The Shockwave Flash setting appears as below. In the Shockwave Flash row, select Ask to Activate from the pull-down menu at the end of the row.In the right panel, search for Shockwave Flash (another name for Adobe Flash).Click the menu icon on the upper right.You may turn it on/activate it, as needed.įirefox allows you to activate Adobe Flash on a per website basis for the duration of your session. To further protect yourself, disable the Adobe Flash Player plugin in your web browsers. Do this procedure for each web browser that is installed on your computer. If your version is out-of-date, download and install the update from the Player Download Center on the Adobe website. To protect yourself, get the latest Adobe Flash Player update. You don't even need to click on anything to get infected with ransomware and other malware. Adobe Flash Player is being exploited in drive-by downloads of 'malvertising' (ads embedded with malware) on legitimate web sites, as well as the usual suspicious web sites.
