What is the difference please

Please could someone set me straight on the following report from Secunia.

What is the difference between:
Macromedia Flash Player 6.x [removed] and
Adobe Flash Player 9.x [removed]

When I follow the instructions below to update I am directed to the Adobe Flash Player already installed.

The only installation showing in Add and Remove is Adobe Flash Player 9 Active x

I have used the following uninstall tool
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase…cfm?id=tn_14157 twice, following all instructions, shut down and restarted the computer, but still when I do a further Secunia scan it shows Macromedia Flash Player 6.x 6.0.79.0 as well as the latest version
Adobe Flash Player 9.x 9.0.28.0

Thank you

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Applications / Result Version Detected Status
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2

Apple QuickTime 7.x 7.1.5.120

iTunes 7.x [removed]

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x 6.00.2900.2180

Microsoft Outlook Express 6 6.00.2900.2180

Microsoft Windows Media Player 10.x 10.00.

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.x 2.0.0.2

RealPlayer 10.x 6.0.12.1741

Skype for Windows 3.x [removed]

Yahoo! Messenger 8.x [removed]

ZoneAlarm 6.x 6.5.737.000

Adobe Flash Player 9.x [removed]

Macromedia Flash Player 6.x [removed]
This installation of Macromedia Flash Player 6.x is insecure and potentially exposes your system to security threats!The detected version installed on your system is 6.0.79.0, however, the latest secure version released by the vendor, fixing one or more vulnerabilities, is 6.0.88.0. Update Instructions:
Update to version 6.0.88.0 or 9.0.28.0.
http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflash

NOTE: When updating Flash Player, older versions are not always automatically removed from your system. If older versions were detected that you believe should not be present, then please contact the vendor regarding how to remove them from your system.

Vulnerabilities Fixed:
Read about the vulnerabilities fixed with this update in Secunia advisory SA22467 (opens in a new window). The Secunia advisory describes the vulnerabilities fixed by the latest security update. If your installation is outdated with more than one version, then more vulnerabilities may be covered.


Installed on Your System in:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Macromed\Flash\flash.ocx
Sun

I would recommend removing ALL traces of both versions of Flash. This tool should do the job: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashpl…lash_player.exe

Then go to the Adobe Flash website and install Adobe Flash properly.

Thanks for your post -

The problem has been solved and the answer was to go to:

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Macromed

look at what was in the Flash Player folder and there was the cultprit…..the middle one "Flash.ocx"

Flash.9b.ocx 2.15MG
Flash.ocx 813KB
Adobe Flash Player 9.0.r28 File version 9.0.28.0 185KB

I right clicked properties finding:

Moderfied:
Wednesday, 4 August 2004, 10:00:00 PM
Version 6.0.79.0
Description:Macromedia Flash Player 6.0 r79

I then deleted it, did another Secunia scan - The scan was clean.

Hope this post helps others

kind regards,

Additional information that may help in understanding the above posts can be found here:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase…cfm?id=tn_12727

Best Regards

Edit: I found it by googling for the information provided by Tallin - Flash.ocx <— the activeX component
Nice Work Tallin. And thanks for posting the information for the rest of us.