Shockwave Player – Critical update

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Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.1.601 and earlier versions. Adobe have released an update (version 11.5.2.602) available from http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/

For more details see http://www.adobe.com…/apsb09-16.html

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Can anyone tell me what the Shockwave player is used for? Several months ago, I uninstalled all Adobe software (including the Shockwave player), then reinstalled only the Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX control, so that I can view YouTube video, play Flash games etc.

I’ve read Adobe’s Player Comparison, but although I browse a lot, I haven’t found any web page that actually requires the Shockwave player.

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It can be used to play multimedia content and games. I’ve only found a couple of sites that used it whilst browsing.

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Thanks. Most developers seem to use Flash nowadays, I’ll continue without Shockwave Player until I find a site that I want to visit where it’s required.

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