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ItsManson
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July 18, 2020
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Update Adobe Flash Player Scam?

  • July 18, 2020
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Hi guys, I've been getting this pop-up ad non-stop every day even after I download it, it comes back a week later and it seems kind of suspicious because I disabled the normal Adobe Dialog Box on startup but this still keeps popping up. When I press download it takes me to this site

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Correct answer _maria_

That does look like Adobe's update notification.


Note that if you have Flash Player for different browsers (e.g. Flash Player ActiveX Control for IE, Flash Player NPAPI plugin for Firefox, or Flash Player PPAPI plugin for Chromium-based browsers) you'll need to update each one individually.  This could explain why you're getting the update notification multiple times.  Based on the screenshot provided, you're updating Flash Player NPAPI plugin for Firefox.  The download page autodetects the OS and browser and offers the Flash Player for that browser.  If you have other browsers, you'll need to repeat for those browsers.

 

To avoid this, opt into Background Updates (update option = Allow Adobe to install updates (recommended)).  Background Updates updates all Flash Player types* installed on a system within 24 hours of a new version being released.  Notification Updates (what you have opted into, can take up to 7 days to notify that an update is available.

 

* Flash Player types that are not embedded in the browser, which are updated by the respective browser vendor.

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Im5C8F
Participating Frequently
October 17, 2020

Hi community,

 

I've been getting the Adobe Flash update notification over the past few days every hour or so from Safari.  Even when I click to download, the link only sends me to the end-of-life notification, and I'm not sure why the update pop up does NOT stop once I've seen that page.  Since the end-of-life notification only gives me purchasing options, the update pop-up now effectively serves as a sales harassment, which I find incredibly annooying.  Aside from changing my options for Flash update notifiations from System Preferences, is there another workaround? 

Thank you!

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Test Screen Name
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October 17, 2020

Please show a screenshot of this "Flash update notification". It may be a fake, and dangerous. Also, there is NOTHING you can buy to replace Flash, so it isn't clear what anyone would be offering you to buy.

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Im5C8F
Participating Frequently
October 17, 2020

Since I stopped getting the notifications once I turned off the update notifications, I don't think these are fake.

Still, when I click through, below is what I see each time. 

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Im5C8F
Participating Frequently
October 17, 2020

Hi community,

 

I've been getting the Adobe Flash update notication over the past few days every hour or so from Safari.  Even when I click to download, the link only sends me to the end-of-life notification, and I'm not sure why the update pop up stops once I've seen that page.  Since the end-of-life notification only gives me purchasing options, the update pop-up now effectively serves as a sales harassment, which I find incredibly annooying.  Aside from changing my options for Flash update notifiations from System Preferences, is there another workaround? 

Thank you!

_maria_
Community Manager
_maria_Community ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
July 18, 2020

That does look like Adobe's update notification.


Note that if you have Flash Player for different browsers (e.g. Flash Player ActiveX Control for IE, Flash Player NPAPI plugin for Firefox, or Flash Player PPAPI plugin for Chromium-based browsers) you'll need to update each one individually.  This could explain why you're getting the update notification multiple times.  Based on the screenshot provided, you're updating Flash Player NPAPI plugin for Firefox.  The download page autodetects the OS and browser and offers the Flash Player for that browser.  If you have other browsers, you'll need to repeat for those browsers.

 

To avoid this, opt into Background Updates (update option = Allow Adobe to install updates (recommended)).  Background Updates updates all Flash Player types* installed on a system within 24 hours of a new version being released.  Notification Updates (what you have opted into, can take up to 7 days to notify that an update is available.

 

* Flash Player types that are not embedded in the browser, which are updated by the respective browser vendor.

Just Shoot Me
Just Shoot Me
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July 18, 2020

I moved your post to a better forum.

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