A legit message that an update to Adobe Flash Player is available on the other hand, will live in its own window.Īnother quick check you can do is look in task manager to see if Adobe update service is running on your computer (see image below). That’s because sometimes malicious fake messages are displayed as part of the contents of a web page, so if you close all browser sessions, the message will be closed as well. That’s one of those little computer tips and tricks that can help you decide whether or not to trust this notification. If it doesn’t go away, that’s means that it runs in its own window, which is actually a good sign (indicating that you are probably dealing with a legitimate Adobe Flash Player update). The worst that could happen if you decide NOT to install the update is that you don’t get the latest Adobe Flash Player update installed right away, but I can guarantee you, that’s a whole lot better than getting your system infected with some kind of ransomware virus or worse.Īnother quick little tip that you can use is: close all your browser windows and see if the message that an update to Adobe Flash Player is available goes away. If you see any of those, the best thing you can do is close all your browser sessions immediately. One very obvious tell-tale that you are dealing with a fake (and dangerous) notification is when you see typos, grammar or spelling errors in the message. It will also be included in every subsequent Latest Cumulative Update," Microsoft said.Depending on the version of Adobe Flash Player that you already have on your computer and also depending on the actual update that is available to you, the notification may look a bit different, but at least it should look very similar to the image above. "Starting in June 2021, the KB4577586 "Update for Removal of Adobe Flash Player" will be included in the Preview Update for Windows 10, version 1809 and above platforms. These updates are not optional, so it should roll out to all Windows 10 machines via Windows Update and WSUS. In June Microsoft plans to release KB4577586 as part of the preview Windows 10 updates ahead of the next month's Patch Tuesday update. Via Windows Latest, Microsoft in late April updated an old blogpost detailing its Flash removal plans that it now says will culminate in the update rolling out in the upcoming Patch Tuesday security updates targeting older versions of Windows 10.
SEE: Windows 10 Start menu hacks (TechRepublic Premium) The 14 best web hosting services: Which is right for your website?įlash Player officially reached end of life on Decemas per an announcement by Adobe and major browser makers in 2017.
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