Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.203 still vulnerable

Sorry to bring bad news but Flash Player is still vulnerable. On July 10, 2015 a second zero-day was discovered in data leakage from the hacking team.
External links:
Security Advisory-Adobe APSA15-04: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html
Blog Malwarebytes unzipped: https://blog.malwarebytes.org/exploits-2/2015/07/new-hacking-team-flash-player-0day-uncovered/
It seems that it was already integrated in exploit kits according to Kafeine MalwareDontNeedCofee and Malwarebytes.

Thank you for the update.

If there is no update available from Adobe that solves this problem, it is likely that the latest version of the Flash plugin would be blocked (the Java Deployment Toolkit seems to be a rare exception).

For its own purposes, limiting Flash for reliable sources and media 'necessary' is a good idea. You can do this by using the click-to-play function as follows:

Open the page modules using either:

  • CTRL + SHIFT + a
  • "3-bar" menu button (or tools) > Add-ons

In the left column, click on Plugins. Search 'Shockwave Flash' and always change 'enable' to 'ask to activate '.

When you visit a site that wants to use the Flash, you should see a notification in the address bar icon and one of the following: a link in a black rectangle in the page or an information bar slides between the toolbar and in the page area.

If you do not see an immediate need to run Flash, you can simply ignore the notification.

Unfortunately, because the Flash can be embedded to other sites, this is not a complete solution. Even if you trust SiteA, if it is compromised with the media of SiteB, embedded journalists will play.

You can do the more granular click-to-play service, rather than to trust all media on a site-by-site basis, using an extension. For example: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/click-to-play-per-element/

I noticed that you linked to an article on Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit, which has a free version that should help to protect against this exploit. Have you tried? This much affect browser performance?

https://www.Malwarebytes.org/antiexploit/

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