Windows 10: Flash player may be out of date scam

Yes, there is something you can do to eliminate pretty much completely the "your Flash version is not up to date" thing. You need to start using script blocking. I dont use Edge at all. I open Edge after Windows updates to apply updates and open only 1 site (same site every time). Thats all I do with Edge. What I am going to tell you applies to Firefox but is likely you could do something similar with Edge. I use NoScript in Firefox. my every day browser.

Let me show you an example of the power of NoScript. I posted this pictures at another forum a few days ago. Look at the first one, on that one, I am using a new Firefox profile without NoScript or any content blocker installed. You can see the Flash needs to be updated scam, its there because there are malicious scripts running in that page. If you click click to update Flash, you might get infected. It is malware.





Now, look at this one. Same page, but clean, no more malicious scripts running. no more Flash needs to be updated problem. Thats the power of NoScript. I dont use adblockers or any other content blocker but NoScript. NoScript is not available for Edge, IE or Chrome but you might be able to find something similar for those browsers.





Bo

 

I get this flash player out of date scam
--- I call it a scam, but if it’s in a different category, please let me know.
I went to Microsoft’s feedback hub but I’ll have to pay more attention to some details before complaining there.
--- This is not only an annoying problem but it’s also a potential security problem.

Even though there is follow-up information of my situation, my bottom line is going to be
--- What can I do about eliminating this problem?

This morning I was on my EDGE Start page and checked out some news items.
--- Then I started playing Pyramid in the Microsoft Solitaire Collection as a Guest.
--- When I closed out Pyramid, the Flash player may be out of date was up on the screen.
--- I don’t recall if the Start page was still up or if it was replaced by Flash player may be out of date
--- I’ll have to pay attention to that next time.

Here is a representative screenshot of the Flash player may be out of date
--- It’s what I selected for the screenshot with some description included




Here is a representative screenshot of Windows Defender details




Naturally I am more than unhappy about that.
Trojan:JS/Flafisi.D always is included in the Windows Defender details and that’s a scary potential issue.
It’s easy enough to get around the issue by restarting Windows Defender but that is not a solution.
I’ve also run MBAM Premium 14-day free trial before restarting Windows Defender but it comes up clean: I suppose it’s because the Trojan:JS/Flafisi.D hasn’t infected the computer.
--- At the Senior Center where I volunteer I see the same issue on computers using Windows Defender
--- What’s scaring is those users just restart the computer and just go along with it.
--- However, I know of 3 users with McAfee and another one with Norton and they haven’t seen that problem even once. Coincidence? I don’t know. But it’s fact at this point in time.
--- In the Microsoft Hub feedback, someone said they use AVG and have a similar problem but I couldn’t tell if they have the exact problem I’m trying to attend to.

:)

 

TrojanJS/FlaFisi.D on Dell Inspiron 13 i7359-8408SLV Signature Edition

Suggestion to have a look at below guides. In case one of the included pictures is that what you saw, it might be best to follow the advices in the respective guide...

• Remove the Flash Player is out of date Alert Page
  
• How to remove "Please install the new Flash Player" Adware (Guide)
  
• How to remove "Update your Flash Player" Pop-up Scam (Guide)
  
• Remove "You Flash Player might be out of date" Pop-up (Scam Alerts)
  

 

Warning: Your Flash Player may be date. please install update to continue.

Hi Abbassi,

Please answer the below questions for the better understanding of the issue.

1. Where exactly do you get the error message?

2. Which app are you using?

3. From when is the issue persisting?

4. Do you have the latest flash player updates in your computer?

5. Which is the flash player that you are using? Is it Adobe?

Please get back to us with the necessary details so that we can resolve your issue at the earliest.

Thank you.

 

duplicate (please delete)

 

I am no expert; however, from what I have been able to gather, Windows Defender is reminiscent of having a security guard inside of a school building, and dealing with the threat once it's already in the building. On the other hand, third-party software, such as McAfee, Norton, Kaspersky, and the likes (depending on the packages you buy), can deal with threats before they enter. At least that is what they intend to do, and most of the time they are successful.

For example, I navigated to a website the other day. I clicked on a link directly from a search in duckduckgo, and Kaspersky Internet Security informed me that it was a malicious website, and closed the connection immediately.

Windows Defender would have let the browser load through to that site, and then it would have dealt with the threat once it arrived in your computer. So you have to understand the protection that is offered by different Security packages. I am sure someone here can help you much better than I can.

 

Thanks for the information.
I understand everything you mention. The intent of my post was is there anything I can do to eliminate this problem.
--- On the duplicate (please delete), that is not a positive approach.
--- What you don't know is that I have searched for the problem in this forum more than once during the last 3 weeks or so not only on my computer but on other computers at the senior center.
--- There plenty of Flash Player threads but I didn't see any of them that dealt with the issue I brought up.
--- If there are any I don't mind it being brought to my attention.

I'll still "complain" on Microsoft Feedback Hub, but I don't have any confidence on what, if anything, they'll do about.

 

Have you tried Malwarebytes? They have a version that will attempt to remove trojans and viruses.