razz Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Today I had a notice to update Adobe Flash Player. As I proceeded, a pop-up from my anti-virus program (Comodo) warned me about a trojan. Not sure what the pop-up read exactly because it disappeared before I could really look at it, but I did notice the word trojan. I noticed the update was downloaded from "get3.adobe.com". This is suspicious because as far as I know the usual updates come from "get.adobe.com". I immediately uninstalled the program and re-installed from get.adobe.com. I ran virus scans and nothing was detected. I just wanted to warn you guys & gals that there may be a suspicious update. A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted August 23, 2012 Moderators Share Posted August 23, 2012 If it came from Adobe.com then you would've had the legit version. Albeit the new updated version re-introduces an old bug they supposedly fixed months ago where the video is split in two halves with a horizontal green line separating the video. I'm sticking with the previous vulnerable version until they fix it, as this new version is useless to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted August 24, 2012 Moderators Share Posted August 24, 2012 It's good that you check your downloads so closely razz. This link goes to show how users can be tricked by Flash (even though it's Android) http://majorgeeks.com/story.php?id=35605 Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warlock Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Hello All, I hadn't been on in a while and noticed this post. Ironically yesterday I received an Adobe notice to update Flash. Being totally ignorant with these damn computers and Adobe in particular that is so difficult to update I just backed out of it and decided to let my good friend help me with it as we can hook up remotely. I ran all of my scans and nothing that would cause heartburn appeared. Would you good folks suggest that I just let sleeping dogs lie and just keep an eye peeled for any invasion? Take care and have a good one. Warlock If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain. If I can ease one life the aching or cool one pain, or help one fainting robin unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain. (Emily Dickinson-1830-1886) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted August 25, 2012 Moderators Share Posted August 25, 2012 yes I also got get3 on the update today, checks out ok esp since it's a subdomain of adobe dot com ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWebAtom Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Adobe uses wildcard subdomains; allowing them to generate multiple subdomains all pointing to the same content. This is primarily done for analytic or load balancing reasons. I've personally used wildcards to circumvent poorly designed web content filters, back in high school. tl;dr: If it's pointing to *.adobe.com, it's safe. I'm Shane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_B Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 tl;dr: If it's pointing to *.adobe.com, it's safe. In my view, if it comes from adobe.com :- Intent - probably non-malicous safety - only when vulnerabilities are removed - not in our life time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 In my view, if it comes from adobe.com :- Intent - probably non-malicous safety - only when vulnerabilities are removed - not in our life time HTML5, y u no more popular? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted August 25, 2012 Moderators Share Posted August 25, 2012 I never auto update, and always get my Adobe from File Hippo, and install off-line. http://filehippo.com/search?q=adobe+flash All good so far, including the latest version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I tend to agree with alan here. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWebAtom Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Good point Alan. In that case; replace "safe" with "unintentionally harmful" Side note: HTML5 isn't more popular because it sucks. Browser vendors can't decide on spec standards, fallbacks for legacy browsers are inconsistent and it's just painfully complex to do anything non-primitive. That said; HTML5 will eventually dominate because it still sucks less than Flash. I'm Shane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted August 27, 2012 Moderators Share Posted August 27, 2012 If it's pointing to *.adobe.com, it's safe. That's what I was trying to point out in the second post of this topic in my very first sentence. With every Flash Player update I'm always wondering what they've broken in their neverending quest to remove vulnerabilities. Is it me or did Adobe's acquistion of Flash ruin it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 Is it me or did Adobe's acquistion of Flash ruin it? I agree with you Andavari. A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 I remember when Adobe ate up Metacreations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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