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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Due to </font><a href="http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-17.html#table">recent security vulnerabilities</a><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"> in Flash Player, Adobe has released version </font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/release-note/fp_14_air_14_release_notes.html">14.0.0.145</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">(</span><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">11.2.202.394
for linux) </font><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">this week for all platforms</span><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">. All operating systems on the now out-of-date versions are vulnerable and recommended to update to the latest version. Additionally
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Apple recommends that users follow <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5655">this article</a> to update their Flash Player plug-in.</div>
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Users can check what version of Flash Player they have installed <a href="http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html">
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