gone, there was one less thing to worry about. So when I finally got a Win 10 system, one of the first things I did was uninstall all Adobe products from my list of installed programs in Control Panel>Programs and Features. I have done so long ago, and never missed it: Security experts and main-stream computer publications have been strongly suggesting for some time now that folks uninstall Adobe Flash as a major security vulnerability in all browsers.
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