Is an unsolicited Flash Player download legit?

Question

I continuously keep getting unsolicited FP update packages. I always delete them. The latest landed on my Mac laptop today. It is called Adobe Flash Player Install Manager.app. I risked clicking on it, and I got a pop-up window with the heading Adobe Flash Player Uninstaller. It presented 2 buttons: Quit and Uninstall. I pressed Quit.

Can anyone explain what's going on with these unsolicited update drops? How do I know whether they are legit? Is Adobe Flash Player still in use? For what?

Test Screen Name · Accepted Answer

No, Adobe really, really can't fix the hack. Think of it this way. Suppose you get a letter pretending to be from your bank, trying to trick you into sending money. Can your bank stop people writing and sending that letter? Clearly not.

HOWEVER, Adobe can try to shut down any site which does this attack pretending to be Adobe (using trademark law). Email phishing@adobe.com with details. SEe https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/security/alertus.html

Test Screen Name · Answer

Sounds like you've been tricked into running malware - which will have installed nasty things on your computer. The people who create this evil stuff know that by pretending to be connected to trusted software, some people will be tricked. If you think you need to update Flash always go to http://get.adobe.com/flash .

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