About local file security and projector files

Projector files and the SWF files contained within them or loaded into the projector at runtime are not affected by local file security restrictions, because the end user must run the executable to use the SWF file. There are no changes to security and projector files in Flash Player 8; it has the same level of access and security as earlier versions of Flash Player.

Remember that users are often cautious about executing projector files. A projector file is an executable EXE or Macintosh application, and users should be careful about running such files on their computers. If you distribute an application using projector files, some users might not install it.

In addition, a projector file embeds a specific version of Flash Player inside the projector, which might be older than the latest version of Flash Player available for download from the Macromedia website. The Flash Player that's embedded within the projector file might be a legacy version if the projector was created with an older version of Flash, or an edition of Flash Player was released after the current version of the Flash authoring tool. For these reasons, you should distribute applications using SWF files when possible.

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