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"Adobe Flash Player 7 is malicious"
Sterlingtimes
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Please could anyone explain why I get the following message.
I have osteoarthritis in my hands so I speak my messages into a microphone using Dragon. Some people make "typos" but I often make "speakos".
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It is full of holes ....go to https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy0
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Addendum , I see you have chrome I don't use it but I gather that chrome no-longer or shortly will stop supporting [STRIKE]chrome[/STRIKE] flash, but someone more knowledgeable may correct me. Make sure you are on the latest version of chrome too4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy0
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Chrome will stop supporting Chrome?
It's OK - I know what you mean ... Chrome may stop supporting Flash. (Like it already has stopped supporting Silverlight).0 -
Cheers bod
4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy0 -
Thank you, both.
I got the message when I tried to play an online radio station called ESC Radio. I think that the site must have been trying to force the installation of an infected copy of Flashplayer or perhaps a program that is not Flashplayer at all.
I Googled around a bit and have found that many instructions to update Flashplayer are not genuine. I am deep cleaning my machine to be sure.I have osteoarthritis in my hands so I speak my messages into a microphone using Dragon. Some people make "typos" but I often make "speakos".0 -
ESC Radio works no problem for me.
Windows 10 with Chrome.0 -
Only download Flash Player from the official website:-
https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ (internet connection required during install)
https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html (full installers, no internet required during install)
The latest versions have an auto-update option that can be switched on so that they'll update themselves automatically and silently in future without bothering you.0 -
Interesting story here as to the origin of adobe_flashplayer_7.exe and comes with more than a hint of irony.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/02/pagefair_malware_snare_scare_in_halloween_hack_of_adblocker_blocker/Science isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.0
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