Secunia's software inspector warns of old 'Flash Player'

[occam]

I have installed the latest version of the Flash Player (9.0.28.0). I'm
quite sure, because when I 'verify' the installed version on:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ - the page confirms it.

However when I run Secunia's software inspector
(http://secunia.com/software_inspector/?task=load) it finds an old
version of the Flash Player 7.0.19.0 and flags it as 'Insecure'. This is
in two places on my (Win XP SP2) PC:
C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
and
C:/I386/Flash.ocx

If my latest install is successful, how come are these old versions stil
here? Do I need them? How can I get rid of them through an uninstall,
without messing up the latest version?

thanks for any advice

[David H. Lipman]

From: "occam" <occam@razor.dot.com>

| I have installed the latest version of the Flash Player (9.0.28.0). I'm
| quite sure, because when I 'verify' the installed version on:
| http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ - the page confirms it.
|
| However when I run Secunia's software inspector
| (http://secunia.com/software_inspector/?task=load) it finds an old
| version of the Flash Player 7.0.19.0 and flags it as 'Insecure'. This is
| in two places on my (Win XP SP2) PC:
| C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
| and
| C:/I386/Flash.ocx
|
| If my latest install is successful, how come are these old versions stil
| here? Do I need them? How can I get rid of them through an uninstall,
| without messing up the latest version?
|
| thanks for any advice

You installed the new version but didn't uninstall the OLD version.

Open a Command Prompt and type the following two commands...

regsvr32 /u C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
del C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx


--
Dave
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[occam]

David H. Lipman wrote:
> From: "occam" <occam@razor.dot.com>
>
> | I have installed the latest version of the Flash Player (9.0.28.0). I'm
> | quite sure, because when I 'verify' the installed version on:
> | http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ - the page confirms it.
> |
> | However when I run Secunia's software inspector
> | (http://secunia.com/software_inspector/?task=load) it finds an old
> | version of the Flash Player 7.0.19.0 and flags it as 'Insecure'. This is
> | in two places on my (Win XP SP2) PC:
> | C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
> | and
> | C:/I386/Flash.ocx
> |
> | If my latest install is successful, how come are these old versions stil
> | here? Do I need them? How can I get rid of them through an uninstall,
> | without messing up the latest version?
> |
> | thanks for any advice
>
> You installed the new version but didn't uninstall the OLD version.
>
> Open a Command Prompt and type the following two commands...
>
> regsvr32 /u C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
> del C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
>
>

David, thanks for this.
However, the solution looks like messing the the registry - something I
am wary of (I'd rather not...)

Is there no other way to uninstall old versions? (After all, where have
all the other intermediate versions of Flash player gone, between
version 7.0.19.0 and 9.0.28.0. I regularly update when there is a new
version)

[occam]

occam wrote:
> David H. Lipman wrote:
>> From: "occam" <occam@razor.dot.com>
>>
>> | I have installed the latest version of the Flash Player (9.0.28.0).
>> I'm
>> | quite sure, because when I 'verify' the installed version on:
>> | http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ - the page confirms it.
>> |
>> | However when I run Secunia's software inspector
>> | (http://secunia.com/software_inspector/?task=load) it finds an old
>> | version of the Flash Player 7.0.19.0 and flags it as 'Insecure'.
>> This is
>> | in two places on my (Win XP SP2) PC:
>> | C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
>> | and
>> | C:/I386/Flash.ocx
>> |
>> | If my latest install is successful, how come are these old versions
>> stil
>> | here? Do I need them? How can I get rid of them through an uninstall,
>> | without messing up the latest version?
>> |
>> | thanks for any advice
>>
>> You installed the new version but didn't uninstall the OLD version.
>>
>> Open a Command Prompt and type the following two commands...
>>
>> regsvr32 /u C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
>> del C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
>>
>>
>
> David, thanks for this.
> However, the solution looks like messing the the registry - something I
> am wary of (I'd rather not...)
>
> Is there no other way to uninstall old versions? (After all, where have
> all the other intermediate versions of Flash player gone, between
> version 7.0.19.0 and 9.0.28.0. I regularly update when there is a new
> version)

My apologies David. After some searching on the Adobe site, I got the
exact same procedure recommended. (I decided to uninstall all versions
of Flash - it'll have to do without me. :-)

[louise]

occam wrote:
> occam wrote:
>> David H. Lipman wrote:
>>> From: "occam" <occam@razor.dot.com>
>>>
>>> | I have installed the latest version of the Flash Player
>>> (9.0.28.0). I'm
>>> | quite sure, because when I 'verify' the installed version on:
>>> | http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ - the page confirms it.
>>> |
>>> | However when I run Secunia's software inspector
>>> | (http://secunia.com/software_inspector/?task=load) it finds an old
>>> | version of the Flash Player 7.0.19.0 and flags it as 'Insecure'.
>>> This is
>>> | in two places on my (Win XP SP2) PC:
>>> | C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
>>> | and
>>> | C:/I386/Flash.ocx
>>> |
>>> | If my latest install is successful, how come are these old versions
>>> stil
>>> | here? Do I need them? How can I get rid of them through an uninstall,
>>> | without messing up the latest version?
>>> |
>>> | thanks for any advice
>>>
>>> You installed the new version but didn't uninstall the OLD version.
>>>
>>> Open a Command Prompt and type the following two commands...
>>>
>>> regsvr32 /u C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
>>> del C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
>>>
>>>
>>
>> David, thanks for this.
>> However, the solution looks like messing the the registry - something
>> I am wary of (I'd rather not...)
>>
>> Is there no other way to uninstall old versions? (After all, where
>> have all the other intermediate versions of Flash player gone, between
>> version 7.0.19.0 and 9.0.28.0. I regularly update when there is a new
>> version)
>
> My apologies David. After some searching on the Adobe site, I got the
> exact same procedure recommended. (I decided to uninstall all versions
> of Flash - it'll have to do without me. :-)

Getting the same message from Secunia, I tried the command
prompt recommendations.

The message came back that c:/windows was not a valid
command - I don't want to be without Flash but there really
should be a better uninstallation procedure. Any ideas?

Louise

[occam]

louise wrote:
> occam wrote:
>> occam wrote:
>>> David H. Lipman wrote:
>>>> From: "occam" <occam@razor.dot.com>
>>>>
>>>> | I have installed the latest version of the Flash Player
>>>> (9.0.28.0). I'm
>>>> | quite sure, because when I 'verify' the installed version on:
>>>> | http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ - the page confirms it.
>>>> |
>>>> | However when I run Secunia's software inspector
>>>> | (http://secunia.com/software_inspector/?task=load) it finds an old
>>>> | version of the Flash Player 7.0.19.0 and flags it as 'Insecure'.
>>>> This is
>>>> | in two places on my (Win XP SP2) PC:
>>>> | C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
>>>> | and
>>>> | C:/I386/Flash.ocx
>>>> |
>>>> | If my latest install is successful, how come are these old
>>>> versions stil
>>>> | here? Do I need them? How can I get rid of them through an uninstall,
>>>> | without messing up the latest version?
>>>> |
>>>> | thanks for any advice
>>>>
>>>> You installed the new version but didn't uninstall the OLD version.
>>>>
>>>> Open a Command Prompt and type the following two commands...
>>>>
>>>> regsvr32 /u C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
>>>> del C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> David, thanks for this.
>>> However, the solution looks like messing the the registry - something
>>> I am wary of (I'd rather not...)
>>>
>>> Is there no other way to uninstall old versions? (After all, where
>>> have all the other intermediate versions of Flash player gone,
>>> between version 7.0.19.0 and 9.0.28.0. I regularly update when there
>>> is a new version)
>>
>> My apologies David. After some searching on the Adobe site, I got the
>> exact same procedure recommended. (I decided to uninstall all versions
>> of Flash - it'll have to do without me. :-)
>
> Getting the same message from Secunia, I tried the command prompt
> recommendations.
>
> The message came back that c:/windows was not a valid command - I don't
> want to be without Flash but there really should be a better
> uninstallation procedure. Any ideas?

David's procedure is exactly the procedure recommended on the official
Adobe Flash web pages. It works... (but with side effects for me).

[FredW]

louise pretended :
> occam wrote:
>> occam wrote:
>>> David H. Lipman wrote:
>>>>
>>>> You installed the new version but didn't uninstall the OLD version.
>>>>
>>>> Open a Command Prompt and type the following two commands...
>>>>
>>>> regsvr32 /u C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
>>>> del C:/WINDOWS/system32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx
>>>
>>> David, thanks for this.
>>> However, the solution looks like messing the the registry - something I am
>>> wary of (I'd rather not...)
>>>
>>> Is there no other way to uninstall old versions? (After all, where have
>>> all the other intermediate versions of Flash player gone, between version
>>> 7.0.19.0 and 9.0.28.0. I regularly update when there is a new version)
>>
>> My apologies David. After some searching on the Adobe site, I got the
>> exact same procedure recommended. (I decided to uninstall all versions of
>> Flash - it'll have to do without me. :-)
>
> Getting the same message from Secunia, I tried the command prompt
> recommendations.
>
> The message came back that c:/windows was not a valid command - I don't want
> to be without Flash but there really should be a better uninstallation
> procedure. Any ideas?

Have you tried the "Flash Player Uninstaller".
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/

--
Fred Wening (NL)

[David H. Lipman]

From: "louise" <louise@invalid.invalid>


|
| Getting the same message from Secunia, I tried the command
| prompt recommendations.
|
| The message came back that c:/windows was not a valid
| command - I don't want to be without Flash but there really
| should be a better uninstallation procedure. Any ideas?
|
| Louise

I provided instructions based upon HIS PC.
Here is a generic set of instructions...

Open a Command Prompt and type the following two commands...

regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx
del %windir%\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx


--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm