Flash

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October 7, 2016
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A couple of times I have left IE open on yahoo page. I get a thing saying you

need to update flash player. Well thank god I have a good security system it

said the program wasn't from Adobe it was some kind of rouge or malware. I

have got this 5 times an I look I the browser an it say another website not from

Adobe Flash player??? Can anyone help with this before my PC gets infected.

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Correct answer jeromiec83223024

Just to be totally clear, Flash Player is a popular target for bad guys to impersonate. In this instance, they're offering you a fake Flash Player. As long as you don't download and run it, you should be fine.

That said, there's a reason you're seeing malware being offered up. If you're seeing this a lot across a bunch of websites (particularly reputable ones), you might want to power-cycle your router and once it comes back up, update the firmware. A lot of the commodity home routers are vulnerable to a number of worms, but they only live in memory, so rebooting and then updating the thing will probably solve it if that's what's going on. You might also want to run a good anti-malware/anti-virus utility on your computer, just to build some confidence that your machine isn't already infected with something else.

At that point, you've ruled out the issues on your side, and if the problem is limited to a couple of sites -- particularly if they're off the beaten path -- then, you might want to consider steering clear.

As with *all* software updates, make sure that you're getting them directly from your Operating System's App Store, or directly from the vendor's site. Don't click through on links or popups. It's easy to get tricked, and as software security gets better and better, humans increasingly are becoming the weak link to target.

For Flash Player, you can get an update here:

https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

While you're installing, choose Allow Adobe to Install Updates Automatically, to ensure that you're always protected with the latest security fixes, and remember to exit your browser and/or restart your computer once in a while to ensure that your running applications get patched consistently.

Hope that helps!

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destanee13Author

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Here is the link that shows up..

https://hahghpixelstores.net/470408664301/354237cb1ec7f35d1ed982468ddb5191/7a38bb4fc7486a4e0a2a1b74033261e6.html

jeromiec83223024

Inspiring

Actually, that link doesn't work for me. They're probably doing something clever to make it harder to investigate. What's the page where you see the original alert/upgrade notification on?

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destanee13Author

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I'm seeing it on my Yahoo home page.. Thank you for you help..

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destanee13Author

Participant

These were some of the dates this happened. It happened recently I will

try to get the URL from Webroot. When I see it wasn't something that was

not healthly for my PC I delete all from them being quarantine. It happened

2 days ago. I will get the address for you. It looks exactly like Flash Player

web site but the URL does not match. I did everything Jeromic said to do

before it happened. I reset my modem every month..@

jeromiec83223024Correct answer

Inspiring

Just to be totally clear, Flash Player is a popular target for bad guys to impersonate. In this instance, they're offering you a fake Flash Player. As long as you don't download and run it, you should be fine.

That said, there's a reason you're seeing malware being offered up. If you're seeing this a lot across a bunch of websites (particularly reputable ones), you might want to power-cycle your router and once it comes back up, update the firmware. A lot of the commodity home routers are vulnerable to a number of worms, but they only live in memory, so rebooting and then updating the thing will probably solve it if that's what's going on. You might also want to run a good anti-malware/anti-virus utility on your computer, just to build some confidence that your machine isn't already infected with something else.

At that point, you've ruled out the issues on your side, and if the problem is limited to a couple of sites -- particularly if they're off the beaten path -- then, you might want to consider steering clear.

As with *all* software updates, make sure that you're getting them directly from your Operating System's App Store, or directly from the vendor's site. Don't click through on links or popups. It's easy to get tricked, and as software security gets better and better, humans increasingly are becoming the weak link to target.

For Flash Player, you can get an update here:

https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

While you're installing, choose Allow Adobe to Install Updates Automatically, to ensure that you're always protected with the latest security fixes, and remember to exit your browser and/or restart your computer once in a while to ensure that your running applications get patched consistently.

Hope that helps!