The fake Flash Player update infects Macs with Shareware

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• What is the Adobe Flash Player update false problem?

  According to the warnings, I get from Intego VirusBarrier, "Mac users are once again being encouraged to exercise caution when installing updates for Adobe Flash Player after another update of fake was discovered to infect computers."

  This is the second time I have been informed that Adobe Flash Player does not play well with others.

  Right now I'm looking for the advice of those who have more information and advice, then I could get.

  What, if any, actions to ensure that the Adobe Flash Player is not a problem but a useful tool.

  Thank you

  Hello

  It malicious actors area out there who take the Flash Player installer legitimate and pack it with malware, or simply to accommodate a virus/malware/etc to install/update and call Flash Player or some other permutation of this.  When people perform an Internet search these sites to install Flash Player, as well as of adobe.com are returned in the search results.  The people knowingly or not, go to the non-adobe.com site a download an installer of Flash Player potentially malicious or false who infects his system or click on a notification to update Flash Player fake/malicious window (see this article for an example: https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Fake+Adobe+Flash+Update+OS+X+Malware/20693/).  Many of these false installers have been stigmatized for alike to official and legitimate Flash Player installer.  If you think that you may have used a fake installer of Flash Player install Flash Player, private message me the link to the site where you downloaded the installer from.  Adobe will actively after these malicious actors to remove fake/malicious installers.

  If you need to update Flash Player (latest version is 21.0.0.213) go to https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer to download the installation program.  Alternatively, you can opt in the background updates and Flash Player automatically downloads and installs an update within 24 hours of the update is available.  Updates to opt in the background follow these steps:

  • If Flash Player is already installed, launch system preferences > Flash Player > tab updated
    • Select "allow Adobe to install updates automatically (recommended)
  • If Flash Player is not installed, go to https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer and download the installer
    • During installation, when you are prompted to select an update option, select "allow Adobe to install updates automatically (recommended)

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  Maria

• How can I update Firefox for the Android on the Acer Aspire 1 netbook? Or how to get adobe flash player update to work with old firefox?

  U sing firefox version 3.5.1 on Acer Aspire One netbook. Any video content causes the prompt to update adobe flash player.

  You have activated the installation from "unknown sources" within the parameters of the Android app?

• Is there a mailing list I can sign up to receive updates on the new flash player updates?

  I support our site that uses flash player on the site.  Is there a mailing list I can join so I can stay on top of test and modify our site to work with the latest versions of flash player for windows and mac?

  Yes.  If you want e-mail notifications, simply click receive Notifications by e-mail in the Actions menu on the right side of this page.  We usually post an announcement whenever a new version is available, and you will get an email when the announcement goes back.  Alternatively, you can monitor our twitter account: @flashplayerbeta.

• the desktop flash player update

  Hi all
  
  I made a cool swf to use as wallpaper (win XP SP2). I can load it into an html file. My animated film is a flash 8 version and my version of office flash 6 player, so all of the graphic effects are not displayed.
  
  Read carefully, to avoid any confusion:
  Readers flash of my Firefox and internet explore are updated to version 8. BUT the Bureau appears to be independent of IE, and I can't update normally since the office is not a real internet browser. So don't tell me to go to the macromedia site to update...
  I have to do it manually, but how? with which files? and where?
  
  Please help me, I spent many hours to create this swf

  Well, I can guarantee that it will not work.
  First, Windows does not use MIME for associations of files at the level of the BONE, and
  Secondly the EXE does not work embedded, it's a standalone window / process.

  Best regards, Stan Vassilev
  www.flashbeyond.com-->

  "Casperankinen" wrote in message
  News:e15umc$K3K$1@forums. Macromedia.com...
  > Could redirect you the way Windows handles MIME settings. SWF
  > files to
  > open via the standalone Flash 8 player?
  >
  > Right click on your swf file
  > open with > choose program
  > Browse
  > C:\Program Macromedia Flash 8\Players
  > SAFlashPlayer.exe
  >
  > And then see if it works
  >

• the adobe flash player update

  I have adobe flash player (32-bit) on windows 8. I've tried so far, but when I tried it said it was already installed on my machine, but the problem is still there? Is there anyway that I can fix this?

  Flash Player on IE10/Windows 8 is updated through Windows Update.

• New update of Flash Player always not right with Mac Lion

  Hello

  I have updated my software to the latest flash player this morning after having had problems with the old flash player since I have upgraded to Mac Lion a couple of weeks. Fortunately, the new software addresses the problem of not being able to click in the box setting wee that appears, which is all fixed now, but I have still a problem with my mouse disappears when you use the flash player.  I can get it come back by moving the cursor of the mouse on the flash content, but its very frustrating to have to do this every two seconds when you try to play games online.  Just wondering is there anything that I am missing, perhaps a setting that I could change something it would do better, all my software is up to date on my macbook and everything works fine, just flash it seems to be a problem with.

  Concerning

  Julie

  Can you give our Flash Player 11 rc a try and see if it improves something?

  Thank you

  Chris

• I've always had an Adobe Flash Player update for my frustrating timing Mac users...

  I always had an Adobe Flash Player update for my frustrating timing Mac users and have tried to find ways to run the upgrade to multiple users via ARD, but could never find the .pkg file. Today, after a lot of research I found this help file,

  https://helpx.Adobe.com/Flash-Player/KB/installation-problems-Flash-Player-Mac.html

  To this is a link to the .dmg file that contained the .app file that had the installer .pkg. The link has been labeled the Flash Player for Safari and Firefox - NPAPI

  My question is: can I use this link to get the latest Flash Player .pkg installer in the future?

  Hi wkrites,

  The PACKAGE inside the APP as a whole is not intended for distribution, you are referring and will not install some required components.

  If you distribute Flash Player within your organization, we offer a PKG Installer to be used by tools such as ARD.  If you have not done so, you need a license to distribute Flash Player within your organization.  You will then receive an email with the URL to visit to download the installation file of.  Please see Adobe Flash Player Distribution. Adobe for more information on the Flash Player licenses and candidate.

  The Flash Player Administrator's Guide, http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/flash_player_admin_guide.html, contains useful information for the Flash Player deployment administrator within their organization.

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  Maria

• When I try to install flash player on my mac, I get to the Panel who asked for my name and my password, and it will not take my password.  tried to change to a new password and the same result

  When I try to install flash player on my Mac, I get to the Panel who asked for my name and my password, but it won't take my password.  Tried to change the password, but same result.  Suggestions?

  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.

• I have a MacBook Pro. I can't install the Flash Player updates. Help!

  I can't install the Flash Player updates.  Every time I try, I get an error message that says that the installation will not be interrupted; until I closed Safari.  Well, when I left Safari, then press Retry. I get an error message indicating that installation cannot arrive at this time.  I don't want my exposed computer, due to having an outdated version.  I need help.

  You must close the Safari, not only the window of the browser process.

  If you do not know how to restart your Mac and then run the installation program downloaded before anything else.

• Flash Player Updater leaves the file NPSWF32_11_7_700_170.dll

  Hello team Adobe,

  Today, I see that the Flash Player update updates de.170.178 but leave the file NPSWF32_11_7_700_170.dll in the folder SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash (Win7 Ultimate x 64 SP1).

  Is this a bug with the updater?

  2013 4-9 + 19-36 - 17.276 1226 1062 [error]

  = O = M/11.7.700.178 2013-04-09 + 19-36 - 10.665 =.

  0000 [I] 00000010 FlashPlayerInstaller.exe - install - iv 11

  0001 1 00000011 [I]

  0002 [I] C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl 00000020

  0003 [W] 00001036 Software\Mozilla\Aurora\extensions/Plugins 2

  0004 [W] 00001036 Software\Mozilla\Firefox\extensions/Plugins 2

  0005 [W] Software\Mozilla\Mozilla 00001036 extensions/Plugins 2

  0006 [W] 00001036 Software\Mozilla\Nightly\extensions/Plugins 2

  0007 [W] 00001036 Software\Mozilla\Thunderbird\extensions/Plugins 2

  0008 [W] 00001036 Software\Mozilla\UX\extensions/Plugins 2

  0009 [W] Software\Opera 00001036 software/last CommandLine 2

  0010 [W] Software\Opera 00001036 software/last CommandLine 2

  0011 [W] Software\Opera 00001036 software/Plugin path 2

  0012 [W] Software\Opera 00001036 software/Plugin path 2

  0013 [W] 00001015 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32_11_7_700_170.dll 5

  0014 [I] 00000014 C:\Windows\TEMP\{68AB3060-D8CC-4992-B776-D29A812DE70B}\NPSWF32_11_7_700_178.dll

  0015 [I] 00000025 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_11_7_700_178_Plugin.exe

  0016 [I] 00000015 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_11_7_700_178_Plugin.exe

  0017 [I] 00000024 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\plugin.vch

  0018 [I] 00000017 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash

  0019 [I] C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerPlugin_11_7_700_178.exe 00000022

  0020 [I] 00000019 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl

  0021 [W] 00001024 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl 183

  0022 [W] 00001024 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FlashPlayerApp.exe 183

  0023 [I] 00000021 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe

  0024 [W] 00001106

  0025 [W] 00001106

  0026 [W] 00001024 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe 183

  0027 [I] 00000012

  = X = M/11.7.700.178 2013-04-09 + 19-36 - 19.124 =.

  The installer people confirmed that it removed only the generation that it has been updated since then, which should have been NPSWF32_11_7_700_178.dll.  You can remove NPSWF32_11_7_700_170.dll safely.

  You should be able to verify that the installer deleted NPSWF32_11_7_700_178.dll when 11.7.700.182 and NPSWF32_11_7_700_182.dll is NOT marked read-only.

• I have trouble downloading Adobe Flash player on my Mac desktop. Despite the change in my PW on three occasions.

  I have trouble downloading Adobe Flash Player on my Mac desktop. Despite change my PW and received confirmation, I can still not through.

  Hi cynthias89595535,

  It comes to the OS, Flash Player not of international protection, to request the password.  Please see what userid & password I need to install Flash Player? for more information.

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  Maria

• The new flash player does not work why? IM with internet explore

  IM with internet explore and I downloaded the new installation of the flash player, I try to watch the video on youtube, of the game and other things.

  He told me just to get the new flash player, I don't know why this is, can you please help me?

  What version of Windows do you have? XP, Vista or 7? And it is 32-bit or 64-bit?

  If you have Vista or 7, you use IE8 or IE9? If IE9, please see this doc: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/885448

• Adobe Flash Player update - pigybacked Dregol and Glassbottle!

  15/05/2015 at 0700 Adobe Flash Player has pushed an update to my computer with the familiar window pop up, who advised a 'necessary' update, I clicked on it to start the process and my AVAST Antivirus software immediately went into overdrive...  He quickly blocked 15 programs to run as a Trojan horse named 'Bottle of glass', who had apparently allow a port to open on my computer that I could see that the files were still loading on my computer.   I unplugged my network cable and the download is finished.    I've stopped working on my projects and immediately ran Malwarebytes to eliminate all threats.  He found and managed to destroy the file attacking (Dregol.A) and is the sub folder, closed the ports that have been used to download malicious software.  Altogether, it was three pages of output and 48 cases in total, not counting those who had been completed and put into quarantine by AVAST.

  Glass bottle is the Trojan horse that opens a port, starts the download process for Dregol and other malicious software before, it can be stopped.  Dregol then installs a version of compromise of the browser Chrome and makes your browser by default, using the system level authorization when the user clicks on the button "install" on the update of Flash Player. It redirects then searched by default in all browsers installed engines and then make sure that you receive false results of research on the web "Dregol" compromised and starts downloading it is different loads to your computer.  It opens also several ports, including 21 and 22 to establish two communications path within your computer for remote access.

  I tried to find a way to report to Adobe, but all my attempts to do so resulted in dead ends or redirects.  My last attempt to 'chat' with a representative was very disappointing, to say the least.  For the Staff of Adobe, please have reported you these attacks a simplified and easy process for us - end users of your products.  To be pushed email, link to forum for chat and return to email is quite frustrating.  I lost a few hours of my time with this issue this week, if Adobe is not interested in providing support or a way to report easily as these attacks please clarify that so we don't waste our time.

  
  

  For the rest of us-- until Adobe Flash update engine to solve this vulnerability - disable automatic updates and uninstall the adobe Download Manager.  If you've come from Dregol - run Malwarebytes, use the options in full for all THE files and search scan on your computer open ports.  Dregol in itself is not directly dangerous for your user data, but it downloads without your permission can be extremely dangerous!

  CB_Hedricks

  Charles Hedricks says:

  It was not an indication of impersonation or act of foul play at all.

  Unfortunately, malicious actors who create these malicious/false Flash Player sites are very good at copying the brand/logo Adobe and/or Flash Player and sometimes it is very difficult to determine that it is a false notification or site (a common one is Flash Player Pro... There is no such product Adobe).  The other day, on another computer, the router someone has been infected and changed the IP of the DNS.  The only indication to me that it was a malicious site was the URL of the page is redirected to.  A normal user as you would know the difference as the page itself resembled the official page of the Adobe Flash Player Download Center.

  We will actively after these malicious actors.  If you come across these fake sites to install/update Flash Player to their message to me please.  I pass on to the appropriate people here at Adobe when users tell me about them or I find research on the web.

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  Maria

• * Please HELP - unable to complete installation of the new flash player...

  I've updated my operating system to Mac OS X Mavericks and went on youtube and he told me that my flash player is outdated (SAFARI).  I followed the link to download the new version of flash player, which seems to be 11.9 and the process works very well.  I reached this box...

  

  and I am completely unable to click on anything whatsoever.  When I drag my mouse on one of the three options, they highlight, as well as the button NEXT, but they won't let me click on.  The only way out of the window then is to press Alt + Cmd + Esc to force me to leave the Adobe Flash Player installed.  Please help me understand what is happening?

  In addition, some pages (seems like most) Adobe's Web site won't let me not click on anything either, I do a right click on the links, then open them in new tabs to navigate their Web site.

  Thank you in advance!

  Download Offline Installer: Flash Player (Mac OS X)

  Leave everything except the Finder.

  Double-click on the DMG and let it mount & open.

  Click with the right button on the installer and choose "view the contents of the package.

  In the folder happy / Resources , double-click the Adobe Flash Player.pkg file and let it run.