FYI, I came across some new information which contains this: '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.'
To my understanding, this will mean that even if you freeze your browser, flash player wont work. -- Sent from: http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/