pop-ups that ask to update and download flashplayer...

Report · Mar 16, 2014

Whenever I go to a site using the latest version of firefox, that has flashplayer on it I am bombarded with numerous pop-up suggesting that I upgrade by downloading and installing a piece of software. I never comply because the urls are from various sites and none of them have "ADOBE" in them.

Here is a list of some of said sites,

http://static.onlineapplicationsdownloads.com/lp/flv-player_adbr4_ybr_EN.html?lg=en&chnl=APN_adbr4_2...

http://www.downloadscanning.com/go/lightspark/?source=matomy_lightspark-highvolume-US&adprovider=mat....

http://service.srvmd5.com/serving/?appid=246&subid=lax1CMLksdi-0cfBNhACGID8wpL06LvkQCINMjQuMTg1LjI0M...

http://www.playhe.com/lp/codecperformer/v18/?v=18&cid=4105&tid=lax1CMLksdi-0cfBNhACGKiB2Iji1IPvFiINM...

http://www.myatim.com/lp/codecperformer/v18/?v=18&cid=4105&tid=lax1CMLksdi-0cfBNhACGNy4xu6lsKfPcSINM...

Are these lagget affiliates of ADOBE or rogue sites?

Sincerely,

Simore

Report · Mar 16, 2014

Can you post a screenshot of that pop-up? See http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1070933

Definitely none of the sites you posted are in any way connected with Adobe or Flash Player. My suspicion is that your system is infected with some malware.

Report · Mar 17, 2014

Hi soview,

A screenshot would be helpful, as Pat requested, however, I can tell you those are not valid Adobe URLs for downloading Flash Player. Valid URLs will either come from adobe.com or macromedia.com, depending on the file.

If you're getting these pop-ups it's very possible your computer has been infected with malware and/or adware.

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Maria

Adobe Community

pop-ups that ask to update and download flashplayer...