Apple is giving their Mac desktop and laptop computer users love by forcing them to upgrade to the latest version of Adobe's Flash plugin software.
This was happen after Adobe releases a critical update that addresses a bug that could potentially let attackers hijack computers after they visit to a websites including some reputable websites.
In a post on the Apple's support page, Apple informed the users that if the Adobe Flash plug-in they are using is out of date, they may see the message, "Blocked plug-in", "Flash Security Alert" or "Flash out-of-date" when they trying to view Flash contents in Safari.
Mac desktop and laptop computer users will then be prompted to download and install the update.
Website MacRumors said Apple wants the users to upgrade to the latest 14.0.0.145 version of Flash Player as soon as possible.
MacRumors also said that "For those users running systems incompatible with Flash Player 14,
Adobe has made available a 13.0.0.231 update that addresses the security
issues".
Apple has updated their web plug-in blocking mechanism to disable all versions before Flash Player version 14.0.0.145 and 13.0.0.231.
Recently, Adobe released Flash version 14.0.0.145 to address a flaw that security blogger Michele Spagnuolo said. He also said that it could let attackers steal cookies that authenticate users websites.
CNET said that Adobe had assigned the highest threat level rating to the bug.
Tech site CNET, has reported that there are many websites that are vulnerable like Twitter. Twitter make an action to addressed the error.
Google Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer which is installed on Windows 8 will automatically receive updates for the Flash Player.
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