Flash Player download show _EXE instead of .EXE

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September 12, 2017
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Adobe Flash Player Install for all versions Version 27.0.0.130

Not sure if the site has been hacked or was this a type-o? See the following:

file should be .exe not _exe

I don't want to download if the file has been compromised. I have many users that might attempt to rename the file to .exe

Please let me know if this can be fixed?

Thank you,

Brian Cerveny

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_maria_

Legend

Hi brianc2546354 ,

This appears to be a browser related issue, not an issue with Flash Player installers, or adobe.com site. Please see https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie9-windows_7/the-dot-in-download-filenames-always-gets-changed/57b6b7c4-75c3-4a7a-ad45-1debfbe5ebae?auth=1 for assistance. If you continue to experience issues, please contact Microsoft support and/or help community as this is a browser issue.

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Maria

brianc2546354Author

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I'm currently using IE 11 on Windows 7x64 fully patched.

_maria_

Legend

Hi,

Thanks for reporting. I'll check with the team that owns that page.

I don't want to download if the file has been compromised. I have many users that might attempt to rename the file to .exe

Are you distributing Flash Player within your organization? If so, the web (shim) installer, which you are downloading, is not the best install vector for distribution within an organization. The web/shim installers is a small file that then downloads the full Flash Player (and any other optional 3rd party software selected for download) silently in the background. Distributing Flash Player within an organization requires a distribution license (free for vast majority of use cases) and valid distribution license holders gain access to the full installers (EXE & MSI).