Update Flashplayer / Video out of date...new to VEF?

Grantchstr · June 22nd, 2015, 12:00 PM

In the last week or so on VEF I have suddenly encountered numerous situations where I get an Update Flashplayer or out of Date popup/over-ride, in many cases requiring remedial measures (in fact all my stuff is in fact the latest available version).......these popups were the sort of thing that one got on other websites all the time but where VEF was almost immune.
I wonder whether this is a new sitiation on VEF?

**MrInBetween** · June 22nd, 2015, 05:47 PM

I haven't seen anything like that myself - could you give us an example of a post that you have this problem with?

[EDIT]
Thinking about this, we don't have any Flash content on the site, do we? So there won't be any 'posts' you have this with, unless when you go off-site via a link to a filehost. Therefore it must from an ad - are you using Adblock?

Grantchstr · June 23rd, 2015, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrInBetween

I haven't seen anything like that myself - could you give us an example of a post that you have this problem with?

[EDIT]
Thinking about this, we don't have any Flash content on the site, do we? So there won't be any 'posts' you have this with, unless when you go off-site via a link to a filehost. Therefore it must from an ad - are you using Adblock?

Example of a thread producing the problem:

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...postcount=1329

**lagerlout** · June 23rd, 2015, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrInBetween

I haven't seen anything like that myself - could you give us an example of a post that you have this problem with?

[EDIT]
Thinking about this, we don't have any Flash content on the site, do we? So there won't be any 'posts' you have this with, unless when you go off-site via a link to a filehost. Therefore it must from an ad - are you using Adblock?

I agree, Just clicked every link there with no problems
Do a full and thorough scan on your puter, I believe some malware is put on your puter and triggered by something ' random ' on a page you visit to fool you into thinking it came from that site not your puter

**highwayman274** · June 24th, 2015, 03:41 PM

I agree with lagerlout. Try the free download of malwarebytes to determine if your system has been bugged.

http://www.anonym.to/https://www.malwarebytes.org/

I never accept "pop-up" offers to update a flashplayer, codec, or java script. Almost all of them are a ploy to seed your computer with malware.

Good luck!

**sandhunter** · July 3rd, 2015, 10:34 PM

FYI never never click the update when you are on any page , it will just lead to headaches.

Candy Cane · July 13th, 2015, 11:36 PM

If youtube videos goes well, don't pay any attention for flash player actualizations.
Download non required .exe's it's an old trick for infect the computers.
Some old version of Opera browser 12 or less had the best pop-up blocker;
if you configure in block all the pop-ups.

**DTravel** · July 15th, 2015, 04:29 AM

I've recently been having similar issues with Firefox blocking Flash Player content telling me I need to update Flash because my version has a known problem. Unfortunately when I try to update Flash instead of getting the latest version that Adobe's website says I'm getting, I'm getting my current version again.

**chip** · July 15th, 2015, 07:45 AM

This might explain much of the FF/Flash issues of late...

"Firefox now blocks all versions of Flash Player by default | ZDNet"

http://www.zdnet.com/article/firefox...tag=YHFb1d24ec

Quote:

Mozilla's support team has made the dramatic but justified decision to block all versions of Flash Player from Firefox until Adobe releases a patch.

The block, announced by head of Firefox support Mark Schmidt, comes in response to the recent discovery of two critical zero-day flaws in Flash Player.

"BIG NEWS!! All versions of Flash are blocked by default in Firefox as of now," Schmidt tweeted. He added a link to Firefox's add-ons page which details that the Flash Player Plugin 18.0.0.203 (the most current and vulnerable version) has been blocked for users' protection.

The tweet was a little overly dramatic given that the move is only a stop-gap measure until Adobe releases a fix for the bugs.

To clarify the matter, Schmidt later added: "Flash is only blocked until Adobe releases a version which isn't being actively exploited by publicly known vulnerabilities."

Adobe has promised patches for the two flaws, but the patches are yet to arrive. Security experts fear that hackers are already working to integrate attacks for the bug into exploit kits, which has already happened for one of the two new flaws.

The two Flash Player bugs (CVE-2015-5122 and CVE-2015-5123) were discovered by security researchers sifting through the 400GB of data from Italian surveillance software vendor Hacking Team which was leaked online last week.

Adobe has already published a patch for an earlier Flash bug, discovered last week in the Hacking Team's files, which formed part of its law enforcement product Remote Control System or 'Galileo'. That flaw was integrated into several exploit kits within hours of its discovery.

Due to the new Flash flaws, Facebook's chief security officer Alex Stamos this week called on Adobe to kill off Flash, which remains one of the most popular targets for hackers thanks its ubiquity on desktops.

Trend Micro, one of the firms that discovered one of the latest bugs, cautioned users to disable Flash until Adobe releases a patch. Trend Micro noted earlier this week that, unlike the first of the three Flash flaws from Hacking Team's files, the two most recent bugs have not been seen in active attacks and have not been integrated into exploit kits. However, that status changed after security researcher Kafeine discovered several exploits kits had bundled attacks for CVE-2015-5122 into their kits.

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June 22nd, 2015, 12:00 PM	#1
Grantchstr Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 66 Thanks: 181 Thanked 460 Times in 46 Posts	Update Flashplayer / Video out of date...new to VEF? In the last week or so on VEF I have suddenly encountered numerous situations where I get an Update Flashplayer or out of Date popup/over-ride, in many cases requiring remedial measures (in fact all my stuff is in fact the latest available version).......these popups were the sort of thing that one got on other websites all the time but where VEF was almost immune. I wonder whether this is a new sitiation on VEF?

June 22nd, 2015, 05:47 PM	#2
MrInBetween R.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Gone But Not Forgotten Posts: 3,934 Thanks: 51,364 Thanked 48,453 Times in 3,898 Posts	I haven't seen anything like that myself - could you give us an example of a post that you have this problem with? [EDIT] Thinking about this, we don't have any Flash content on the site, do we? So there won't be any 'posts' you have this with, unless when you go off-site via a link to a filehost. Therefore it must from an ad - are you using Adblock? __________________ I'm sorry Gentlemen, that's all the lipstick around the nipple we have time for To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by MrInBetween; June 23rd, 2015 at 08:07 AM.. Reason: More sensible answer

July 15th, 2015, 04:29 AM	#8
DTravel Lean Mean Screencap Machine Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Better you don't know. Posts: 23,817 Thanks: 10,480 Thanked 207,344 Times in 23,717 Posts	I've recently been having similar issues with Firefox blocking Flash Player content telling me I need to update Flash because my version has a known problem. Unfortunately when I try to update Flash instead of getting the latest version that Adobe's website says I'm getting, I'm getting my current version again. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I rage and weep for my country. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I can reup screencaps, other material might have been lost.

June 24th, 2015, 03:41 PM	#5
highwayman274 Former Staff Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Great White North Posts: 7,697 Thanks: 245,184 Thanked 130,614 Times in 8,119 Posts	I agree with lagerlout. Try the free download of malwarebytes to determine if your system has been bugged. http://www.anonym.to/https://www.malwarebytes.org/ I never accept "pop-up" offers to update a flashplayer, codec, or java script. Almost all of them are a ploy to seed your computer with malware. Good luck!

July 3rd, 2015, 10:34 PM	#6
sandhunter Super Draconian Sandhunter Join Date: May 2013 Location: Sonoran Desert Posts: 13,979 Thanks: 208,917 Thanked 261,314 Times in 13,886 Posts	FYI never never click the update when you are on any page , it will just lead to headaches.

July 13th, 2015, 11:36 PM	#7
Candy Cane Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 349 Thanks: 4,439 Thanked 3,491 Times in 404 Posts	If youtube videos goes well, don't pay any attention for flash player actualizations. Download non required .exe's it's an old trick for infect the computers. Some old version of Opera browser 12 or less had the best pop-up blocker; if you configure in block all the pop-ups.