The announcement below speaks of Windows Flash players and plug-ins. Especially please note "And since virtually all Web browsers' rendering engines play animations unconditionally".
My (dumba..) question is how does one know if one's computer has Macromedia Flash Player? My computer will run animations, but I do not see it in either the programs list or in the task list. Would it be a "process" and if so what name? Or what? How would one know what date their version is?
December 24, 2002
Security Alert: Beware Nasty Flash 'Toons
Macromedia reports that all versions of its Windows Flash players and plug-ins released prior to 12 December 2002 are subject to a buffer overflow exploit. If your system plays a specially crafted Flash animation -- either by visiting a Web page or opening an e-mail with an embedded Flash movie -- it can be taken over completely by a virus, worm, or Trojan horse. And since virtually all Web browsers' rendering engines play animations unconditionally (only a few have settings to disable them), you won't have a chance to stop the attack before it infects your system or destroys programs or data.
My (dumba..) question is how does one know if one's computer has Macromedia Flash Player? My computer will run animations, but I do not see it in either the programs list or in the task list. Would it be a "process" and if so what name? Or what? How would one know what date their version is?
December 24, 2002
Security Alert: Beware Nasty Flash 'Toons
Macromedia reports that all versions of its Windows Flash players and plug-ins released prior to 12 December 2002 are subject to a buffer overflow exploit. If your system plays a specially crafted Flash animation -- either by visiting a Web page or opening an e-mail with an embedded Flash movie -- it can be taken over completely by a virus, worm, or Trojan horse. And since virtually all Web browsers' rendering engines play animations unconditionally (only a few have settings to disable them), you won't have a chance to stop the attack before it infects your system or destroys programs or data.