Read more about the threat of viruses and malware on the Mac and how to protect yourself here. Many of the most prevalent Mac malware right now arrive on your Mac via a fake Flash Player download. Although Flash vulnerabilities are often found by security researchers, I know of no active exploits against it on OS X at the moment. Hence removing Flash Player is not as easy as just dragging it to the Trash.įlash is in well-deserved decline, but Flash content is still widespread on the Web. As we’ve seen, when you download Flash Player for Mac, it doesn’t install itself as an app, but rather integrates into your System Preferences. There’s a lot of confusion with regards to deleting Flash Player. Completely uninstall Flash Player for Mac.Click the button that says Download Flash Player. Here’s how to get it from the Adobe site: Open the Flash Player site in your browser. Instead of simply searching for a Safari extension, you need to download Adobe's Flash Player for Mac and install it separately.
