Its vulnerabilities allowed many systems to be infected with malware and its use became increasingly questioned.

Lack of securityįor a long time, Adobe Flash Player became the center of criticism due to its lack of security. Nevertheless, current browsers will not allow you to play Flash content. However, it is very likely that websites will ask you to activate it manually as it is not active by default. It also used to work on the most popular browsers, such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, etc. Requirements to run Adobe Flash PlayerĪdobe Flash Player is still compatible with older versions of Windows (it stopped being compatible from Windows 10 onwards). In addition, its applications can be very varied: from simple banners to very complete web experiences. With Adobe Flash Player, graphics can be designed and easily animated. It was also widely used to create small complete games that could be run from the browser, something very innovative at that time. In fact, its use in the 2000s was imperative, as the vast majority of websites did not work without it. Adobe Flash Player was an essential application that was part of browsers and was used to play multimedia content.