Why am I getting three, 11.8, downloads of the same “Adobe Flash Player”?

[jrow3568]

Why am I getting three, 11.8, downloads of the same “Adobe Flash Player”?

Moving actual question up into title message for this thread

[jrow3568]

I just got another request to install apple Flash Player. What’s going on?

[pwillener]

You are not telling us anything; from where are you getting such "requests"?

Also, http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1195540

[jrow3568]

If I am emailing Adobe then that’s where it came from.

In order to provide help as quickly as possible, please put the following information into your post:

* Your operating system & version Win 7

* Your web browser(s) & version IE 10

* Your Flash Player version you having problems with 11.8

* Explain your problem in details; don't use meaningless words like "can't", "cannot", "unable", "won't work" 11.8 has downloaded at least three times why?

* If you get error messages, please quote them exactly, or provide a screenshot: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1070933 No error message.

[jrow3568]

I also had another attempt to download Apple Flash Player on Monday evening.

[C_F_McBlob]

How to perform a "clean install" of Flash Player in Mac OS X

[jrow3568]

If you read post 3 you will learn what’s going on.

[C_F_McBlob]

Pay close attention:
If you're using Windows 7 YOU CAN'T USE APPLE FLASH PLAYER!!!!!!!!!!!

Download the Adobe Flash Player installer directly by right clicking one of the following links. DO NOT run it - SAVE it!!!

Flash Player for ActiveX (Internet Explorer)

Flash Player Plug-in (All other browsers)

Reboot your system.

BEFORE you open anything else, locate and run the appropriate installer.

[jrow3568]

Wonderful. Why is Adobe sending it to me?? It’s sure in my computer per your below link. What do you suggest?

[C_F_McBlob]

Could be malware. Adobe doesn't send update requests. Your software is designed to check for updates and notify you when they're available, but they don't actively push them.

[jrow3568]

If that was the case why has it tried to download for the last three nights and I did down load it before with no problem.

[C_F_McBlob · Accepted solution]

Sorry, I'm not on your computer and I don't have access to it. I could make a million guesses, and probably be wrong on all of them. Run a thorough virus scan to check for malware. If you need, download Kaspersky's TDSSKiller. http://support.kaspersky.com/us/5350 It's free and it finds a lot of stuff other A/V software won't.

[jrow3568]

Nope not Malware, request you check the server and see what’s going on.

[C_F_McBlob]

1. Neither I nor anyone here runs the servers.

2. Adobe HAS NO SERVERS that 'send out' download prompts.

[jrow3568]

OK whom do I contact to have this procedure taken care of?

[C_F_McBlob]

I wouldn't know, since the problem is stemming from within your system. As I said, Adobe servers DO NOT proactively push updates. Your software checks for them and you can disable that in the Global settings, but nothing on Adobe's end is causing the popups.

[pwillener]

Can you post a screenshot of such a "request" to download Flash Player?

Since you keep mentioning "Apple Flash Player", this is a strong indication of malware on your system.

[jrow3568]

If I get another one will do.