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

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