Thursday, January 16, 2014

Flash Player Settings

As a wrap up to security unit, we'll end it with Flash settings.

Adobe Flash does an important role in your system, from playing Videos and much more. You can change the storage and acceptability of the program.
To start, go to Control Panel, or search for flash player settings, go to System And Security, and look for 'Flash Player' Click on the link and a window with four tabs should pop-up.





  • First tab is used for storage of information. Click on 'Local Storage by Site...' and remove any storage that you don't recognize. 
  • If you only browser only at local trusted sites, then click allow sites to save information.
  • If you surf all around the internet then Click Ask me option since some malware information can be stored without your constant; check storage at least weekly.
  •  You can Click 'Block all', but it's not recommended since some sites need space to run.

  • As for the second tab, which is for Camera and Mic, it's up to you to decide if your Camera and microphone be accessed by sites, but personally it's recommended to block all.
    • Delete any Sites you don't recognize.
  • Same  goes for Playback or peer assisted networking, if you stay at local and trusted site, click ask me option.
    • Delete any Sites you don't recognize.
  • For Advance Settings, you will need administrator permission to change any required settings;
    • You can Delete all storage, change update settings, check your current installed version, and change update settings.
      • For update section, it's recommended to allow the program to install updates automatically. Not updating  may leave the system vulnerable to security threats.
    • If you are donating or selling your computer you should  'Deauthorize' your system to prevent Flash from playing any previously viewed protected  content, such as music or movies that you may have purchased.


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