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You might want to reconsider. Chrome sandboxes the Flash runtime [1], meaning a 0-day exploit in Flash alone doesn't get an attacker access to your machine. 1.
by andreyf 12y ago
You might want to reconsider. Chrome sandboxes the Flash runtime [1], meaning a 0-day exploit in Flash alone doesn't get an attacker access to your machine.
1. http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/11/13/google-declares-flash-is-now-fully-sandboxed-in-chrome-for-windows-mac-linux-and-chrome-os/ http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/11/13/google-declares-flas...
- vfclists 12y agoWhat makes you so sure?
- andreyf 12y agoSo sure of what?
- erichurkman 12y agoThat, of course, does not save you from other problems with Flash and the way developers have (ab)used it. Crappy/useless widgets on screen that serve only to eat your CPU and batteries, including banner ads and the like.
- andreyf 12y agoYou can search for "Click to play" in the settings and disable plugins until you click on them. This helps a little security-wise, too, in case an attacker is resourceful enough to have both a 0-day for Flash and the Chrome sandbox. Not sure how likely that is, but it's also trivial to white-list sites you trust not to send you exploits from the icon in the URL box.