password protected files

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My antivirus program reports flashPlayer has about 50 password protected files that it cannot scan. Is it nirmal and OK for flash Player to have password protected files? Or should I be worried?

jeromiec83223024 · Answer

Yeah, that doesn't make a lot of sense. Since Flash Player is ubiquitous, malware authors will sometimes mislabel things as Flash Player in order to hide them on the system. Since everyone has Flash Player, naming something Flash Player might not raise red flags, etc. We don't distribute a bunch of password protected files as part of the Flash Player installation.

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