Adobe Flash Player ActiveX 34.0.0.317

Adobe Flash Player ActiveX by Adobe Systems Inc.

Adobe Flash Player ActiveX was the Internet Explorer edition of Adobe Flash Player, a browser plug-in from Adobe Systems Inc. It was used to display multimedia content, run rich Internet applications, and stream audio and video within web pages. Adobe has discontinued Flash Player: support ended on December 31, 2020, and Flash content has been blocked from running since January 12, 2021.

Key Features

• Multimedia playback: The plug-in displayed a range of interactive Flash-based content on websites.
• Streaming: Audio and video could be streamed directly within the browser window.
• Flash application execution: The ActiveX control ran Flash-based applications inside Internet Explorer.
• Security updates: While the product was supported, Adobe issued regular updates for security and compatibility. These updates ended with the end-of-life date.

Support Status

After the end-of-life date, Adobe stopped issuing Flash Player updates and security patches and strongly recommends uninstalling the software. Major browser vendors, including Apple, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla, have disabled Flash Player, and Adobe has removed its download pages. Adobe advises against installing Flash Player from third-party websites, since unauthorized downloads are a common source of malware.

Adobe attributed the decision to open web standards such as HTML5, WebGL and WebAssembly, which have matured to serve as alternatives to Flash content.