Okay, I’ve put Adobe Flash in the same sh**can as IE and some other forgettable stuff.
Only “bad” thing is that I’ve had to toss out a bunch of games that the g’kids snuck onto my computer and switch to iTunes for some of “my” podcasts (Rush, for example). Otherwise, I’ve downloaded that VLC plugin and would almost swear it improved the look and function of every program on my desktop that I’ve tested so far.
Now, I’m waiting for the announcement that some hacker’s mucking about with ‘Dobe Reader.
That will REALLY get some drawers in knots.
There have been many such announcements over the years. Here are some numbers from 2014:
http://secunia.com/resources/vulnerability-review/update-top50/
99 security vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash, 43 in Adobe Reader.