| From InfoWorld: Hackers are trying to dupe people into downloading malicious software labeled as Adobe Systems' Flash Player, prompting a warning from the company.
Adobe is advising users to ignore links on social-networking sites that lead to other Web sites purportedly hosting Flash Player, as those sites often have malicious software. "If the download is from an unfamiliar URL or an IP address, you should be suspicious," Adobe's advisory said. Labeling malware as legitimate software is an old social-engineering tactic. But given the wide use of Flash on Web sites, most people have installed Flash Player to display the content. View: Article @ Source Site |
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Adobe warns of bogus Flash Player installers
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