I received a message today from a legit site I use daily that my Flash Player needed an update. I thought I was updating my Flash Player only to find a obnoxious and aggressive sell ad locking my screen. It was for an offshore scam operation called "Advanced Mac Cleaner". Shut down and powered back up. I had not heard of this particular software or seen it before. The Flash icon appeared to be legit. I then found both a "Flash" installer app with today's date as well as the Advanced Mac bearing today's date. I trashed both. Is it possible for these scammers to piggyback on a legit Flash Player install? Or do they just copy the Flash Player icon? Does Adobe take any actions to disrupt their operation? Is there an Adobe contact to report such?
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