Installed Flash Player 12.0.0.44 and IE8 hangs on Flash content
: Various alerts from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) highlight how older Flash ActiveX controls allowed for remote code execution and full system compromise. Technical and Administrative Documentation adobe flash player 12 activex
On December 31, 2020, Adobe officially ended support for Flash Player. Microsoft followed by pushing out a Windows Update (KB4577586) that permanently removes the Flash ActiveX control from Internet Explorer and legacy Edge. Even if you install Flash Player 12 ActiveX today, Microsoft’s kill-switch update will block it. Installed Flash Player 12