Google Chrome started blocking Flash Player from January 2021. When Apple released Safari 14 in September 2020, it stopped loading Flash Player or running Flash content, and many other web browsers quickly followed suit. Read: Apple accidentally approves Mac malware.Įven before Adobe ended support for Flash web browsers, they had turned their backs on it. Check out our list of Mac viruses, malware, and security flaws and our recommendations for the best Mac security settings.įor example, in September 2020, a file disguised as an Adobe Flash installer was able to make its way onto Macs - unfortunately, it contained Shlayer, a malware that replaces web pages and search results with its own ads. Over the years, Flash Player had become increasingly vulnerable to online threats. Perhaps the other major reason Adobe ended support for Flash was the plethora of fake Flash Player downloads that had become one of the most common ways malicious code ended up on Macs.
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