IF it's another Flash Player DMG, note what address you were on when it appeared. The first time you see ANY download activity Open Safari, and browse sites as you normally would. And although many Mac users have little need for Adobe Flash in this day and age, clearly Kaspersky’s research shows that there are many who will go ahead and install the malicious update, and compromise their Mac computer. That, will remove anything and everything that is Flash Player, or controls any downloading of files related to Flash Player. Of course, you should only ever download your Adobe Flash updates (if you wish to run it at all) from Adobe itself. In Mac HD/Library/PreferencePanes, trash the Flash Player.prefPane Trash the Flash Player and Flash Player Install Manager folders (the entire folders)Īlso, in the Mac HD/Library/Application Support, trash the Macromedia folder (the entire folder) Go to: Mac HD/Library/Application Support/Adobe. Trash the Flash Player,pliugin and flashplayer.xpt files from there. Once completed, the uninstaller will close automatically. Close all open browsers and other apps that might use Flash Player. Double-click to open the uninstaller and then double-click the Uninstaller icon to run it. Then, go to Mac HD/Library/Internet Plug-ins. Run Adobe Flash uninstaller on your Mac OS X 10.1 to 10.3. It wouldn't affect you because you have a Mac, and your updater links to a different page.įirst, trash ALL of the Flash Player DMGs on your desktop. The end user had to initiate the download that contained the unwanted add-inĢ. The only possible exception to this rule (and even this is a long shot) is certain Windows updaters that will download McAfee Security Scan along with the requested update, and there's no opt out. That's for Reader, Flash Player, Shockwave, AIR, and ANY paid software, such as Creative Suites.ĪNY legitimate Adobe download will only be started by a notification appearing that the download is available, and then you must click a link to either begin the download, or go to the page containing the download, and click a link there. It is and always has been a 'user initiated' process. Adobe does not, and never has, automatically downloaded installation files, for any product.

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