# Making swfs safe from hackers?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-swfs-safe-from-hackers/287697>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 5, 2009, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-swfs-safe-from-hackers/287697 "2009-05-05T12:55:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![randomagain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@randomagain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/randomagain)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-swfs-safe-from-hackers/287697/1 "2009-05-05T12:55:48Z")

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Well I remember kirupa saying swfs were disabled here because someone hacked the forum using them.

How safe are swfs?

I know a guy with a game website and we might use swf adverts, although I don’t want to see the game torn to pieces.

thanks