uninstall adobeflash

Question

Hi All

we have a tool which scans servers for vulnerabilities. i have at least 20 servers which have adobe flash vulnerability. when i login to couple of servers i don't see adobe flash installed in add/remove programs. how do i remove adobe flash from these servers.

Answer 1

Hi ,

See if the following KB can help with you:

KB4577586: Update for the removal of Adobe Flash Player: October 27, 2020

Important notes:

• Adobe Flash Player is out of support as of December 31, 2020. For more information, see Adobe Flash end of support on December 31, 2020.
• Applying this update will remove Adobe Flash Player from your Windows device.
• After this update has been applied, this update cannot be uninstalled.
• This update only removes Adobe Flash Player that was installed by your version of Windows.
• If you installed Adobe Flash Player manually from another source, it will not be removed. For more information about how to remove Adobe Flash Player, see the Uninstall Flash Player | Windows topic on the Adobe website.

Best Regards,

Candy

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Answer 2

will this KB work for 2016 servers as i dont see this for 2016 servers

Answer 3

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