Adobe has acknowledged the existence of two new critical security flaws affecting Flash Player and has promised a fix to protect users from the zero-day vulnerabilities. Adobe Flash has caused many problems in the past, with critical vulnerabilities frequently being exposed and Adobe regularly being required to release security updates. The Adobe Flash Player automatically downloads a specific module used for protected video content playback on first use. Occasionally, an incorrect or corrupted Adobe Access DRM (Digital Rights Management) module causes this problem.
Well i have not been infected since and my windows 10 dos not have pre-install adobe and it's been three to four months now and before every time i installed it some thing would be messed up not one problem now at all so some one needs to fix that i can't believe no one else has notice this it could be responsible for 70% of infections. the down side to not installing the flash is you can't play games or watch a lot of stuff but i side with no infections my computer works much better now so spread the word !
William,
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Though everyone who's posted are providing good information, I don't think that any of them have actually been closely reading what you've stated, especially in your second post above.
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If you are saying that you actually own a Windows 10 computer then as already mentioned by others, the true Adobe Flash application is already built-in to both the Edge and Internet Explorer browsers provided by Microsoft. If they don't appear to be working, then Adobe provides this community help page for enabling Flash in the Windows 10 default Edge browser.
If you are instead receiving a pop-up from a website that indicates Flash is not installed, then this is a fake message using social engineering to attempt to trick you into installing malware. Since Windows 10 browsers already include Flash and any reputable website would be able to detect this, any message stating otherwise is clearly false.
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So yes, you are correct that installing something claiming to be Flash on your PC will always result in an infection, since it is you that is accepting the false installation which contains the malware.
On Windows, you can also change the setting in the Control Panel. Double-click Flash Player, click the Advanced tab, and select an option under Updates. On Mac OS, you can also go to the System Preferences and double-click the Flash Player icon. To continue viewing Flash content, update to a later version of Adobe Flash Player: Click the Download Flash button. Safari opens the Adobe Flash Player page on the Adobe website. Follow the instructions on the Adobe website to download and install the latest version of the plug-in. Adobe flash player for mac automatic update. Most people would click the “update” button to update their Flash Player, but this could be a false popup used by hackers to compromise your Mac. This is a method hackers use to trick you into downloading adware and malware through a false popup.
Rob
< EDIT > First I'd like to thank Jsssssssss for adding the fake Adobe Flash update pop-up examples below, these are often seen either on questionable websites or even displayed via advertisements on otherwise reputable websites in some cases.
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Next, the following is a link to the Adobe Flash Player installation and update questions and answers which shows the various valid prompts and links to where you can receive the true updates for Flash from Adobe, which is the only place you should ever go to get these. The automatic Windows Updates containing Flash will display some of these same prompts. so recognizing them is important.
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