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December 7, 2019
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Ads for Adobe Flashplayer disable Safari even after new Flashplayer installed

  • December 7, 2019
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I am getting pop-up ads for Flash Player that disable Safari.  

 

Mac OSX Mojave 10.14.4  I have gone to the Adobe website, downloaded the installer and installed Flash Player and a helper.  I have uninstalled Flash Player and reinstalled it.

 

And I continue to get pop-up ads from

https://sl1.admedit.net/advertise/?adown=919&cmp=2833&cid=15757487711221062583130048419779628&pubid=2502239-1071221544-0&acsc=181967104

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Correct answer _maria_

Official Flash Player does not display any ads, much less ones that disable Safari.  The only pop-up you'll see from officisl Flash Player is an Update Notification pop-up.  I'll forward the link to our fraud team.  In the future, feel free to report directly to phishing@adobe.com (https://helpx.adobe.com/security/alertus.html)

 

What you're seeing are fake/malicious Flash Player pop-up ads, evident from the link you posted, and not something Adobe has control over. 

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_maria_
Community Manager
_maria_Community ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
December 9, 2019

Official Flash Player does not display any ads, much less ones that disable Safari.  The only pop-up you'll see from officisl Flash Player is an Update Notification pop-up.  I'll forward the link to our fraud team.  In the future, feel free to report directly to phishing@adobe.com (https://helpx.adobe.com/security/alertus.html)

 

What you're seeing are fake/malicious Flash Player pop-up ads, evident from the link you posted, and not something Adobe has control over. 

Legend
December 8, 2019

If someone has fake Flash Player ads, it’s not under Adobe’s control. This is a scam/attack. 

Participant
December 9, 2019

I have had trouble before with Adobe downlowds, and I see from the related conversations that this is a chronic problem.  Adobe gave me this address for help.  This is not working, at all.

Legend
December 9, 2019

Yes, scammers are a chronic problem, always trying to infect us. If you want to intall Flash Player, go to http://get.adobe.com/flash . But it won't make these fake ads stop, they are designed to trick you.

John T Smith
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 7, 2019

I'm on Windows and I never see a flash player popup

 

When was the last time you used a good anti-malware program to scan your computer?

Participant
December 9, 2019

Would prefer a relevant reply, preferably something helpful.