While I’ve kept Flash updated religiously over the years, last month I finally reached the point where the plugin was adversely impacting my Mac Pro’s performance. So I uninstalled Flash. This rectified the stutters and I eliminated one of the Mac’s most vulnerability-plagued pieces of software. Here’s a list of vulnerabilities that have been discovered in Flash over the years.
I tried disabling Flash a few years ago, but much of the web didn’t function correctly. Today, this is no longer the case. Note that there are a handful of sites that still won’t work without Flash. I will keep this post updated as needed with a list of sites that require Flash. If you must use a web site that requires Flash, use Chrome. It has a sandboxed version of Flash built in.
Adobe Flash plugin required:
- CNNgo
- Google Play music player
- BBC News videos
- Vudu
- Hulu