On my Macbook I was on a website on Chrome and it said i needed to update Adobe Flash Player so i clicked the update button but then had pop-ups saying there was viruses and apple detected clean up issues or something... Not sure how to fix this!!!
Do not click on the "start repair". Shut down the computer and restart in Safe Mode, to avoid loading this malware again. Then download Malwarebytes (for Mac) and run it, to clean out the bad stuff.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
Malwarebytes for Mac—Mac Antivirus Replacement | Malwarebytes
Do not click on the "start repair". Shut down the computer and restart in Safe Mode, to avoid loading this malware again. Then download Malwarebytes (for Mac) and run it, to clean out the bad stuff.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
Malwarebytes for Mac—Mac Antivirus Replacement | Malwarebytes
No, it's not a virus. Those move from one device to another on their own. You installed it, which makes it a Trojan. A Trojan is software that cannot get on your computer without your help.
What you installed was adware, as evidenced by the sudden proliferation of ads falsely claiming your computer is infected. Which is baloney to start with since there are no viruses that can affect macOS.
If Flash is already installed, you can update it, or check to see if there are updates in the System Preferences as Carolyn noted. If you don't have Flash installed, the one and only place to ever get it is directly from Adobe. Any popup - literally, any - that tells you to download a Flash, Java, codec or other nonsense directly from them is a scam.
You can try to find the installed adware and remove it yourself, but some of it has gotten very difficult to find and remove. Download and run MalwareBytes for Mac. It's main purpose is to find and removing adware, and other unwanted software.
if the flash player is yet to be downloaded , get it downloaded it can be deleted from system library and user library folders , Even if malware gets installed malware bytes will help .
Also keep extensions as off , in user library reset the safari - delete contents of caches , cookies , saved application state , safari into the trash ,
Find a folder preferences > delete com.apple.safari.plist to the trash .
Restart the Mac and empty the trash , set the homepage once again .
I tried to find the app associated with that icon, but couldn't. Certainly try putnik's advice, but MBAM isn't always successful looking for adware plug-ins for Chrome, if that's where it is.
If you are still seeing this after trying MBAM in Safe Mode, open Chrome and look through its list of installed plugins. Remove, or at least disable any you don't recognize. If the problem goes away, delete that plugin.
See this link Uninstall Flash Player for Mac OS
For this image, nothing. That is what the real Flash Player looks like in the System Preferences. Allowing Adobe to automatically install updates is how I also have mine set. You can click Check Now if you want, but since it updates itself as necessary, it should show the following sheet:
Which, or both of the plug-ins you have installed depends on what browser you use. NPAPI is for Safari, Firefox and others. PPAPI is the Pepper plug-in for Chrome.
Additionally, Google Chrome has its own built in version of Flash, so any prompts to update Flash while using it will be phoney.
do u know how i can undo this installation?
do u know how to undo this installing? is it actually a virus?
what do i do?
Funny how the junk app in part says it will remove "rogue software". So, it will remove itself?
What if you need it? I’d love to permanently remove Flash, but there are sites I routinely use that still rely on it, and won’t work properly if it isn’t present.
Hi,
FYI .. the only place you should update Flash is from System Preferences > Flash Player > Updates; just so you are aware.
See if restarting your Mac helps.
What to do with Adobe Flash Virus?
