{"id":4909,"date":"2012-06-09T07:54:29","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T07:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=4909"},"modified":"2015-02-03T13:50:25","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T21:50:25","slug":"adobe-updates-flash-adds-silent-updating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/adobe-updates-flash-adds-silent-updating\/","title":{"rendered":"Adobe Updates Flash; Adds Silent Updating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Adobe has released the latest version of its Flash Player plug-in, version 11.3.300.257 (or 11.3 for short), which offers an important new feature: silent updating. We&#8217;ve written here often about the security risks posed by Flash Player, and the many security updates users need to apply. But keeping up with all of these updates can be a hassle. Finally, Adobe has added silent updating to Flash Player; in other words, when an update is available, Flash Player will download it automatically. We&#8217;re not sure what the process is after that; we won&#8217;t know until the first silent update is released. The update may require that you quit your web browser, as the Flash Player installer does currently.<\/p>\n<p>To turn on silent updates, check for this dialog after you have installed the version 11.3 of Flash Player:<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4910\" title=\"adobe-flash-113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/adobe-flash-113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/adobe-flash-113.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/adobe-flash-113-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/adobe-flash-113-100x73.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/center>If you want to allow silent updates, check the first option, <b>Allow Adobe to install updates (recommended)<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also access this option at any time from System Preferences &gt; Flash Player:<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4911\" title=\"adobe-flash-113-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/adobe-flash-113-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/adobe-flash-113-2.jpg 487w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/adobe-flash-113-2-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/adobe-flash-113-2-100x24.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/center>It&#8217;s a good idea to turn on silent updates so you don&#8217;t have to worry about keeping Flash Player up to date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adobe has updated Flash Player again. 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