Adobe Flash Player NPAPI

Owned by Jeffrey Shapiro
Last updated: May 20, 2020
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License: You will need to apply for a license to distribute Adobe Flash Player in an Enterprise environment. You will then be provided to a website that has the MSI files. https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution.html

Software download: https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution5.html

Admin Guide: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/devnet/flashplayer/articles/flash_player_admin_guide/pdf/flash_player_30_0_admin_guide.pdf

Current Use: All computers currently get Flash NPAPI for Firefox. Windows updater provides Adobe Flash for Microsoft Edge.


Transforms:

All Transforms are in the Properties Tab:

ISCHECKFORPRODUCTUPDATES=0

AgreeToLicense=Yes

RebootYesNo=No


Summary of Transforms: 

Do not check for product updates

Agree to EULA

Do not reboot


Silent Install String

Either msiexec /i <msi> /qn ISCHECKFORPRODUCTUPDATES=0 AgreeToLicense=Yes RebootYesNo=No

Or with Transofrm msiexec /i <msi> TRANSFORMS=<transform>

Silent Uninstall String

msiexec /x <product code> 


Detection Method: 

Detection Method should just be the product code as this is a unique MSI

Application Supersedence:

Add all previously pushed out versions of Adobe Flash Player still in your environment as Uninstalls and replace with the current version.

Testing requirements:

A Virtual Machine w/ Mozilla Firefox installed 

Run Adobe Flash Player's test: https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html


Deployment:

Adobe Flash can be installed outside of a maintenance Window with minimal impact.


Security: Adobe Flash Player has frequent security concerns, recommend checking multiple times a week for updates and subscribing to US-CERT for alerts on alarming Adobe Flash vulnerabilities.