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Anonymous
March 26, 2016
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location of adobe or java for shadow defender excluded

  • March 26, 2016
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hi, i'm using shadow defender because afraid of viruses, but i don't know where's the location to excluded so every time the flashplayer update, i don't have to "open" the shadow defender on xp or windows 7, can someone help me with this ? thanks before

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    Correct answer _maria_

    Hi,

    Flash Player is saved to C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash on a 32-bit OS.  On a 64-bit OS files are also saved to C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash.  The files include the Flash Player version number in the file name, so you would need to account for that in configuring Shadow Defender.  The Shadow Defender web page states:

    Shadow Defender can run your system in a virtual environment called 'Shadow Mode'. 'Shadow Mode' redirects each system change to a virtual environment with no change to your real environment. If you experience malicious activities and/or unwanted changes, perform a reboot to restore your system back to its original state, as if nothing happened.

    With Shadow Defender, you have the flexibility to specify which files and folders are permanently saved to the real environment. This ensures important files and folders are kept after a reboot.



    Without knowing anything about this software, aside from what this says, it would appear the issue is with Shadow Defender.  If you're being prompted to update after a reboot, it would seem the update is not occurring in the actual system, but in this Shadow Defender virtual environment that restores the system upon reboot.  You would need to ensure that the Flash Player install files, whose file names change with each release, are specified to be permanently saved in the real environment.

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    Maria

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    _maria_
    _maria_
    Legend
    March 28, 2016

    Hi,


    The Flash Player installer URL changes with each release so there isn't a static URL to exclude in your anti-virus/firewall software.

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    Maria

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    Anonymous
    March 29, 2016

    thank's for the answer, my bad for incomplete question, what I mean is where the location of adobe flashplayer in the windows system, I check others reply before this, and the location would be on system32 macromedia or system wow macromedia for 64bits windows,

    I have excluded it in shadow defender, but every time flash player update, when ever I restart the pc, it still asking for update.

    only by "opening" the shadow defender that I could actually install the flash player permanently,

    _maria_
    _maria_Correct answer
    Legend
    March 29, 2016

    Hi,

    Flash Player is saved to C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash on a 32-bit OS.  On a 64-bit OS files are also saved to C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash.  The files include the Flash Player version number in the file name, so you would need to account for that in configuring Shadow Defender.  The Shadow Defender web page states:

    Shadow Defender can run your system in a virtual environment called 'Shadow Mode'. 'Shadow Mode' redirects each system change to a virtual environment with no change to your real environment. If you experience malicious activities and/or unwanted changes, perform a reboot to restore your system back to its original state, as if nothing happened.

    With Shadow Defender, you have the flexibility to specify which files and folders are permanently saved to the real environment. This ensures important files and folders are kept after a reboot.



    Without knowing anything about this software, aside from what this says, it would appear the issue is with Shadow Defender.  If you're being prompted to update after a reboot, it would seem the update is not occurring in the actual system, but in this Shadow Defender virtual environment that restores the system upon reboot.  You would need to ensure that the Flash Player install files, whose file names change with each release, are specified to be permanently saved in the real environment.

    --

    Maria

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