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James Pepple
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March 7, 2018
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A malware FlashPlayer.hta pops up everytime I use my internet explore

  • March 7, 2018
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FlashPlayer.hta from ijai5markdalgleish.org pops up every time I use Internet Explorer. I've search every portion of my CP with nothing showing up but it's still there. I have done an offline virus scan several times and still it remains. I've run supper spyware several time and it still persist unable to remove, please assist.

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Correct answer ridhij4208356012135538

Hi,

Thanks for reporting the phishing attack.If you look on the internet for FlashPlayer.hta, you will find a few sites that claim to have fixes to remove this from your system.You can perform an internet search and find the same results.

A few things that you can do:

  • Task Manager: look for FlashPlayer.hta process, if it's present terminate it.
    • You may need to select to view processes for all users
  • Control Panel > List of installed programs: check to see if there's an entry for FlashPlayer.hta or other suspiciously named software that you don't recall install installing (e.g. some search toolbar, etc).
  • Browser plugins: same as above, look for a FlashPlayer.hta or other suspiciously named plugins that you don't recall installing

Also, we recommend you to download Flash Player from Adobe's official website: Adobe Flash Player Install for all versions . Also note that all updates from Adobe are from get3.adobe.com.

Thanks!

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ridhij4208356012135538
Adobe Employee
Adobe Employee
March 7, 2018

Hi,

Thanks for reporting the phishing attack.If you look on the internet for FlashPlayer.hta, you will find a few sites that claim to have fixes to remove this from your system.You can perform an internet search and find the same results.

A few things that you can do:

  • Task Manager: look for FlashPlayer.hta process, if it's present terminate it.
    • You may need to select to view processes for all users
  • Control Panel > List of installed programs: check to see if there's an entry for FlashPlayer.hta or other suspiciously named software that you don't recall install installing (e.g. some search toolbar, etc).
  • Browser plugins: same as above, look for a FlashPlayer.hta or other suspiciously named plugins that you don't recall installing

Also, we recommend you to download Flash Player from Adobe's official website: Adobe Flash Player Install for all versions . Also note that all updates from Adobe are from get3.adobe.com.

Thanks!