Flash Player 11 Update for Windows Vista

[SW_Pants]

I have automatic updates set up on my HP, which runs Windows Vista.  When the auto-update came up, my McAfee anti-spyware also came up, asking if I wanted to run it [because it wasn't sure about it, I guess].

I said yes, clicked yes for the update (I believe it's for Flash Player 11) and as soon as it finished installation, McAfee told me it had found & deleted a trojan.

And then something for "Microsoft Vista Antispyware 2012" came up, which I know is an actual virus.

Has anyone else had this problem on a PC? Was it coincidence that it happened with the Flash update or was it attached to Flash?

[Carl_E__Myers_Jr_]

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[SW_Pants]

Oh, I'm sorry.

OS: Vista Home (64-bit)

Browser: Mozilla Firefox 8.0 (32-bit)

Flash Player  Version: Adobe Flash Player 11 Active X (64-bit)

The fake "Vista Antispyware" disallows you from opening .exe files that are either 32-bit or, in this case, 64-bit (it was more advanced than the last time I had it). Using malwarebytes Anti-Malware (64-bit) program is able to eliminate it, but I couldn't open this time because the virus was 64-bit and not 32-bit.

Looking at the Adobe site, it looks like Flash Player 11 auto-update was incompatible with Vista. Which doesn't explain where the virus came from or why McAfee acted up.

[Carl_E__Myers_Jr_]

Looking at the Adobe site, it looks like Flash Player 11 auto-update was incompatible with Vista. Which doesn't explain where the virus came from or why McAfee acted up.

Yes, the 64-bit installer only works with Windows 7.

The 64-bit Active X Flash Player needs to be removed and the 32-bit Flash Player for other browsers installed.

Windows 64-bit: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/uninstall_flash _player_64bit.exe

Windows 32-bit  Flash Player for other browsers

[Guest]

SW_Pants wrote:

Browser: Mozilla Firefox 8.0 (32-bit)

I'd advise you to update Firefox as well if you're still using version 8.0 Here are the Release Notes for the latest version which is 9.0.1: http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox.html#firefox9

Download from here: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/fx/ 

[SW_Pants]

Thank you!

[Guest]

You're welcome.