How to see if a proposed update of Flash Player is not a fake?

I receive proposals of very regular update of my Flash Player installed.

Sometimes these updated proposals are so common that I suspect some of them can't be serious...

Whenever I see the same window without any information about the update, it is

offers me:

Screen Shot 2014-09-21 at 13.09.37.png

I think it is rather too easy to make a fake window of this proposal to update Flash Player window.

To create a virus that will pretend to be a Flash Player update, a cybercriminal needs just to do

a copy of Flash Player always identical proposal window update and any kind of crapware fire download

starting from there.

I imagine the worldwide success of Flash Player false updaters comes this much too

simple window without any version or new information.

Is there a potential target of 1.3 billion PC connected?

How can I recognize whether a proposal for updating Flash Player is a fake one or any official?

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