Re: OT: Stop Firefox from asking to install flash

2014-08-30 Thread Jatin K
1On Saturday 30 August 2014 02:50 AM, Mike Wright wrote: Hi all, When using firefox I'm repeatedly confronted by a popup asking if I want to install flash (usually to view some advertising). This must happen dozens of times a day. Does anybody know if it is possible to stop that, and if so,

Re: OT: Stop Firefox from asking to install flash

2014-08-29 Thread Ahmad Samir
On 30/08/14 00:20, Mike Wright wrote: Hi all, When using firefox I'm repeatedly confronted by a popup asking if I want to install flash (usually to view some advertising). This must happen dozens of times a day. Does anybody know if it is possible to stop that, and if so, how to do it? If y

Re: OT: Stop Firefox from asking to install flash

2014-08-29 Thread Joe Zeff
On 08/29/2014 07:22 PM, Kevin Cummings wrote: Be careful here. There exists a form of mal-ware which is a pop-up that tells you to "update" your flash player, but in fact, its an attempt to get you to install the mal-ware. The point that sticks out here is that the "flash" player that they are

Re: OT: Stop Firefox from asking to install flash

2014-08-29 Thread Kevin Cummings
On 08/29/2014 05:20 PM, Mike Wright wrote: > Hi all, > > When using firefox I'm repeatedly confronted by a popup asking if I want > to install flash (usually to view some advertising). This must happen > dozens of times a day. Be careful here. There exists a form of mal-ware which is a pop-up t

Re: OT: Stop Firefox from asking to install flash

2014-08-29 Thread Tim
On Fri, 2014-08-29 at 14:20 -0700, Mike Wright wrote: > When using firefox I'm repeatedly confronted by a popup asking if I want > to install flash (usually to view some advertising). This must happen > dozens of times a day. I think you may be able to install the flashblock plugin, even withou

Re: OT: Stop Firefox from asking to install flash

2014-08-29 Thread Joe Zeff
On 08/29/2014 02:20 PM, Mike Wright wrote: When using firefox I'm repeatedly confronted by a popup asking if I want to install flash (usually to view some advertising). This must happen dozens of times a day. Does anybody know if it is possible to stop that, and if so, how to do it? Go to Ed

OT: Stop Firefox from asking to install flash

2014-08-29 Thread Mike Wright
Hi all, When using firefox I'm repeatedly confronted by a popup asking if I want to install flash (usually to view some advertising). This must happen dozens of times a day. Does anybody know if it is possible to stop that, and if so, how to do it? TIA, Mike Wright -- users mailing list use