I was no longer running the latest version of Adobe Flash.'Īs hackers have targeted Adobe's Flash player for browser-based vulnerabilities, the company has responded, like Microsoft, by releasing regular security updates for its software. 'But after upgrading to Snow Leopard, when I went to Adobe's Web site, what it actually told me was I had actually downgraded. ![]() 'I realize how much malware is out there,' he said. Senior Technology Consultant Graham Cluley said the change is made without prompting the user. While Snow Leopard makes a number of improvements to Apple's Mac OS X machines, for those who have kept Adobe Flash up to date, installing the new operating system will reportedly downgrade the software.Īccording to antivirus company Sophos, Snow Leopard installs version 10.0.23.1 of Flash for Mac, a security downgrade from the most up-to-date version, 10.0.31.18.
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