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Flash plug-in blocking - want to stop Firefox from EVER blocking flash - don't care about whether there is a new update AT ALL.

willow271818130495756084577
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I don't want to EVER see Firefox BLOCK me from using my computer - if you want to ADVISE me that an update exists, that's fine but it's MY COMPUTER not Mozilla's - there must be a hack that can be set to stop these ridiculous crippleware actions.

I don't want to EVER see Firefox BLOCK me from using my computer - if you want to ADVISE me that an update exists, that's fine but it's MY COMPUTER not Mozilla's - there must be a hack that can be set to stop these ridiculous crippleware actions.

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John99
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I can not immediately think of a hack to do that. In most instances such blocks are easy to override, if you are willing to take such a risk. Often you just click to activate.

It is probably worth noting that Firefox and other browsers may well soon (possibly 2017) stop using Flashplayer. See for instance thread

  • Post August 2016, can we re-activate Adobe Flash forever with Mozilla firefox? /questions/1132510

It may be useful to monitor your Flash Usage and be able to consider alternatives.

James
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Flash Player 22.0.0.209 (Mac & Win NPAPI) which has been the current Flash Player version since July 12 is not on the blocklist for click to play soft blocking.

Unfortunately the Flash Player plugin has been getting affected by critical vulnerabilities in most versions since December 2014. Mozilla only puts versions of Plugins on blocklist (usually click to play activation vs hard block) when they are of severe issues.

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.html

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/blocked/ July 25, 2016: Flash Player Plugin 21.0.0.242 to 22.0.0.192 (Win & Mac) Flash Player Plugin 18.0.0.352 to 18.0.0.360 ESR (Win & Mac) Flash Player Plugin on Linux 11.2.202.621 to 11.2.202.626

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Adobe's auto-updater for Flash should take care of this; you shouldn't need to known when Flash updates are available that affect Firefox.

If you think that might be disabled, see this article: https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/flash-player-background-updates.html