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jeffreyh30943977
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December 24, 2018
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Update Flash player message on Windows 10, Is this legit?

  • December 24, 2018
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I have windows 10 newest version 1809. Is running fine. I recently got Microsoft updates to flash. This is fine and they went through OK.

Now after log in I get a legitimate Update flash message from adobe.  I use Edge and have Internet explorer on the system, no other browser. 

The only way to update flash is through Microsoft Updates, so why am I getting this message?

My flash player is PPAPI plug in version 31.0.0.153

I looked at Task Scheduler it has Adobe Flash player Updater and Adobe Flash Player PPAPI Notifier , at the bottom it says configure for Vista, and Windows Server 2008? These updaters were installed 11/29.

This update message seems strange. I do not do the download. I click remind me later.

Is this message OK?

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Anonymous
December 25, 2018

yOUR TELLING ME FLASH PLAYER IS FINE BUT HOW COME I CANT PLAY MY GAMES AND IT'S TELLING TO ENABLE FLASH PLAYER THERE HAS GOT TO BE AN ANSWER

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jeffreyh30943977Author
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December 25, 2018

No that is not the question. All video works ok. I do not play games. I have windows 10 for over 3 years. All Flash updates come from Microsoft in their auto updates.  This is the first time I have ever received an update message directly from Adobe.  It looks legit. Maybe its ok but I do not feel comfortable doing a download from a message.  In Windows 10 you cannot go into flash and do a manual update, Flash is integrated into Edge and Internet Explorer.

Tried to call Adobe but they will not speak on the phone?

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jeffreyh30943977Author
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December 26, 2018

It sounds you are infected with a fake flash plugin.


Thanks for your response.  I have been exploring this possibility. And I have been told it is not malware (McAfee).

the message comes from -

C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_31_0_0_153_pepper.exe

This is a legitimate Adobe update message process.

Am I wrong? how would I find out if it was fake?

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