Firefox Extension Check Mozilla has created a page to detect and verify status of plugins: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/ Includes Flash player, Shockware, Java, RealPlayer, Silverlight, and others (Quoting) The Mozilla Plugin Check page is a general tool for keeping web browser plugins up to date. Fully supported browsers do the following: Gathers every plugin’s metadata and optionally its live data Check with the Plugin Directory by mime-type Try to match the plugin metadata with information we know about plugins. If there is a match, then check to see if the version is outdated or has a security vulnerable. Although the supported top plugins are a healthy portion of the traffic on the internet, we have a long way to go in terms of covering all plugins. . . Additional information about the project: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/more_info.html