{"id":92862,"date":"2020-12-31T03:36:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T11:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=92862"},"modified":"2021-05-03T09:09:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T16:09:06","slug":"a-brief-history-of-adobe-flash-player-from-multimedia-to-malware-intego-mac-podcast-episode-168","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/a-brief-history-of-adobe-flash-player-from-multimedia-to-malware-intego-mac-podcast-episode-168\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History of Adobe Flash Player: From Multimedia to Malware &#8211; Intego Mac Podcast Episode 168"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.fireside.fm\/v2\/GegHgcrH+tNIpWbzR?theme=dark\" width=\"740\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On December 31, 2020, Adobe Flash Player is officially dead. This browser plugin, which provided multimedia content for the early internet, has been plagued by security issues, and became the most exploited vector for malware on the Mac. We look back on 25 years of Flash.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/apple-security-in-2019-year-in-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple security in 2019: year in review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/apple-security-2020-the-year-in-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Security 2020: The Year in Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you like what you hear, be sure to rate and review the Intego Mac Podcast on Apple Podcasts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intego-mac-podcast\/id1293834627\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-78820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png\" alt=\"Intego Mac Podcast\" width=\"150\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a question? 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