The optimum scenario for Adobe would be to get as many users to uninstall Flash Player as possible before December 31, 2020.

Once Flash Player reaches EOL at the end of the year, Adobe doesn't plan to provide new security updates, leaving Flash users exposed to new vulnerabilities and attacks.

The reason for these moves is because Flash Player has always been targeted by hackers and malware authors. These are some of the most aggressive decisions a software company has taken to block users from using its software once it reaches EOL. This will prevent users from installing the software and continuing to use an unmaintained version.įurthermore, Adobe also said that 'Flash-based content will be blocked from running in Adobe Flash Player after the EOL Date,' suggesting the company has added or plans to add a so-called 'time bomb' in the Flash Player code to prevent users from using it starting next year. The move was announced in a new Flash Player EOL support page that Adobe published earlier this month, six months before the EOL date.Īdobe says that once Flash reached the EOL date, the company doesn't merely plan to stop providing updates, but they also plan to remove all Flash Player download links from their website. Adobe plans to prompt users and ask them to uninstall Flash Player from their computers by the end of the year when the software is scheduled to reach End-Of-Life (EOL), on December 31, 2020.

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