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by eliya_confiant 2707 days ago
The user still needs to go through with the fake Flash update. Even if one is to accidentally fat finger the download, they still have to proceed with the installation. To protect yourself, please be vigilant and only accept software updates directly from the vendor of the software you are using. This is more of a phishing attack to get folks to install malware / adware.