Possible malware on Mac - is Adobe Flash Player install Manager application legitimate?

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• How to Flash manually to some Adobe Flash Player install manager wants to do?

  I get periodic signs of "Adobe Flash Player install Manager" telling me that there is a Flash update, but until now I could not decipher if it is

  (a) a real upgrade of adobe rather than a horse of Troy of God-only-knows-who.

  (b) if it is a real upgrade, what will be the version after installation, so that I can decide if I want to install it or not;

  (c) if I don't want to install it, how to get this version and install it manually

  This is what looks like the Panel:

  

  By pushing the «See details...» "link takes me to the page basically useless http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/releasenotes .html #p10 which anyone can write a link to and no indication of what might actually be downloaded and installed and where it would come from.

  If I have a url which is on adobe.com and has a file that I can download and install - and I can see for myself that it'S from the adobe.com site - then I will download and install it.  But I sure as hell won't push the button 'INSTALL' and put in a name of user and password administrator on some random Panel of unknown origin that appears on my computer!

  http://www.Adobe.com/software/Flash/about/

  Where can I find direct downloads of Flash Player 11 for Windows or Macintosh?

• How can I find the version of Adobe Flash Player installed on my Mac

  1. How can I find the version of Adobe Flash Player installed on my Mac?  I'm on OS 10.11.5 and Safari 9.1.1.
  2. How can I determine if I need to update Adobe Flash Player

  There are several different methods to check which version is installed, two of them are:

  Option 1:

  • Go to System Preferences > Flash Player > Updates tab.  There are 2 variants of Flash Player on Mac, NPAPI for Safari and Firefox and PPAPI for opera and Chrome browsers, and both appear in the tab "Updates".
  • If Flash Player is installed the version installed is listed here.  If there is a version that is listed, click the check now button and Flash Player will check for an update.  If an update is available, a notification dialog box appears.
  • If there is not a version listed, Flash Player is not installed.  Click Install now to start the browser to the download page.  Download and install Flash Player.

  Option 2:

  • Launch the browser and go to https://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about.
    • If Flash Player is not installed, a "plugin missing" message appears when the Flash content should display.
      • Click on the "plugin missing" text and a window placard showing Flash Player is required poster.
      • Click more info to be directly to the download page to download and install Flash Player
    • If a previous version of Flash Player is detected and blocked by Safari, click on the "Outdated Flash" text and displays a windows Flash is obsolete screens.  Click on download Flash... button to be redirected to the download page to download and install the latest version.

• Hello I have Adobe Flash Player installed but do not allow it.

  Hello I have Adobe Flash Player installed but do not allow it.

  NPAPI is installed on my Mac but I can't activate it - is there an Adobe customer service number, I can call

• Adobe Flash Player install/Uninstaller 11.2.r202 has encountered a problem and needs to close

  Seems that the 3 or 4 recent Flash Player updates, once the update is complete, but before the installer stops actually, I get a box of error message telling me that "Adobe Flash Player install/Uninstaller 11.2.r202 has encountered a problem and needs to close.  We are sorry for the inconvenience. ', etc, etc, etc.  I received this error several times as most of the computers I work on Windows XP SP3 (all updates) with Internet Explorer 8 browser, including my own computer and my wife.  If I could copy/paste the details, I'd do it.  But is not the temporary file which is supposed to be created for purposes, error reporting, and I'm not going to spend the next half hour to transcribe all the technical details.  I just want you to know, that there is a problem with your Installer.       -kd5150-

  Today we released Flash Player 11.3.300.270 to answer specifically the collapse of the FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe.  See the announcement post for more details and links to installers:

  02/08/2012 - Player 11.3 update Flash

  We would like to thank all those who helped us to troubleshoot and debug this issue.  I'm sorry you had to go through this, but glad it is now resolved.

  Thank you

  Chris

• Adobe Flash Player install stuck at 30%

  I tried different several times on two different browsers to update the Adobe Flash Player. Installation stops at 25% or 30% each time. I've seen other posts on this subject and a friend of the computer of mine did the same thing. I have troubleshooted all options except empty my cache. I even went so far as to remove my old version AS REQUEST by the resolution of the problems and now I'm screwed unless it is Adobe Flash Player. Someone has got to have a solution. This is getting ridiculous.

  Had the same problem. The solution that worked for me on Mac OSX Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player, download stops - ask different

  The solution is to download the installer out of line on this page http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html. Download Installer "DMG (for system administrators)" and install it. After installing restart Safari for example and check of http://www.adobe.com/uk/software/flash/about/ that you have installed.

• Adobe flash player install blocked

  Hello

  I tried to update ADOBE FLASH PLAYER, but every time the installation freezes.

  I tried several times and the installation stops with a different loading % (27%, 30%).

  I tried to disable the antivirus, but stil it doesn't work.

  In the picture you can see which gives the message (download)...

  No idea how to solve this problem?

  Thank you

  Pierluigi

  Please use the Offline Installer:

  http://fpdownload.Macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player_osx.dmg

• What is my password to install adobe flash player install 14 identical to my adobe password?

  is my password to install the same 14 adobe flash player adobe password?

  This password is presented by your operating system and is designed to prevent you from accidentally installing the software.

  If it comes to your personal computer and you don't need a password to connect to the computer when it first starts, you can probably leave the password blank and click OK to go to this prompt.  If it comes to your personal computer and your normal password does not work, make sure that CAPS LOCK SHIFT is off, and then type the password carefully.

  If this is your work machine and he asks an administrator password, well, you will need to have a conversation with your computer friendly.

• Adobe Flash Player 11 Mobile application

  Greetings,

  Notify me as soon as you have the Adobe Flash Player 11 for the HTC EVO 4 G LTE. I tried to download Adobe Flash Player on the HTC EVO 4 G LTE myself, but without success. I got this error message to game Google store instead:

  Your device is not Compatible with this Version.

  Answer as soon as you get this message.

  End of message.

  There is no more Flash Player for Android and there will be another. Android is no longer compatible with Flash Player. Flash content playback is very non-rational processor and it drains your battery, also shorten the life of it. Android (Google) recommended "The Dolphin" or "Puffin" as your browser if you need to display Flash content with a motive under Android. They are both free in the GooglePlay store.

  These browsers use the rendering of the 'server-side' to reduce the load on the device.

• Adobe Flash Player installed.  Does not seem to be recognized by IE9.  Incorrect display of browser?

  Good evening everyone,

  This Flash issue drive gives me fits, so I hope that one of you may have experienced this before. Websites visited on this Tablet does not recognize Adobe Flash Player. I have installed Adobe Flash Player version 11.5.502.135 for Internet Explorer. When I go to the following link, http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/find-version-flash-player.html , I get the following information:

  "Flash player is running on your system." The lil' ball rotates backwards.

  Version of flash player: 11.5.502.135

  OS: Windows 7 (32-bit)

  Browser: Opera

  Well, I use Internet Explorer 9. What gives? I tried to uninstall and reinstall Flash player. No luck. ActiveX filtering is disabled. The Shockwave Flash Object add-on is activated. I ran a few antivirus updates and find a bunch of signatures, but I removed immediately. (Malwarebytes, Spybot S & D)

  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  I'm about to nuke the hard drive and start over.

  Thank you in advance.

  Good afternoon Sunil.

  Thanks for the reply.  Sorry if I wasn't clear on my previous post.  That's right, that the page incorrectly detect the browser like Opera. I was with IE9.  It was very strange.

  I corrected it performed a Windows system restore from the previous month.

  Take care.

  Hendy

• Adobe Flash Player install repeatedly, which gives an error 'Download Timeout'

  • Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.135

  • Several attempts to download and install the dec 15-16 December 2012

  • Windows 7 Version 6.1

  • Firefox 17.0.1

  The installer hangs at 0% for 10 seconds, jumps to 7% and hangs there for 5 to 10 seconds, then rises to 47% and gives the time-out error.

  I uninstalled all previous versions of Flash Player.

  I was able to install for IE 9 but it takes the other version to run LeapFrog Connect.

  Thank you for your help.

  -Craig
  

  Hello

  Welcome to the Adobe Forums.

  You can download the links on this document, offline Installer Adobe Flash Player:

  http://helpx.Adobe.com/Flash-Player/KB/installation-problems-Flash-PLA yer - Windows.html

  Thank you

  Vikram

• Adobe Flash Player installed, but the content does not work

  Adobe Flash Player works once I install it, but then evenually he stops working. I tried many methods of support, including downloading the tool from Microsoft to fix permission errors. I use Windows Vista Home Premium and the latest version of Adobe Flash Player.
  
  Somewhere, I noticed that there is an old thread like this with someone who has the same problem. I knew someone who responded showed a screenshot of what the permissions for the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT should look like. Interestingly, they don't seem to match.
  
  Here's the screenshot: http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9738/testrj8.jpg
  
  Please help me solve this problem. Without Adobe Flash Player, I can't do many things, like watching videos on YouTube.

  I solved the problem, thanks to this post:

  http://www.Adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/Forum/MessageView.cfm?forumid=44&CATID=184&ThreadId = 1243464 & enterthread = y

• Suspected malware in the form of Adobe Flash Player install crib

  I believe that I have installed a few malware disguised as an update of Adobe Flash.

  I may have made on July 11, 2015, in response to a pop - up in Firefox 39.0.

  My computer shows symptoms of malware. Looking into the problem, I discovered on the 'Flash' malware on the Apple support page https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3122.

  You are invited by reading that, I searched my system and found a file I think. When I search my Applications folder by using the term "flash," I see an instance of AdobeFlashPlayerInstallManager.app version 18.0.0.209, copyright 2008. It is installed in the Utilities folder. It was created on my Mac on July 11 and amended July 14, which would be consistent with the time period where I now remembers seeing the context menu of browser who said that I was using an outdated copy of Flash.

  Now, I'm trying move the suspect Flash application file to the trash. When I right click and select move to trash, I get a Finder window asking my computer password. Should I do this? If this is not the case, how to remove this suspicious file?

  Please let know us also on all the other steps recommended recovery.

  I learned the lesson is not to update software through pop-up windows in the browser.

  Attach a screenshot of the window read the information of the suspect file.

  Thank you

  Marie Brisson

  

  Hello

  Flash Player creates the AdobeFlashPlayerInstallManager.app in/Applications/Utilities /.  You can check if it is a legitimate "Adobe" file by checking the signature on it.  To do this, follow these steps:

  • Start Terminal.app From/Applications/Utilities
  • At the prompt, type: codesign vdv - Applications/Utilities/Adobe\ Flash\ Flash Install\ by
    • You can type codesign - vdv and then drag the AdobeFlashPlayerInstallManager.app file in the Terminal window
  • The results should have ' authority = Developer ID of Application: Adobe Systems, Inc.

  The reason why you're being invited, by the operating system, for the password is that the directory of the application has elevated permissions and to remove the file from her (or install) requires the admin password to make changes to the protected file system directories.

  Adobe has also released and updated Tuesday, July 14.  If you may have gotten a notification pop up as a result.  However, without a screenshot of the popup notification, I can't verify it was that, or something else.

  If you want, I can take a look at your FlashPlayerInstallManager.log file and see if there was an update around the time that this has happened. Please read the FAQ where can I find the Flash Player on Macintosh Setup log? for the location of the log file.  This FAQ contains several different log files, just look for FlashPlayerInstallManager.log and provide a file using the specified item was not found. instructions.

  Also, if you have not yet done so, you can run a scan for viruses/malware/adware/etc.

  --

  Maria

• Adobe Flash Player: Install window is empty.

  Hello, I tried to update my current version 15.0.0.162? to the latest version but everytime I run the installer window appears empty, the browser is still open or not. I don't even find the download path in windows to run without the browser, it is nowhere. Anyone know what is happening?

  Use the install (s) offline

  • Flash Player ActiveX (Internet Explorer)
  • Flash Player plug-in (all other browsers)
  • Flash Player for Mac OS X

• Adobe Flash Player install freeze.

  Perhaps my problem is a little different, and then a few more.  I have Windows 7/64 bit.  I also have Adobe Reader, Acrobat, and installed PSE9.  I have updated flash player several times with the usual adobe pop-up window.  Currently I have ver 10.3.183.5.  Yesterday, I received the usual pop window indicating a more recent version (10.3.183.10 I guess).  When I clicked on 'Install now' he hung up with the following window:

  

  After waiting, I clicked on the 'X' and received an error message.  My current version 10.3.183.5 still works very well, but no update has occurred.  The only entrance to journal setup including the current date is:

  = O = M/10.3.183.5-2011-09-28 + 15-05 - 16.627 =.

  0000 [I] 00000010 "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil10v_ActiveX.exe" - update activex

  = X = M/10.3.183.5-2011-09-28 + 15-15 - 58.760 =.

  I don't know what is the best way to proceed.  If you have a link to a downloadable installer, I can do but if so, here are a few questions:

  (1) should I just run the installer or should I 1st uninstall 10.3.183.5 via "uninstall programs"?

  (2) should I turn off my first (MSE) antivirus?

  (3) should I disable the first windows firewall?

  (4) should I run the installer for a clean boot?

  Help will be appreciated.

  I recommend trying the following steps:

  1. download uninstaller stand alone

  2. close all browser windows

  3. launch the uninstaller

  4 restart your computer

  5 remove the following folder, depending on your operating system:

  • 32-bit Windows - c:\Windows\system32\macromed
  • Windows 64-bit - c:\windows\syswow64\macromed

  6. download and install Flash Player located here:

  • Flash Player for Internet Explorer
  • Flash Player for other browsers

  Chris