![]() ![]() Instead, visit the "about" page that the Flash right-click menu links to. Unless you know to right-click on a Flash object on a page and select "About Adobe Flash Player 10." from that menu, you're left to puzzle through Flash Player pages on Adobe's site-where neither its support, help nor download pages list your plug-in's version. ![]() Given the urgency of Flash 10.1's security fixes, it's odd that Adobe makes it so hard to see what version of Flash you have. ![]() Windows users can try such free alternatives as Sumatra PDF or Foxit Reader.) Don't want to wait? Most Mac users can and should dump Reader for OS X's own Preview. (Adobe Reader, unfortunately, won't get patched until June 29. But the real reason to install 10.1 is its security fixes, which close a serious vulnerability.Īn Adobe advisory issued June 4 warned that this hole could "allow an attacker to take control of the affected system" and was apparently "actively exploited in the wild against both Adobe Flash Player, and Adobe Reader and Acrobat." Adobe shipped the semi-awaited 10.1 version of its Flash Player browser plug-in last night, but the results aren't likely to earn the San Jose, Calif., company any more friends.Īdobe's blog post and release notes tout Flash 10.1's performance, stability and privacy improvements.
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