Flash Player Update Pop-up in Edge Browser

Question

I keep getting a pop-up in the (Windows10) Edge browser offering to update Flash Player. The message appears to come from 'toom6multirho.com'. The graphic presented looks like it's genuine Adobe, but it doesn't say what version will be installed and I've never heard of that 'toom6multirho.com'. I don't trust that pop-up, because I get a lot of obviously malicious pop-ups.

Is it safe to allow a Flash Player update to be installed from 'toom6multirho.com'?

Thanks.

_maria_ · Accepted Answer

Hi johnp77442640

That is not an official Flash Player update notification and is a scam, as OP mentions. The bad actors are very good at investing time to make their malicious update notifications look just like official notifications, forcing users to be very vigilant when getting the notifications. I'll request that the next time you get the notification, take a screenshot of it, including the entire, full, URL, and send it to phishing@adobe.com.

Thank you.

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Maria

Test Screen Name · Answer

It's also worth noting that Edge includes the Flash plug-in. Updates come directly from Microsoft in Windows 10 automatic updates, and it is not necessary and not possible to install updates any other way. But... fake updates can install just fine !

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