Flashplugin-installer and security vulnerabilities of ubuntu/firefox

[arroy_0209]

I am using ubuntu 12.04 and while trying to install ubuntu-restricted extras noted that "flashplugin-installer" is part of the new packages. Since adobe flash is known to have probable security issues, should I be concerned about security vulnerabilities (if any) of ubuntu and especially of firefox? The issues involved are too complicated for me to decide what to do. Can anybody please advise?

[mikewhatever]

I am not aware of any current "probable security issues" in Adobe Flash, but if you think or know it's vulnerable, and want piece of mind, remove Flash.

[tgalati4]

Install Ad Block Edge and noscript as add-ons for Firefox and you should be fine. The flashplayer is needed to watch some youtube videos and some webpages that use flash banners. Otherwise, I am not aware of any issues with flash being used as a virus vector (carrier) under linux.