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[[Adobe Flash Player Full Installer]][[Adobe Flash Player Full Installer]] - ''stand-alone installer'' - ''offline installer'''''Latest Version: Version 14_0r0_145 released July 8, 2014'''{{:Template:Archived Entry}}''2014 Update- Adobe is constantly changing the name and behavior of their spyware installer, as well as the location of downloads on their site. They do this to discourage circumvention of their spyware background installer. Links are changing faster than information can be updated here. Please post any comments about dead links or new circumvention techniques in the discussion section.'' {| class="wikitable"|-| '''Current Adobe Flash Player Version:''' |-| * <big><big>ADOBE HAS DENIED DOWNLOAD OF STAND ALONE W/O REGISTRATION</big></big>|}''Jan 2016 Update- This page is no longer maintained. Adobe updates will no longer be provided here. Adobe is a very uncooperative company that puts greed ahead of security and customer care.''''Feb 2015 Update- Already this year Adobe Flash has proven more vulnerable to remote exploit attacks. Users should be aware that Adobe Flash Player is considered one of the worst software available today in regards to security! If you choose to have Adobe Flash on your system, be sure to keep it absolutely up to date. '' ''August 2014 Update- Adobe has not posted the latest full installer (offline installer) on the archive page like have have been doing for past versions. It is unknown if this is an oversight or another way to discourage people from not using their latest incarnation of GetPlus. A [https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1548977 discussion] on the Adobe community forum explains how to get the latest version.''Adobe changed the way Flash is installed. Now they force their download manager software on your system and use it as a medium to install Flash Player. This is very bad because their download manager runs in background memory, makes your computer slower, and opens security risks that hackers can exploit.Adobe is not a reputable trustworthy company. Ever since they have acquired ownership of the Flash player browser plugin, they have used customer dependency on updates to the plugin to get their other products onto your computer. They have even went so far as to develop a virus like application that secretly installs on your computer along with the Flash Player plugin. Due to mass criticism by industry experts and the media, Adobe has scaled back their push of [[PUP malware]] (malware type unwanted programs), namely inclusion of their [[Adobe GetPlus DLM Vulnerability]]. However, they still have PUP malware addons in the installer. The best way to install updates to Adobe Flash is to get the latest full standalone installer, which is not the small web installer on their primary download page. Once you obtain the full standalone installer, make sure you uncheck any boxes to ensure you do not add additional unwanted programs to your computer.Adobe Download Manager adds files to the operating system and poses a security risk which has been verified in the past.Obtaining the Adobe Flash Player full standalone installer is sometimes difficult. The location of it is a moving target. Adobe obfuscates information about the whereabouts of the installer. Adobe Flash can be installed without the Adobe Download Manager. However, Adobe is making it more difficult to circumvent installation of DLM. Adobe is not a very good company. We try to keep the most current circumvention method posted here.Obtaining the full installer file from a 3rd party web site other than adobe.com also has risk. Anything from a 3rd party could be modified to contain a virus or rootkit load. Here we try to keep up with where Adobe has moved the Flash standalone full installer and share that information with you, along with a link to the installer file from Adobe.com. This way you are obtaining the file you need, directly from the vender, as to minimize your risk.<big><big>{| class="wikitable"* [http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html#Flash%20Player%20archives For DIRECT ACCESS to the FULL INSTALLER, navigate to Flash Player Archives.]</big></big>|- | '''Link to download directly from Adobe:''' For PC users, locate and click on "'''(Released X/XX/XXXX) Flash Player XX.X.X.xxx (XXX.XX MB)'''" which will download a huge file.|- | * <big><big>[http://download.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/licensing/win/install_flash_player_19_plugin.exe Download EXE installer from Adobe.com]</big></big>* http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/installers/archive/fp_14.0.0.145_archive.zip|} The zip file from the Adobe web site is over 100mb because it contains full installers for several operating systems. For Windows XP, the flashplayerXX_XrX_XX_win file should be extracted from the zip archive and used for installation. Extract just the file that ends with "win" and then you can delete the zip archive. Install Flash Player from flashplayerXX_XrX_XX_win. * The file that ends with _win is for other web browsers (Firefox, Chrome)* The file that ends with _winax is for Internet Explorer only, which contains ActiveXThis is to avoid any PUP grayware. PUP (potentially unwanted program) software and toolbars are sometimes included with versions of Adobe Flash. By telling Adobe you want to manually install updates, you have an opportunity to opt-out of any future PUP malware that they attach, including their GetPlus.This is to avoid any [[PUP]] grayware. PUP (potentially unwanted program) software and toolbars are sometimes included with versions of Adobe Flash. By telling Adobe you want to manually install updates, you have an opportunity to opt-out of any future PUP malware that they attach, including their GetPlus.* http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ {| class="wikitable"|-| '''Version Installed on Your System:''' |-| * <big><big>[http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ Your FLASH Version]</big></big>|} The page at that link will show you which version of Adobe Flash Player you have installed as well as the current version available from Adobe.com. This is the easiest way to compare version numbers and see if your browser plugin is up to date. == Adobe Flash Player Distribution == The Adobe Flash Player Full Installer is referred to by several names:* Adobe Flash Installer* Flash Offline Installer* Flash Standalone Installer Adobe would like for you to obtain a Adobe Flash Player Distribution License before you get the full installer. This shouldn't be necessary for home users that simply want to stick the full installer on removable media so they can have it on another computer in their home, a computer that may not have an Internet connection. Current Adobe Flash Player Distributions are sometimes available on the URL below, which is an official Adobe.com page. {| class="wikitable"|-| '''Adobe Flash Runtime Player Distribution Page''' |-| * http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html|} That link was verified as still valid as of November 2014. However, don't count on it always being there. Adobe likes to move these locations around as part of their obfuscation efforts that frustrate consumers. === Adobe Community Forum Discussion === The Adobe Flash full installer is always on the move. To help keep up with where Adobe has relocated the file to or changes in the URL there is frequently discussion on their community user forum. Here are some useful and relevant threads on the conversation. * [https://forums.adobe.com/message/5550516 Downloading offline (standalone) installer of latest Flash player?]* [https://forums.adobe.com/thread/889580 Where can I find the "Extended Support Release" of Flash Player for Windows or Macintosh?]* [https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1388144 Stand-alone Flash player/projector]* [https://forums.adobe.com/message/5550515 Adobe Flash Player Distribution (offline installer)]For Linux users [[Install Update Flash Plugin Ubuntu]] demonstrates the process for Debian based distributions.[[Category:Security]]