You can try completely uninstalling Adobe Flash ... Followed by restarting your computer. Download the full installer and install it. Adobe Flash Uninstaller tool; http://download.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/support/uninstall_flash_player.exe Adobe Flash download for Mozilla browsers; http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/support/install_flash_player.exe Adobe Flash download for Internet Exporer browser and some IntantMessengers too (active x); http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/support/install_flash_player_ax.exe At least then you can know you have Flash installed correctly. A script on this page is behaving poorly .. doesn't necessarily mean adobe flash is causing the problem. Windows has built in scripting. - And - You have a popup blocker and advertising blockers that block some scripting and that is usually the cause of that type of message - combined with poorly written page code to avoid causing that problem with adv & popup blockers. Another words its a website problem usually.

Like I have said before, I have gone to several sites where something I clicked on was automatically opened in Adobe. I think one time I was at Martha Stewarts website and clicked on a "leaf template" for a halloween costume. As soon as I clicked on the link "Leaf Template", It opened up in Adobe where I was able to print it out. I design a website for a local business. They have "Membership Forms" and "Schedules" and other things like that on their site. The problem is, sometimes when you print them out, they cut off in the middle of the page...or just don't line up right. The reason I wanted the documents to open up in Adobe was so that I could control how the document is formated and where the next page should start. I also like that the website address doesn't appear on the page. At one time, I uploaded the documents to the page (so people could download them onto their computer) but some of the people had trouble downloading them onto their computer. (Some of the people that go to the site aren't real...shall I say....computer literate. LOL!) They didn't know how to download, where to have it download to....couldn't remember where they downloaded it to, didn't knoe how to open it once they downloaded it...etc. Anyways, I figured if it opened up in Adobe (on it's own), it would pretty much be "fool proof" (for the user). Since I posted this message, I figured out how to make the documents open up in Adobe. I uploaded the PDF document to my website, when I looked at the file, it came up fine, but when I emailed the URL to someone else to check out, it came up with a blank sheet. Adobe DID open for them when they clicked on the link, but the document came up as a blank page....SO I am now trying to figure that out as well. I swear it's never ending!! LOL! Anyways, THANKS for your help, if you have any other suggestions...I would love to hear them!! Mac

Krebs is a journalist and he writes a blog. That means he repeats what he's told and what he garners from public sources. Why pay attention to a site like that, most people don't. Why? Because most PC users have neither the knowledge nor the insight to understand the nature of threats nor program updates that software companies release. Unless Krebs has work experience as a software developer, he likely doesn't fully understand these matters either. The two best tools to use to avoid problems with your PC are your own prudence (about what websites you go to and the sources of files you try to open or download) and the consistent use of a high rated security program. My suggestion is to set programs to update automatically and allow the software companies to do the worrying for you. I'm a firm disbeliever in the myriad of utilities and alternative programs some people clutter their PCs with. They're mostly unnecessary.

While one over another might be cheaper, you will be in the home and staring at it for years and years to come. Get what you are going to be happy with.