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Adobe Flash reached its end-of-life (EOL) on December 31, 2020, and as of January 12, 2021, any remaining Flash Player installations will be blocked from playing content.

Feb 17, 2021 Uninstall Adobe Flash from Windows 10 There are a couple of ways to make sure Flash is removed. One is via a Windows Update and the other involves using Adobe’s Uninstaller tool. The Mac maintenance and security app called Combo Cleaner is a one-stop tool to detect and remove Adobe Flash Player Uninstaller pop-up virus. This technique has substantial benefits over manual cleanup, because the utility gets hourly virus definition updates and can accurately spot even the newest Mac infections. Nov 22, 2011 Install Flash Player using the installer downloaded in step 2. Be sure applications that may use Flash Player and browsers are closed during the installation; Macintosh. Download the appropriate uninstaller from the following page: Uninstall Flash Player Mac; Download Flash Player from Adobe Flash Player Install for all versions.

Jan 13, 2021 It's over, kaput, done. Adobe Flash Player is officially non-functional, and it's time to uninstall the program once and for all. To uninstall Adobe’s Flash Player plug-in from your Mac completely and permanently, you’ll need to download an appropriate uninstaller for the macOS version you’re currently running. Click the Apple menu in the Finder, then choose the “About This Mac” option.

Since Adobe Flash is now unsupported, meaning that it will no longer receive security patches — and since won’t be able to play content anyway — you should definitely remove it from your system now if you haven’t done so already. (For more on the background to Adobe’s decision to kill Flash, as well as the security issues involved, see this article).

Here’s how uninstall Flash Player on a Mac:

1. Find your macOS version by going to Apple menu >About this Mac.
2. Download the appropriate uninstaller tool for your OS version.
   For macOS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and later, you can use this uninstaller.
   If you’re running macOS 10.4 (Tiger) or 10.5 (Leopard), use this uninstaller instead.
   For older OSes, see Adobe’s website for detailed instructions.
3. Locate the .dmg file for the uninstaller in your Downloads folder and double click on it; then double click on the Adobe Flash Player Uninstaller icon that appears in the window.
4. When the uninstaller opens, click on the Uninstall button to run the tool.
5. If you have any web browsers open, you’ll be prompted to close them in order to complete the uninstall process. You can do this manually, or by using the Force Close option provided by the uninstaller.

If the uninstall was successful, you will see a message telling you that Adobe Flash Player was uninstalled from your system. If you want to double-check, you can go to this page on Adobe’s site and click on the Check Now button to see if Flash is installed on your system; you should see a message telling you that you don’t have Flash.

In the weeks and months ahead, be on the lookout for Adobe-related phishing or social engineering attacks. Flash is obsolete, but bad actors may still try to trick users with fake “updates”, legacy plugin offers, removal tools, and the like. Bottom line? After Adobe Flash is gone from your system, you shouldn’t ever try to install anything Flash-related again.

If you know Mac users who aren’t quite as security-savvy as you are, you may also want to take a moment this week to remind them that Flash has reached EOL. Tell them to uninstall Flash Player from their systems if they haven’t done it yet, and let them know to avoid having anything to do with Flash going forward.

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Questions about this process, or about Mac security in general? Feel free to reach out to us and let us know. If you want to learn more about how to configure a Mac for security, check out this article with tips on setting up a new Mac, or read more about Open Firmware Password Protection.

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. Please visit the Flash Player Help page for instructions on enabling (or disabling) Flash Player in various browsers.

If you use a Mac, see Uninstall Flash Player | Mac.

If Flash Player is installed on your computer, the following box displays the version of Flash Player and your operating system. If Flash Player is not installed, an error message appears.

The Flash Player uninstaller executes on both the 64-bit and 32-bit version of the Windows operating systems.

Save the file in a location where you can find it easily after you restart your computer. For example, save it on your Windows desktop.

Note: To uninstall Flash Player beta, use the corresponding Flash Player beta uninstaller available in Adobe Labs.

The uninstaller does not work if any programs that use Flash are running on your computer.

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Look at the taskbar. If the taskbar contains program icons for a browser or for a game that uses Flash, right-click each icon and choose Close. This example shows a browser in the taskbar:

Look at the icons in the system tray for programs that run in the background. Examples include AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, and games that use Flash (any file with a name that ends in .swf). If you see such an icon, right-click the icon and choose Exit, as shown in this example:

Double-click the icon of the uninstaller that downloaded to your computer.

Follow the prompts. Click Yes if you see the message 'Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?'

Copy and paste the following and click OK.C:Windowssystem32MacromedFlash

Follow steps a, b, and c for the following:
C:WindowsSysWOW64MacromedFlash
%appdata%AdobeFlash Player
%appdata%MacromediaFlash Player

Note:

Beginning with Flash Player 11.5, uninstalling the Flash Player resets the AutoUpdateDisable and SilentAutoUpdateEnable settings in mms.cfg to their default values, which are:

• AutoUpdateDisable=0
• SilentAutoUpdateEnable=0

If you are running the Flash Player uninstaller as part of your deployment process, redeploy any custom changes that you have made to either AutoUpdateDisable or SilentAutoUpdateEnable.

Open your browser and check the status of Flash Player.

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