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[[Adobe Flash Player Full Installer]] - ''stand-alone installer''[[Adobe Flash Player Full Installer]] - ''stand-alone installer'' - ''offline installer'' {{:Template:Archived Entry}}| '''Latest Version: Version 15_0r0_233 released Nov 12, 2014''' | '''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''Jan 2016 Update- This page is no longer maintained.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. '' | * <big><big>[http://download.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/licensing/win/install_flash_player_15_plugin.exe Download EXE installer from Adobe.com]</big></big>| * <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>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.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]]