Skip to main content
M
mungox
Inspiring
July 13, 2013
Question

spam masquerades as Adobe Flash update

  • July 13, 2013
  • 4 replies
  • 3815 views

moviesonline dot vehnix dot com  ( there was more but I deliberately deleted it )

 

NOBODY should open that link or click on the upgrade it offers.  The screen is a very large grey popup that  says  you must upgrade to Flash 12 immediately.

The fine print says the install includes the vendor code with some extras.   

Avoid any random update links for any software. 

This topic has been closed for replies.

4 replies

DradioFlyer
DradioFlyer
Participant
August 9, 2019

Another spam, but from different site.

_maria_
Community Manager
_maria_Community Manager
Community Manager
August 9, 2019

Thank you.  I'll forward to the security team.

DradioFlyer
DradioFlyer
Participant
August 9, 2019

I've been getting these a lot lately. At first I thought it was from Adobe, but not installing right I deleted it. Not looking at the website link, I've noticed it's different every time. Be cautious folks!

A
AdobeCrashPlayer
Participant
July 18, 2013

Adobe Crash Player is practically a virus.

Ok, have you EVER seen software (Adobe Crash Player" that gets updated more often, and works worse? Gray screens while audio plays and / or just plain flat-out crashes.

Now, Adobe tries to make you think that the audioblaster little square ads that plague you post download are "3rd party"

Baloney. The very SECOND you dowload Adopey Crash Player, it's begins spamming you: both the audio / small square ads, and the damnable strobing ads (esp in Yahoo!).

What a load of baloney: Not the end of the world, but you get the hell spammed out of you just for updating Adobe Crash Player, the player that's always going to crash, hang, or close on you for no apparent reason.

Just another piece of junkware that sneak-screws you by bombing you w/ ads / and don't let Adobe Crash player tell you different: dowload, spam. That quick.                                         

pwillener
pwillener
Legend
July 18, 2013

Nobody forces you to install any Adobe software.

Yes, the moment you instal Flash Player, unscrupulous websites use it to bombard you with ads and whatnot.

Don't visit these websites, or uninstall all Adobe software from your system.

C_F_McBlob
C_F_McBlob
Inspiring
July 13, 2013

Unfortunately:

1. We are just fellow Adobe users here in the forums.

2. Adobe CANNOT control other websites.

If you use Firefox or Google Chrome, you DO have the option to report the page as an "attack site" or forgery through the Help menu of the browser.

M
mungoxAuthor
Inspiring
July 13, 2013

I suspect the spam sites automatically install McAfee or other software without a check box.  People who complain there is no option are probably right, but it isn't Adobe's fault.  

C_F_McBlob
C_F_McBlob
Inspiring
July 13, 2013

Nope... what the O.P. is referring to is malware (everything from Phishing software to outright viruses) that certain disreputable video sites attempt to install under the guise of being "a necessary Flash Player update" in order to view the video. Fake porn sites are notorious for this. The viewer believes they are installing an update of Adobe software, or a "necessary" codec to view a video that, often times, doesn't even exist. The file downloads and is double clicked by the viewer and launches the malware... or worse yet it's self extracting, and they're screwed just by clicking the link.

Adobe CANNOT police every site in existence (not that they have the authority to anyway), and since it's "enter at your own risk" on the Internet, people need to be 100% sure of what they're clicking. Sadly, most aren't and that's what keeps repair shops in buisiness.

Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices