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Gerry5E52
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January 7, 2021
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Uninstalling Flash Player

  • January 7, 2021
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Hello All! I have a MacAir and a window comes up on my screen asking me to remove Adobe Flash Player from my computer. Can you please advise if it is safe to proceed and click uninstall?

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    Correct answer _maria_

    Due to Flash Player's end-of-life at the end of 2020, machine's with Flash Player installed will get a notification to uninstall Flash Player.  This is legitimate.  The uninstaller will run silently in the background.

     

    The uninstaller will not remove copies of Flash Player embedded by the browser, such as Chrome.  If you have Chrome installed, Google will remove support (and the Chrome-embedded Flash Player) in the upcoming Chrome 88 release.

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    Michael5FD3
    Participant
    January 7, 2021

    I had a similar pop up appear and wanted to verify its legitimacy as I proceeded to put in my system password before second guessing. Did your pop up read similarly OP?

     

    _maria_
    Community Manager
    _maria_Community Manager
    Community Manager
    January 8, 2021

    That looks like the Flash Player uninstall notification.

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      Michael5FD3
      Participant
      January 8, 2021

      Thank you!!

      jeromiec83223024
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      jeromiec83223024Community Manager
      Community Manager
      January 7, 2021

      If you're not sure about the legitimacy of the pop-up, you can download and run our dedicated uninstaller, here:

       

      Uninstall Flash Player - Mac:
      https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-mac-os.html

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      Gerry5E52Author
      Participant
      January 7, 2021

      Thanks!

      _maria_
      Community Manager
      _maria_Community ManagerCorrect answer
      Community Manager
      January 7, 2021

      Due to Flash Player's end-of-life at the end of 2020, machine's with Flash Player installed will get a notification to uninstall Flash Player.  This is legitimate.  The uninstaller will run silently in the background.

       

      The uninstaller will not remove copies of Flash Player embedded by the browser, such as Chrome.  If you have Chrome installed, Google will remove support (and the Chrome-embedded Flash Player) in the upcoming Chrome 88 release.

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