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Forum Thread: Outdated flash player
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Relating to this vendor: Adobe Systems |
And, this specific program: Adobe Flash Player 11.x |
| mickymik | Outdated flash player |
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15th May, 2012 19:27 |
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Ranking: 1 Posts: 9 User Since: 3rd Oct, 2010 System Score: N/A Location: UK Last edited on 15th May, 2012 19:33 |
Hi, I was looking at the dashboard of a security program called Trusteer Rapport, and it was reporting that my flash player was outdated. I ran a scan withe Secunia PSI 3 beta and was told all programs were upto date. In my firefox add ons section it reports I have the flash plug in 11.2..202.197 last updated Feb 16 I am confused, I will delete the plug in immediately and install the latest, can anyone explain this. Thanks |
| ddmarshall | RE: Outdated flash player | ||||||||
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15th May, 2012 23:51 | ||||||||
| Score: 1129 Posts: 914 User Since: 8th Nov 2008 System Score: 100% Location: UK |
11.2.202.197 was a Beta version. This means that PSI would not monitor it. Be sure to check your Internet Explorer ActiveX as well as the Firefox plugin. They have to be downloaded separately. -- This answer is provided “as-is.” You bear the risk of using it. |
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| Anthony Wells | RE: Outdated flash player | ||||||||
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16th May, 2012 00:53 | ||||||||
| Score: 2329 Posts: 3,205 User Since: 19th Dec 2007 System Score: N/A Location: N/A |
Hello , I would like to tag on to this thread as there are other detection problems with Adobe Flash in PSI version 2.x and therefore possibly in version 3Beta . ddm has repeatedly pointed out (two or three threads , at least) that the "auto-update" by the PSI often tends to update only one or other of the ActiveX or the NPAPI plug-in when both are installed on a system . My current display after a full (weekly) scan shows FOUR installations/detected instances :- 1) is in my Chrome Canary Browser (not normally everfollowed by the PSI(alpha nightly build)) and shows as the only "patched Actual Installation" at : C:\Documents and Settings\MyName\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome SxS\Application\21.0.1137.0\gcswf32.dll, version 11.3.300.250 (NPAPI) 2)is in my Chrome Frame (not Browser) BHO Stable version as a patched Zombie installation at : C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome Frame\Application\19.0.1084.46\gcswf32.dll, version 11.2.202.235 (NPAPI) whilst 3) and 4) are the regular patched but now classified as "Zombie Installations" of the 11.2.202.235 verions of ActiveX and NPAPI plug-ins in their normal/correct ...\System32\Macromed\... folder . As I type , PSI has just added a second "Actual installation" for the Canary browser which has just updated itself ; so FIVE detected instances in all atm . This must cause a problem for the Secunia silent update (SPS) detection/installation . My Chrome Dev Channel (Alpha) Browser Flash installion is not being picked up at all which is to be expected ; but not yet ruled out . I do believe Secunia need to look into this problem of faulty detection and incomplete updating of Adobe Flash in the PSI version 2.x and certainly before they push out version 3Beta3 . Take care Anthony -- It always seems impossible until its done. Nelson Mandela |
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| Anthony Wells | RE: Outdated flash player | ||||||||
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16th May, 2012 23:55 | ||||||||
| Score: 2329 Posts: 3,205 User Since: 19th Dec 2007 System Score: N/A Location: N/A |
Hi , Just to update for Chrome users and Support ; the tray icon continues to give me update pop-ups as my Canary breeds a new version . The actual browser (alpha nightly build) is (correctly) not displayed as such by the PSI only the Flash file(s) ; again , the gcswf32.dll, 11.3.300.250 (NPAPI) versions of the Flash file ,which is/are are Beta 3 version(s) are (incorrectly) monitored and display as the "patched actual installations" ; of course , the older version of the actual browser is a "zombie" . So there you go . Take care Anthony -- It always seems impossible until its done. Nelson Mandela |
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| mickymik | RE: Outdated flash player | ||||||||
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17th May, 2012 14:19 | ||||||||
| Score: 1 Posts: 9 User Since: 3rd Oct 2010 System Score: N/A Location: UK |
on 15th May, 2012 23:51, ddmarshall wrote: 11.2.202.197 was a Beta version. This means that PSI would not monitor it. Be sure to check your Internet Explorer ActiveX as well as the Firefox plugin. They have to be downloaded separately. Thanks for your answer. It does not sound good if Secunia does not check beta versions.As far as I know there were several proper versions after mine 11.2.202.228 11.2.202.233 11.2.202.235 So in future , I guess I will not use beta's. I have disabled I.E and do not have any flash for that Many thanks for your help |
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| Anthony Wells | RE: Outdated flash player | ||||||||
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17th May, 2012 14:31 | ||||||||
| Score: 2329 Posts: 3,205 User Since: 19th Dec 2007 System Score: N/A Location: N/A |
Hello again , Just to repeat , at present , my PSI 2.0x is detecting and displaying a Flash Beta version in my two Alpha Chrome browsers (one in each) :- 1) In Canary at C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome SxS\Application\21.0.1137.1\gcswf32.dll, version 11.3.300.250 (NPAPI) And now today , 2) in the Dev Channel , since it has updated it's embedded FLash to the Beta 3 , at C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\20.0.1132.8\gcswf32 This is a new situation and Secunia Support have yet to comment . If you wish for a quicker response on this Beta detection "anomaly" from them you could email them at support@secunia.com . Take care Anthony -- It always seems impossible until its done. Nelson Mandela |
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