While the removal of Adobe Flash may make some feel nostalgic, its usefulness has long faded away, and it's more of a security risk than anything else at this point. Flash Player Update virus is a scam seeking to trick users into downloading malware. This update is permanent and cannot be uninstalled.įinally, in the Summer of 2021, Microsoft will release a mandatory cumulative update that permanently removes Flash Player, and all related APIs and Group Policies. In the Fall of 2020, an optional update will be made available titled “Update for Removal of Adobe Flash Player” that will remove Adobe Flash from Windows. 'Microsoft is ending support for Adobe Flash Player on Microsoft Edge (both the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Edge Legacy) and Internet Explorer 11 at the end of 2020,' a Microsoft support document explains.Īfter December 2020, Adobe Flash Player will no longer receive security updates, and all versions older than the one released on June 9th, 2020, will automatically be disabled in the browser. Look out for any suspicious program that could be behind all the drama anything you don’t remember downloading or that doesn’t sound like a genuine program.Here are some known malicious programs: PDFPoof, BatBitRst, MessengerNow, SearchAd, MyPrintableCoupons, Reading Cursors, ProMediaConverter, PDFOnline-express, See Scenic Elf, Clickware, Easy Speedtest, or WebDiscover.

If you click on the 'Learn more' button in the alert, you will be brought to a page explaining how Adobe Flash is reaching the end of support. I am trying to get the windows version for XP.

'DisableFlashNotificationPolicy'=dword:00000001 Microsoft's plans for Adobe Flash Hi I keep getting a virus warning when I try to DL your flash update (from adobe site).

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