My father had an iMac. He wasn't an Administrator, Gatekeeper was properly configured, it didn't have Flash or Java installed, his computer had Sophos Home installed on it and I had remote access. In 10 years he was never infected with malware.
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=malwarebytes+mac&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
So you don't want me to watch any videos that aren't on YouTube? Even YouTube runs a lot more efficiently with Flash. It's a crappy technology, but the alternatives are either slower or haven't been adopted fully.
Not any harder unless they're writing these trojans in assembly language or something. I used to write everything in C and still didn't know or care what RISC was.
IDK, my tech-illiterate grandma has been fine with her Mac for the past 4 years. Nothing third-party installed except Flash and Chrome. And her old Windows PC had tons of crap, including literally 4 Yahoo! toolbars somehow.
You mean the original?Until there's a compromised version of Malwarebytes.
It's not hyperbole. It's just incorrect. Go to the BBC News or CNN or any other big news site, and see how many videos require Flash. Strangely, many of them use HTML5 if you change your user agent to iPad or something, so IDK why they keep the Flash version on the desktop site.
People still installing Flash?
Sure. However most corporations have training modules or other internal websites that are older and Flash-based. So it becomes an IT problem in these instances, but still annoying to be down for any length of time while at work.
Put them on a non admin account and don't give them the admin password.
I am pretty sure Apple would love to do that.
I agree. When I am forced to use chrome, I only ever use it in a sandboxed VM which I can blow away after using. I will NOT have google infecting my Mac's hard drive. Also google's policy's on how they accrue data and what they do it is highly questionable.
Should I scan my Macbook because I already install flash
Well-known Windows backdoor malware "Snake" has been ported to the Mac for the first time, according to MalwareBytes. Described as "highly-sophisticated," Snake (also called Turla and Uroburos) has been infecting Windows systems since 2008 and was ported to Linux systems in 2014 before making its way to the Mac.
The Snake malware was found earlier this week in an installer masquerading as Adobe Flash Player, buried inside a file named "Install Adobe Flash Player.app.zip." It is designed to look like a legitimate Adobe Flash installer, but is signed by an illegitimate certificate.
It does, actually, install Adobe Flash Player, but it is accompanied by additional software that is malicious and designed to provide a backdoor into the Mac. The malicious files are well hidden in the /Library/Scripts/ folder and disguised as an Adobe launch process.Apple already revoked the certificate that the Snake malware was using to infect Mac machines, but another iteration could pop up, so Mac users should be aware of the possibility.
Those infected by Snake are vulnerable to having data stolen, including login information, passwords, and unencrypted files.
To avoid malicious software, Apple recommends downloading content only from the Mac App Store or from trusted developers.
Article Link: Windows 'Snake' Malware Ported to Mac, Imitates Adobe Flash Player Installer
I would flat out bet money that those saying it’s dumb to install flash, hear your argument every single time this subject comes up but will still go ahead and tell you that you’re stupid.
I use the computers in my signature. One is new, and the other is old but more capable. The HTML5 player just sucks. No, it doesn't lag, but it uses more resources, which is frustrating when everyone keeps claiming HTML5 implementations are so fast and magical.
Didn't some versions of the official installer try to bundle in some semi-malware like Yahoo! stuff that you'd accidentally agree to install? Or am I thinking of Java?
Yes, I just never update my Flash and manually enable it when I need it, which is rarely. I don't want to have to keep updating it, and I don't want Adobe's autoupdate s***ware running. Adobe makes great software, but their update/registration managers are so pesky that I cracked my legally purchased Photoshop just to take it offline.
Is it that big of a deal to make employees install Flash? Of course you shouldn't make the customer use it, but that's a different story. You know, not everyone is a tech fanatic.
