Adobe Flash Player Full Installer
Adobe Flash Player Full Installer
Latest Version: Version 15_0r0_189 released October 14th, 2014 (the version for Netscape and non-MSIE browsers)
August 2014 Update- Adobe has not posted the latest full installer (offline installer) on the archive page like have have been doing for past versions. It is unknown if this is an oversight or another way to discourage people from not using their latest incarnation of GetPlus. A discussion on the Adobe community forum explains how to get the latest version.
Adobe is constantly changing the name and behavior of their spyware installer, as well as the location of downloads on their site. They do this to discourage circumvention of their spyware background installer. Links are changing faster than information can be updated here. Please post any comments about dead links or new circumvention techniques in the discussion section.
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Full Install File
Download Adobe Flash Without Adobe Download Manager - Adobe DLM - GetPlus - GetPlus is a software Adobe uses to put the Adobe Flash Player on your computer.
Adobe changed the way Flash is installed. Now they force their download manager software on your system and use it as a medium to install Flash Player. This is very bad because their download manager runs in background memory, makes your computer slower, and opens security risks that hackers can exploit.
Adobe Download Manager adds files to the operating system and poses a security risk which has been verified in the past.
Adobe Flash can be installed without the Adobe Download Manager. However, Adobe is making it more difficult to circumvent installation of DLM. Adobe is not a very good company. We try to keep the most current circumvention method posted here.
Installation Instructions
These instructions are for people using Mozilla Firefox or Opera as their primary browser, or any other browsers besides MSIE and Chrome. This will install FLASH for Firefox and MSIE.
STEP 1: Locate and download full install file.
Tip: You should always close all web browsers including all tabs and windows of the web browsers before running the installer.
!Warning - SOME VERSIONS OF THE INSTALLER will try to trick you into installing some McAfee (Firefox), or Google Toolbar (Internet Explorer), unless you untick a checkbox every time you update. It is recommended that you DO NOT INSTALL these piggyback programs. Make sure to uncheck the appropriate box within the installer interface. That box is checked by default, you will need to manually change it.
STEP 2: Run the installer by clicking on the executable file
Close all your web browser windows before you run the installer.
The installer will be an executable contained within the zip file that you downloaded. It looks something like: file flashplayer[...]win.exe
The file name will have "win.exe" at the end. The version number will also be in the file name. Click it to run.
Start the install process, but observe the next step before completion.
STEP 3: Tell Adobe Flash NOT TO AUTO INSTALL UPDATES
This is to avoid any PUP grayware. PUP (potentially unwanted program) software and toolbars are sometimes included with versions of Adobe Flash. By telling Adobe you want to manually install updates, you have an opportunity to opt-out of any future PUP malware that they attach, including their GetPlus.
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Other Browsers
Google Chrome provides it's own version of Flash Player. Flash Player is integrated with Google Chrome as Pepper plug-in. If you have installed Flash Player using Mozilla Firefox or Safari, Google Chrome displays it in the plug-in list. You can enable this plug-in in Chrome.
If installing for Internet Explorer, run the installer with "winax" in the file name. For Windows, running the executable that ends with .exe is recommended.
What is a Full Install File?
A Full Standalone Install File can be burned onto a CD and used to install Flash on other computers without needing access to the Internet. If you go to get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ you will be downloading only a small installer program that is useless if moved to other computers that do not have Internet access, because it has to connect to the adobe web site and actively download flash during the installation process. It is a useless piece of extra software that can be avoided. You will not be able to get the full installer directly from get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.
The full install file differs from the installer on the Adobe web site. Adobe wants you to use a pointless Download Manager which itself has had security issues and which is a similar size to the actual thing it is downloading. (The installer itself will download the latest version, and doesn't include the code itself, so there is still a download manager in a way, but it's not something that plugs into your web browser for no reason, and it makes sense to ensure you're installing the latest version even if the installer itself is older.) They do provide standalone installers/updaters but they keep moving around the links (and sometimes the files themselves) in an ever-changing maze of web documents.
Determine Flash Version
The Adobe web site has a tool that will display the current version of Flash Player on your system.
Legacy Information
There previously was two options to download Adobe Flash without the Adobe Download Manager. Keep in mind that there are different versions of Flash depending on the web browser that is used to access the website.
The old Adobe Flash download links are no longer active.
The second option is to download a developer release of Adobe Flash from the Flash Labs website. Those are often pre-releases which can contain bugs. Versions for all operating systems are offered.
Get Adobe Flash and Reader without GetPlus in Firefox
From this source article, you can install Adobe without the GetPlus software.
- Adobe will immediately try to install a plug-in (Adobe DLM(powered by GetPlus(R))) as soon as you get to the next page. By default, Firefox will prevent any website from being able to install.
- Choose DO NOT ALLOW
- Next look down on the page below ‘Thank you!’ and find the line “If it does not start, click here to download”. Click on the link that is “Click here to download”
Adobe Installer on the Move
Adobe Corp didn't like people circumventing the GetPlus installation so they changed the way Flash player downloads. Adobe has updated their site and you can get find the direct link to the installers.
Adobe’s updated their site and the work-around is no longer an option.
Additional Information
additional links
- http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/
- http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html#main_Archived_versions
Avoid the Adobe GetPlus DLM Vulnerability and Download Adobe Flash Without Adobe Download Manager - Adobe DLM - GetPlus - GetPlus is a software Adobe uses to put the Adobe Flash Player on your computer.
There are basically two options to download Adobe Flash without the Adobe Download Manager. Keep in mind that there are different versions of Flash depending on the web browser that is used to access the website.
To download Adobe Flash directly use the setup file direct links.
The second option is to download a developer release of Adobe Flash from the Flash Labs website. Those are often pre-releases which can contain bugs. Versions for all operating systems are offered.
