The “Please install Flash Player Update (Recommended)” pop-up ad is a social engineering technique, which is to trick Windows users to install adware or a potentially unwanted program on their computers.
The “Please install Flash Player Update (Recommended)” pop-ups happens regardless of the web browser or search engine, and if you are seeing a pop-up from a website saying that a “Please install Flash Player Update (Recommended)” is required, then your computer may be infected with adware or a potentially unwanted program.
This infection is designed specifically to make money. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads for other dubious sites, and will display advertisements and sponsored links within your web browser.
The “Please install Flash Player Update (Recommended)” ad is distributed via adware or other malicious programs. Malicious websites, or legitimate websites that have been compromised, may display this pop-up ads within your web browser.
On these infected or compromised websites, cyber criminals will display a pop-up box stating that you need to updated or install a piece of software.The text for the “Please install Flash Player Update (Recommended)”pop-up is:
Flash Player is needed
Please install Flash Player Update (Recommended)
If you click on the “Download” or “Click to install now” button, instead of installing an update, you’ll agree to download an adware or a malicious programs onto your computer.
The “Please install Flash Player Update (Recommended)” link may install on your computer potentially unwanted programs like: toolbars (Sweet-Page Toolbar, AwesomeHP Toolbar), adware (EnhanceTronic, Feven 1.8, CouponBuddy) or other forms of malware.
You should always pay attention when installing software because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this “Please install Flash Player Update (Recommended)” adware. Be very careful what you agree to install.
Always opt for the custom installation and deselect anything that is not familiar, especially optional software that you never wanted to download and install in the first place. It goes without saying that you should not install software that you don’t trust.
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