{"id":427719,"date":"2026-10-13T05:10:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=427719"},"modified":"2026-10-13T07:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:55:23","slug":"fake-flash-player-update-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/fake-flash-player-update-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake Flash Player Update Scam: Remove the Alerts and Clean Your Device"},"content":{"rendered":"The <strong>Update Flash Player<\/strong> page is a browser-based scam that displays fake error messages to trick you into installing potentially unwanted programs on your computer or phone.\n\n<p>Adobe ended Flash Player support on December 31, 2020 and blocked Flash content on January 12, 2021. There is no current browser Flash update to install. Close the page. If you downloaded a file, do not open it; if you already ran it, follow the removal steps for your device below.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1999938104\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_406659\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 50px;margin-left: 10px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fake-flash-update-mwt-oct2026.webp\" alt=\"Conceptual illustration of a fake browser update download stopped before reaching a computer\" class=\"wp-image-427720\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fake-flash-update-mwt-oct2026.webp 1440w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fake-flash-update-mwt-oct2026-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fake-flash-update-mwt-oct2026-1024x576.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"mwtad3453527527\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309746-ad_309685-placement_406660\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4456629336\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"mt_title\">What is Update Flash Player?<\/h2>\r\nThe Update Flash Player fake error message is a scam that is shown to trick you into thinking that you need to install an update for Adobe Flash Player. It does this to scare you into downloading an update manager that will install adware and browser hijackers on your device.\r\n\r\nThe Update Flash Player fake error messages will display this alert:\r\n<blockquote>Update Flash Player. Please install the update manager to continue\r\n\r\nThe version of \u201d Flash Player\u201d on your system may not include the latest flash update and may be blocked. If you use the updated version of \u201cFlash Player\u201d, it might be needed to complete this action.<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\nAs you can imagine, this fake error message and anything it states is just a scam to try and scare you into downloading and installing potentially unwanted programs on your computer.\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"mwtad457825237\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309747-ad_309685-placement_406661\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"9589536513\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"mt_title\">Why am I seeing the Update Flash Player pop-up ads?<\/h2>\r\nYou are seeing the Update Flash Player pop-up ads because your device is infected with malware, malicious push notifications, or a site you have visited has redirected your browser.\r\n\r\nLess than reputable sites can display malicious ads that redirect your browser to sites that display the Update Flash Player fake alerts to generate advertising revenue. If this happens, you can close the page and install an ad blocker like <a href=\"https:\/\/adguard.com\/?aid=29616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><strong>AdGuard [recommended]<\/strong><\/a> to block the malicious ads. However, if you are continuously seeing pop-ups like Update Flash Player pop-up ads, then your computer might be infected with a malicious program and you need to scan your device for adware and remove it.\r\n\r\nHere are a few typical signs that you have a malicious program installed on your computer:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Advertisements appear in places they shouldn\u2019t be.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Your web browser\u2019s homepage has mysteriously changed without your permission.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Web pages that you typically visit are not displaying properly.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Website links redirect to sites different from what you expected.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Browser popups appear which recommend fake updates or other software.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Other unwanted programs might get installed without your knowledge.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\nFor the most part, if you see a browser-based scam, then you can simply close the browser and start it again. On the other hand, if you are continuously seeing scams like the Update Flash Player scam, then you should scan your computer for adware and remove anything that is found.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"mwtad884898854\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309748-ad_309685-placement_406662\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3906789406\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"mt_title\">Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam (Virus Removal Guide)<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\nThis malware removal guide may appear overwhelming due to the number of steps and numerous programs that are being used. We have only written it this way to provide clear, detailed, and easy-to-understand instructions that anyone can use to remove malware for free.\r\nPlease perform all the steps in the correct order. If you have any questions or doubts at any point, stop and <a href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/categories\/malware-removal-help.9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ask for our assistance<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThe &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; browser redirect can happen on Windows, Mac, or Android, so we&#8217;ve covered below all these operating systems. Depending on which operating system is installed on the device you&#8217;re seeing the &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam, follow the removal guide.\r\n<ul class=\"mwt_all_os stepsbox\">\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#windows\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/microsoft-icon-article.png\" alt=\"Windows logo\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-141148 os-icons-article\" title=\"\"> Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; from Windows<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#mac\"> <strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/apple-icon-article.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-141147 os-icons-article\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"> Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; from Mac<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#android\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/android-icon-article.png\" alt=\"Android logo\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-141146 os-icons-article\" title=\"\"> Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; from Android<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim mwt_accordion_instructions\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-caret accordion_tab\" data-anchor=\"windows\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Remove Update Flash Player scam from Windows<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\r\n<div class=\"mwt_summary\">To remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Windows, follow these steps:<\/div>\r\n<ul class=\"stepsbox\">\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#malwarebytes-windows\"><strong>STEP 1<\/strong>: Use Malwarebytes to remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#hitmanpro-windows\"><strong>STEP 2<\/strong>: Use HitmanPro to scan your computer for &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; and other malware<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#adwcleaner-windows\"><strong>STEP 3<\/strong>: Use AdwCleaner to remove malicious browser policies<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#browser-windows\"><strong>STEP 4<\/strong>: Remove malicious browser extensions<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"malwarebytes-windows\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 1: Use Malwarebytes to remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam<\/h3>\r\nIn this first step, we will install Malwarebytes to scan and remove the &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; malicious files and registry key from your computer.\r\n\r\nMalwarebytes is one of the most popular and most used anti-malware software for Windows, and for good reasons. It is able to destroy many types of malware that other software tends to miss, without costing you absolutely nothing. When it comes to cleaning up an infected device, Malwarebytes has always been free and we recommend it as an essential tool in the fight against malware.\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Download Malwarebytes for Windows.<\/p>\r\nYou can download <strong>Malwarebytes<\/strong>\u00a0by clicking the link below.\r\n<div class=\"mwt_download_box mwt_cta\"><div class=\"mwt_cta_head\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mwt_product_icon_logo\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Malwarebytes-LOGO.png\" alt=\"Malwarebytes Free for Windows logo\" title=\"\"><div><span class=\"mwt_cta_title\">Malwarebytes Free for Windows<\/span><span class=\"mwt_cta_sub\">Scans and removes malware at no cost<\/span><\/div><\/div><a class=\"mwt_cta_btn\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/downloads\/MBSetup-076886.076886-consumer.exe\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/get\/malwarebytes-free&#039;,&#039;_blank&#039;,&#039;noopener&#039;);\">Download Malwarebytes<\/a><span class=\"mwt_cta_note\">Official installer for Windows 11 and 10. Your download starts right away.<\/span><a class=\"mwt_cta_more\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/get\/malwarebytes-premium-box\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored\">Want real-time protection? See Malwarebytes Premium<\/a><\/div><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Double-click on the Malwarebytes setup file.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad2449412764\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381396-ad_309685-placement_406667\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;margin-bottom: 50px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1471373341\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\r\nWhen Malwarebytes has finished downloading, double-click on the <strong>MBSetup<\/strong> file to install Malwarebytes on your computer. In most cases, downloaded files are saved to the <em>Downloads<\/em> folder.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98359 alignnone\" title=\"Double-click on MBSetup to install Malwarebytes Free\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Download-Malwarebytes.jpg\" alt=\"Double-click on MBSetup installer to install Malwarebytes \" width=\"585\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Download-Malwarebytes.jpg 585w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Download-Malwarebytes-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/>\r\nYou may be presented with an\u00a0<em>User Account Control<\/em>\u00a0pop-up asking if you want to allow Malwarebytes to make changes to your device. If this happens, you should click \u201c<em>Yes<\/em>\u201d to continue with the Malwarebytes installation.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98368 alignnone\" title=\"Windows asking for permission to run the Malwarebytes Free installer\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Windows-UAC.jpg\" alt=\"Windows asking for permission to run the Malwarebytes installer\" width=\"585\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Windows-UAC.jpg 585w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Windows-UAC-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Follow the on-screen prompts to install Malwarebytes.<\/p>\r\nWhen the Malwarebytes installation begins, you will see the <em>Malwarebytes setup wizard<\/em> which will guide you through the installation process. The Malwarebytes installer will first ask you on what type of computer are you installing this program, click either <strong>Personal Computer<\/strong> or <strong>Work Computer<\/strong>.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98387 alignnone\" title=\"Malwarebytes setup: Click on Personal Computer\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Install-Malwarebytes-Free-Step-1.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes setup: Click on Personal Computer step 1\" width=\"590\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Install-Malwarebytes-Free-Step-1.jpg 590w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Install-Malwarebytes-Free-Step-1-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/>\r\n\r\nOn the next screen, click &#8220;<strong>Install<\/strong>&#8221; to install Malwarebytes on your computer.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98388 alignnone\" title=\"Click on Install to install Malwarebytes\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Install-Malwarebytes-Free-Step-2.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes Setup: Click on Install\" width=\"590\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Install-Malwarebytes-Free-Step-2.jpg 590w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Install-Malwarebytes-Free-Step-2-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/>\r\n\r\nWhen your Malwarebytes installation completes, the program opens to the <em>Welcome to Malwarebytes<\/em> screen. Click the <strong>&#8220;Get started&#8221;<\/strong> button.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Continue with manual scanning.<\/p>\r\nAfter installing Malwarebytes, you&#8217;ll be prompted to select between the Free and the Premium version. The Malwarebytes Premium edition includes preventative tools like real-time scanning and ransomware protection; however, we will use the Free version to clean up the computer.\r\nClick on &#8220;<strong>Skip<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on &#8220;Scan&#8221;.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad2347744285\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309686-ad_309685-placement_406668\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 50px;margin-left: 10px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6935453015\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\r\nTo scan your computer with Malwarebytes, click on the &#8220;<strong>Scan<\/strong>&#8221; button. Malwarebytes will automatically update the antivirus database and start scanning your computer for Update Flash Player scam and other malicious programs.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98391 alignnone\" title=\"Click on Scan button to start a system scan\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwrebytes-Click-On-Scan.jpg\" alt=\"Click on Scan button for Update Flash Player\" width=\"700\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwrebytes-Click-On-Scan.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwrebytes-Click-On-Scan-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Wait for the Malwarebytes scan to complete.<\/p>\r\nMalwarebytes will scan your computer for malicious programs. This process can take a few minutes, so we suggest you do something else and periodically check on the status of the scan to see when it is finished.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98390 alignnone\" title=\"Wait for Malwarebytes to scan your computer\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Scanning-Windows-PC.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes scanning for Update Flash Player virus\" width=\"700\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Scanning-Windows-PC.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Scanning-Windows-PC-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on &#8220;Quarantine&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nWhen the scan has completed, you will be presented with a screen showing the malware infections that Malwarebytes has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes has found, click on the &#8220;<strong>Quarantine<\/strong>&#8221; button.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98392 alignnone\" title=\"Review the malicious programs and click on Quarantine\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwreytees-Click-Quaratine.jpg\" alt=\"Review the malicious programs and click on Quarantine to remove Update Flash Player\" width=\"700\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwreytees-Click-Quaratine.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwreytees-Click-Quaratine-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Restart computer.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad2707086359\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381401-ad_309685-placement_406669\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 50px;margin-left: 10px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5315249587\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\r\nMalwarebytes will now remove all the malicious files and registry keys that it has found. To complete the malware removal process, Malwarebytes may ask you to restart your computer.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98389 alignnone\" title=\"Malwarebytes requesting to restart computer\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Restart-PC.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes requesting to restart computer to complete the Update Flash Player removal process\" width=\"700\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Restart-PC.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Restart-PC-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\r\nWhen the malware removal process is complete, you can close Malwarebytes and continue with the rest of the instructions.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"hitmanpro-windows\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 2: Use HitmanPro to scan your computer for &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; and other malware<\/h3>\r\nIn this next step, we will scan the computer with HitmanPro to ensure that no other malicious programs are installed on your device.\r\n\r\nHitmanPro is a second-opinion scanner that checks suspicious files and common malware locations. It uses cloud analysis from several security labs, including SophosLabs, so it needs an internet connection for those checks. Keep the report if anything is detected; another scanner can add evidence, but no result proves that every possible threat has been removed.\r\n\r\nYou can scan with HitmanPro for free. Removing detected threats requires an eligible one-time 30-day trial or a paid license. A computer that has already used the trial may not qualify again. Check the current purchase price in the official application rather than relying on an old price quoted in a guide.\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Download HitmanPro.<\/p>\r\nYou can download <strong>HitmanPro<\/strong> by clicking the link below.\r\n<div class=\"mwt_download_box mwt_cta\"><div class=\"mwt_cta_head\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mwt_product_icon_logo\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/icon-hitmanpro.png\" alt=\"HitmanPro logo\" title=\"\"><div><span class=\"mwt_cta_title\">HitmanPro<\/span><span class=\"mwt_cta_sub\">Second-opinion malware scanner from Sophos<\/span><\/div><\/div><a class=\"mwt_cta_btn\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/download.sophos.com\/endpoint\/clients\/HitmanPro_x64.exe\" target=\"_self\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/get\/hitmanpro&#039;,&#039;_blank&#039;,&#039;noopener&#039;);\" rel=\"noopener\">Download HitmanPro<\/a><span class=\"mwt_cta_note\">Free scan. Removing threats needs the free 30-day trial. Your download starts right away.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Install HitmanPro.<\/p>\r\nWhen HitmanPro has finished downloading, double-click on \u201chitmanpro.exe\u201d (for 32-bit versions of Windows) or \u201chitmanpro_x64.exe\u201d (for 64-bit versions of Windows) to install this program on your PC. In most cases, downloaded files are saved to the <em>Downloads<\/em> folder.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81072\" title=\"Double-click on the HitmanPro setup file\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Download.jpg\" alt=\"Double-click on the HitmanPro setup file - Help Guide\" width=\"682\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Download.jpg 682w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Download-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\r\nYou may be presented with an\u00a0<em>User Account Control<\/em>\u00a0pop-up asking if you want to allow HitmanPro to make changes to your device. If this happens, you should click \u201c<em>Yes<\/em>\u201d to continue with the installation.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81074\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-User-Account-Control.jpg\" alt=\"Windows asking for permissions to run the HitmanPro setup file - Help Guide\" width=\"496\" height=\"363\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-User-Account-Control.jpg 496w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-User-Account-Control-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<div id=\"mwtad1417612087\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381404-ad_309685-placement_406670\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 50px;margin-left: 10px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"8735619847\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Follow the on-screen prompts.<\/p>\r\nWhen HitmanPro starts you will be presented with the start screen as shown below. Click on the &#8220;<strong>Next<\/strong>&#8221; button to perform a system scan.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81075\" title=\"Click Next to install HitmanPro on your PC\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Installation-Step-1.jpg\" alt=\"Click Next to install HitmanPro\" width=\"682\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Installation-Step-1.jpg 682w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Installation-Step-1-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81076\" title=\"Click Next to complete the HitmanPro installation\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Installation-Step-2.jpg\" alt=\"HitmanPro final installer screen\" width=\"675\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Installation-Step-2.jpg 675w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Installation-Step-2-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Wait for the HitmanPro scan to complete.<\/p>\r\nHitmanPro will now begin to scan your computer for malware.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81078\" title=\"HitmanPro while scanning for Update Flash Player malware\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Scanning-Windows.jpg\" alt=\"HitmanPro while scanning for Update Flash Player malware\" width=\"684\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Scanning-Windows.jpg 684w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Scanning-Windows-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on &#8220;Next&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nWhen HitmanPro has finished the scan, it will display a list of all the malware that the program has found. Click on the &#8220;<strong>Next<\/strong>&#8221; button to remove Update Flash Player adware and other malicious programs.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81079\" title=\"HitmanPro scan summary. Click Next to remove Update Flash Player malware\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Remove-Malware.jpg\" alt=\"HitmanPro scan summary. Click Next to remove Update Flash Player browser redirect\" width=\"680\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Remove-Malware.jpg 680w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Remove-Malware-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on &#8220;Activate free license&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nIf available, click <strong>Activate free license<\/strong> and follow the activation prompts. If the trial was already used on this PC, use an existing license or save the report and ask for help. Review each selected detection before proceeding with removal.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81080\" title=\"Click on the Activate free license button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Free-Activation-Step-1.jpg\" alt=\"Activate the free HitmanPro license key\" width=\"672\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Free-Activation-Step-1.jpg 672w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Free-Activation-Step-1-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81081\" title=\"Enter your email to complete the HitmanPro activation\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Free-Activation-Step-2.jpg\" alt=\"Enter your email to complete the HitmanPro activation - Help Guide\" width=\"678\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Free-Activation-Step-2.jpg 678w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/HitmanPro-Free-Activation-Step-2-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"adwcleaner-windows\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 3: Use AdwCleaner to remove malicious browser policies<\/h3>\r\nIn this third step, we will use AdwCleaner to remove the malicious browser policies that were set by scams on your computer and delete malicious browser extensions.\r\n\r\nAdwCleaner is a free popular on-demand scanner that can detect and remove malware that even the most well-known anti-virus and anti-malware applications fail to find. This on-demand scanner includes a lot of tools that can be used to fix the side effects of scams.\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Download AdwCleaner.<\/p>\r\nYou can download <strong>AdwCleaner<\/strong> by clicking the link below.\r\n<div class=\"mwt_download_box mwt_cta\"><div class=\"mwt_cta_head\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mwt_product_icon_logo\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AdwCleaner-Icon.png\" alt=\"Malwarebytes AdwCleaner logo\" title=\"\"><div><span class=\"mwt_cta_title\">Malwarebytes AdwCleaner<\/span><span class=\"mwt_cta_sub\">Removes adware and unwanted programs at no cost<\/span><\/div><\/div><a class=\"mwt_cta_btn\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/adwcleaner.malwarebytes.com\/adwcleaner?channel=release\" target=\"_self\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/get\/adwcleaner&#039;,&#039;_blank&#039;,&#039;noopener&#039;);\" rel=\"noopener\">Download AdwCleaner<\/a><span class=\"mwt_cta_note\">Official download. Your download starts right away.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Double-click on the setup file.<\/p>\r\nDouble-click on the file named &#8220;adwcleaner_x.x.x.exe&#8221; to start AdwCleaner. In most cases, downloaded files are saved to the <em>Downloads<\/em> folder.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84933 alignnone\" title=\"Double-click on the AdwCleaner Setup File\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AdwCleaner-Setup-FIle.jpg\" alt=\"AdwCleaner Setup File\" width=\"685\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AdwCleaner-Setup-FIle.jpg 685w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AdwCleaner-Setup-FIle-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/>\r\nYou may be presented with a <em>User Account Control<\/em> dialog asking you if you want to run this file. If this happens, you should click \u201c<em>Yes<\/em>\u201d to continue with the installation.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84934 alignnone\" title=\"Click Yes to allow AdwCleaner to run\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AdwCleaner-UAC.jpg\" alt=\"AdwCleaner and Windows User Account Control Pop-up\" width=\"539\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AdwCleaner-UAC.jpg 539w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AdwCleaner-UAC-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Check whether a Chrome policy reset is needed.<\/p>\r\nLeave policy resets off for an ordinary scan. On your own PC, enable <strong>Settings \u2192 Reset Chrome policies<\/strong> only after confirming an unwanted policy. Do not reset work or school policies; contact the administrator instead.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-106505 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adwcleaner-clean-chrome.jpg\" alt=\"Enable Reset Chrome policies to remove Update Flash Player malware\" width=\"685\" height=\"483\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adwcleaner-clean-chrome.jpg 685w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adwcleaner-clean-chrome-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on &#8220;Scan Now&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nOn the left side of the window, click on <strong>&#8220;Dashboard<\/strong>&#8221; and then click &#8220;<strong>Scan Now<\/strong>&#8221; to perform a system scan.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84931 alignnone\" title=\"Click on Scan Now to perform a system scan\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AdwCleaner-Scan-Now.jpg\" alt=\"AdwCleaner Scan Now button\" width=\"685\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AdwCleaner-Scan-Now.jpg 685w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AdwCleaner-Scan-Now-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Wait for the AdwCleaner scan to complete.<\/p>\r\nAdwCleaner will now scan your computer for the malware. This process can take a few minutes.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84932 alignnone\" title=\"AdwCleaner while scanning for Update Flash Player malware\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AdwCleaner-Scanning-For-Malware.jpg\" alt=\"AdwCleaner Scanning for Update Flash Player scam and other malicious programs\" width=\"685\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AdwCleaner-Scanning-For-Malware.jpg 685w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/AdwCleaner-Scanning-For-Malware-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Review the results, then click &#8220;Next&#8221; and &#8220;Quarantine&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nReview the detected items and click <strong>Next<\/strong>. If AdwCleaner lists preinstalled software separately, leave anything you intentionally use unselected, then click <strong>Quarantine<\/strong> to remove the selected items.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Restart if requested, then finish the cleanup.<\/p>\r\nRestart when AdwCleaner asks. When its final screen appears, choose <strong>Skip Basic Repair<\/strong>. Use <strong>Run Basic Repair<\/strong> only when a support agent has asked you to run it for a specific problem.\r\n\r\n\r\nWhen the malware removal process is complete, you can close AdwCleaner and continue with the rest of the next step from this guide.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"browser-windows\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 4: Remove malicious browser extension<\/h3>\r\nIn this final step, we will remove any malicious extensions from your browser and change to default any settings that might have been changed by malware.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"su-tabs su-tabs-style-default su-tabs-mobile-stack\" data-active=\"1\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-tabs-nav\"><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Chrome<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Firefox<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Microsoft Edge<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Internet Explorer<\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-tabs-panes\"><div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Chrome\">\r\n<h4>Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Google Chrome<\/h4>\r\nTo remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; from Google Chrome, we will remove the browser extension and then check the settings.\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps_tab\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Remove malicious browser extension.<\/p>\r\nIn the top right corner, click on Chrome&#8217;s main menu button, represented by <strong>three vertical dots<\/strong>. When the drop-down menu appears, click on &#8220;<strong>More tools<\/strong>&#8220;, then click on &#8220;<strong>Extensions<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe \u201cExtensions\u201d screen will be displayed with a list of all the extensions installed on Chrome. Scroll through the list and search for unknown browser extensions, and then click on \u201c<strong>Remove<\/strong>\u201d to remove them.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-113632 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chrome-Remove-Extension.jpg\" alt=\"Remove the Update Flash Player from Chrome\" width=\"700\" height=\"376\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chrome-Remove-Extension.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chrome-Remove-Extension-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Change the search engine to Google.<\/p>\r\nIn the top right corner, click on Chrome&#8217;s main menu button, represented by <strong>three vertical dots<\/strong>. When the drop-down menu appears, click on &#8220;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114279 alignnone\" title=\"Open the Settings menu\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chrome-Open-Menu-Click-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Open the Settings menu\" width=\"700\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chrome-Open-Menu-Click-Settings.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chrome-Open-Menu-Click-Settings-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\r\n\r\nOn the left side of the window, click on &#8220;<strong>Search engine<\/strong>&#8220;, then click &#8220;<strong>Manage search engines&#8230;<\/strong>&#8220;. In the opened list, find <em>Google Search<\/em>, click the three vertical dots and select &#8220;<strong>Make default<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114281 alignnone\" title=\"Find malicious search engine and remove it as default search engine\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Manage-Search-Engine-Chrome-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Find Update Flash Player and remove it as default search engine\" width=\"700\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Manage-Search-Engine-Chrome-Settings.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Manage-Search-Engine-Chrome-Settings-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Check the homepage and new tab settings.<\/p>\r\nIn the top right corner, click on Chrome&#8217;s main menu button, represented by <strong>three vertical dots<\/strong>. When the drop-down menu appears, click on &#8220;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114279 alignnone\" title=\"Open the Settings menu\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chrome-Open-Menu-Click-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Open the Settings menu\" width=\"700\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chrome-Open-Menu-Click-Settings.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Chrome-Open-Menu-Click-Settings-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\r\n\r\nIn the &#8220;<strong>On startup<\/strong>&#8221; section, disable any unknown extension, then select &#8220;Open the New Tab page&#8221; as your preferred setting.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114282 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Startup-Chrome-settings.jpg\" alt=\"Remove the malicious startup page\" width=\"700\" height=\"454\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Startup-Chrome-settings.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Startup-Chrome-settings-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<div class=\"mt_notey\">If your browser is still being redirected to &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; or any other unwanted site after you&#8217;ve performed the above steps, we strongly recommend resetting Google Chrome to its default settings. To do this, type &#8220;<em>chrome:\/\/settings\/resetProfileSettings<\/em>&#8221; in your browser URL bar, then click on &#8220;<strong>Reset settings<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Firefox\">\r\n<h4>Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Firefox<\/h4>\r\nTo remove the &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; redirect from Firefox we will reset the browser settings to its default. The reset feature fixes many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information like bookmarks, passwords, web form auto-fill information, browsing history, and open tabs.\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click the menu icon, then click on &#8220;Help&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nClick on Firefox&#8217;s main menu button, represented by three horizontal lines. When the drop-down menu appears, select the option labeled &#8220;<strong>Help<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98626 alignnone\" title=\"Click on the Firefox Menu button then select Help\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Firefox-Click-Help.jpg\" alt=\"Click on the Firefox Menu button then select Help button\" width=\"700\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Firefox-Click-Help.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Firefox-Click-Help-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click &#8220;More troubleshooting information&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nFrom the <em>Help<\/em> menu, click on &#8220;<strong>More troubleshooting information<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on &#8220;Refresh Firefox&#8221;<\/p>\r\nClick the\u00a0&#8220;<strong>Refresh Firefox<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0button in the upper-right corner of the &#8220;<em>More troubleshooting information<\/em>&#8221; page.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98627 alignnone\" title=\"Click on the Refresh Firefox button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Firefox-Click-Refresh-Firefox.jpg\" alt=\"Click on the Refresh Firefox button\" width=\"700\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Firefox-Click-Refresh-Firefox.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Firefox-Click-Refresh-Firefox-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Confirm.<\/p>\r\nTo continue, click on the &#8220;<strong>Refresh Firefox<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0button in the new confirmation window that opens.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98628 alignnone\" title=\"Click again on Refresh Firefox button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Firefox-Click-Reset-Firefox.jpg\" alt=\"Click again on Refresh Firefox\" width=\"700\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Firefox-Click-Reset-Firefox.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Firefox-Click-Reset-Firefox-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click &#8220;Finish&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nFirefox will close itself and will revert to its default settings. When it&#8217;s done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click on &#8220;<strong>Finish<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n\r\nYour old Firefox profile will be placed on your desktop in a folder named &#8220;<em>Old Firefox Data<\/em>&#8220;. If the reset didn&#8217;t fix your problem you can restore some of the information not saved by copying files to the new profile that was created. If you don&#8217;t need this folder any longer, you should delete it as it contains sensitive information.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Microsoft Edge\">\r\n<h4>Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Microsoft Edge<\/h4>\r\nTo remove the &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; redirect from Microsoft Edge we will reset the browser settings to its default. This will reset your startup page, new tab page, search engine, and pinned tabs. It will also disable all extensions and clear temporary data like cookies. Your favorites, history and saved passwords will not be cleared.\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps_tab\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Open the &#8220;Settings&#8221; menu.<\/p>\r\nIn the top right corner, click on Microsoft Edge&#8217;s main menu button, represented by <strong>three horizontal dots<\/strong>. When the drop-down menu appears, click on &#8220;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&#8220;.&#8221;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101290 alignnone\" title=\"Click the menu icon then click on Settings\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Reset-Microsoft-Edge-Go-to-Settings-1.jpg\" alt=\"Open the Settings menu\" width=\"700\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Reset-Microsoft-Edge-Go-to-Settings-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Reset-Microsoft-Edge-Go-to-Settings-1-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on &#8220;Reset Settings&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nOn the left side of the window, click on &#8220;Reset Settings&#8221;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101288 alignnone\" title=\"Click Reset Settings\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Reset-Microsoft-Edge-Click-Reset-2.jpg\" alt=\"Click Reset Settings option\" width=\"700\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Reset-Microsoft-Edge-Click-Reset-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Reset-Microsoft-Edge-Click-Reset-2-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on &#8220;Restore settings to their default values&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nIn the main window, click on &#8220;Restore settings to their default values&#8221;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101291 alignnone\" title=\"Click on Restore settings to their default values\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Reset-Microsoft-Edge-Restore-Settings-3.jpg\" alt=\"Click on Restore settings to their default values option\" width=\"700\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Reset-Microsoft-Edge-Restore-Settings-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Reset-Microsoft-Edge-Restore-Settings-3-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click &#8220;Reset&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nA confirmation dialog should now be displayed, detailing the components that will be restored to their default state should you continue on with the reset process. To complete the restoration process, click on the &#8220;<strong>Reset<\/strong>&#8221; button.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101289 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Reset-Microsoft-Edge-Confirm-reset-4.jpg\" alt=\"Click Reset to reset your browser\" width=\"700\" height=\"513\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Reset-Microsoft-Edge-Confirm-reset-4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Reset-Microsoft-Edge-Confirm-reset-4-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Internet Explorer\">\r\n<h4>Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Internet Explorer<\/h4>\r\nTo remove the &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; redirect from Internet Explorer we will reset the browser settings to its default. You can reset Internet Explorer settings to return them to the state they were in when Internet Explorer was first installed on your computer.\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps_tab\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Go to &#8220;Internet Options&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nOpen Internet Explorer, click on the <strong>gear icon<\/strong>\u00a0in the upper right part of your browser, then select &#8220;<strong>Internet Options<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Select the &#8220;Advanced&#8221; tab, then click &#8220;Reset&#8221;<\/p>\r\nIn the &#8220;<em>Internet Options<\/em>&#8221; dialog box, select the\u00a0&#8220;<strong>Advanced<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0tab, then click\u00a0on the &#8220;<strong>Reset<\/strong>&#8221; button.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on &#8220;Reset&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nIn the &#8220;<em>Reset Internet Explorer settings<\/em>&#8221; section, select the &#8220;<em>Delete personal settings<\/em>&#8221; checkbox, then click on the &#8220;<strong>Reset<\/strong>&#8221; button.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on &#8220;Close&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nWhen Internet Explorer has completed its task, click on the &#8220;<strong>Close<\/strong>&#8221; button\u00a0in the confirmation dialogue box.\r\nClose your browser and then you can open Internet Explorer again.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nYour computer should now be free of the &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam. If your current antivirus allowed this malicious program on your computer, you may want to consider purchasing Malwarebytes Premium to protect against these types of threats in the future.\r\nIf you are still having problems with your computer after completing these instructions, then please follow one of the steps:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Run a computer scan with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/get\/esetonlinescanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored\" data-google-vignette=\"false\">ESET Online Scanner<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ask for help in our <strong><a title=\"Malware Removal Assistance for Windows\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/forums\/windows-malware-removal-help-support.10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows Malware Removal Help &amp; Support<\/a><\/strong> forum.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-caret accordion_tab su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"mac\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Remove Update Flash Player from Mac<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\r\n<div class=\"mwt_summary\">To remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Mac, follow these steps:<\/div>\r\n<ul class=\"stepsbox\">\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#profile-mac\">STEP 1: Remove malicious Profiles from your Mac<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#uninstall-mac\">STEP 2: Remove the malicious programs from Mac<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#malwarebytes-mac\">STEP 3: Use Malwarebytes for Mac to remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#browser-mac\">STEP 4: Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; redirect from Safari, Chrome, or Firefox<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"profile-mac\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 1: Remove malicious Profiles from your Mac<\/h3>\r\nProfiles are used by IT admins in businesses to control the behavior of their Macs. These profiles can configure a Mac to do many different things, some of which are not otherwise possible.\r\nWhen it comes to home users, adware and scams are using the configuration profile to prevent users from removing malicious programs from the computer. This also prevents the user from changing that behavior in the browser\u2019s settings.\r\nIn this first step, we will check your computer to see if any configuration profiles are installed. To do this, follow the below steps:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Open &#8220;System Settings&#8221;<\/p>\r\nFrom the Apple menu, select <strong>System Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Open General, then Device Management<\/p>\r\nIn <strong>System Settings<\/strong>, choose <strong>General \u2192 Device Management<\/strong>. Select an unwanted profile and use the remove control only after checking what it manages. If it belongs to work or school, contact the administrator.\r\n\r\n<p>If Device Management has no profiles, continue to the next step. That rules out a configuration profile as the cause of a locked setting, not other unwanted software.<\/p><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Remove the malicious profiles<\/p>\r\nIf there&#8217;s a Profile icon, click on it and select any suspicious profile that you want to remove, and then press the &#8211; (minus) button. Click <strong>Remove<\/strong> to remove the profile.\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"uninstall-mac\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 2: Remove the malicious programs from Mac<\/h3>\r\nIn this second step, we will try to identify and remove any malicious apps and files that might be installed on your computer. Sometimes redirects or adware programs can have usable Uninstall entries that can be used to remove these programs.\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps_tab\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Quit the malicious programs<\/p>\r\nOn the Apple menu bar, in the top-right corner, if you see any unknown or suspicious icon, click on it and then select <strong>Quit<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Open &#8220;Finder&#8221;<\/p>\r\nClick the <strong>Finder<\/strong> application on your dock.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98743 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Open-Finder.jpg\" alt=\"Open Finder\" width=\"650\" height=\"213\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Open-Finder.jpg 650w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Open-Finder-300x98.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on &#8220;Applications&#8221;<\/p>\r\nIn the Finder left pane, click on &#8220;<strong>Applications<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98729 alignnone\" title=\"Click on Applications\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mac-Click-Applications.jpg\" alt=\"Click on Applications\" width=\"750\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mac-Click-Applications.jpg 750w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mac-Click-Applications-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Find and remove the malicious app.<\/p>\r\nThe <em>&#8220;Applications&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0screen will be displayed with a list of all the apps installed on your device. Scroll through the list until you find the malicious app, right-click it, and then click <strong>&#8220;Move to Trash&#8221;<\/strong>.\r\n<div class=\"mt_notey\">\r\n\r\nLook out for any suspicious program that could be behind all the drama \u2013 anything you don\u2019t remember downloading or that doesn\u2019t sound like a genuine program. Here are some known malicious programs: SearchMine, TakeFresh, TopResults, FeedBack, ApplicationEvents, GeneralOpen, PowerLog, MessengerNow, ImagePrime, GeneralNetSearch, Reading Cursors, GlobalTechSearch, PDFOnline-express, See Scenic Elf, MatchKnowledge, Easy Speedtest, or WebDiscover.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98730 alignnone\" title=\"Find the malicious program and Move it to Trash\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mac-Move-To-Trash-Application.jpg\" alt=\"Find malicious programs and Remove It\" width=\"750\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mac-Move-To-Trash-Application.jpg 750w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mac-Move-To-Trash-Application-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click &#8220;Empty Trash&#8221;<\/p>\r\nOn the dock, right-click on the trash icon and select &#8220;Empty Trash&#8221;. Doing so deletes the Trash&#8217;s contents, including the program that you just sent to the Trash.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98742 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Empty-Trash.jpg\" alt=\"Empty Trash\" width=\"650\" height=\"414\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Empty-Trash.jpg 650w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Empty-Trash-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Find and remove the malicious files<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Click the desktop to make sure you\u2019re in the <strong>Finder<\/strong>, choose &#8220;<strong>Go<\/strong>&#8221; then click on &#8220;<strong>Go to Folder<\/strong>&#8220;.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101804 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Go-to-folder-Mac.jpg\" alt=\"Go to Folder mac\" width=\"700\" height=\"439\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Go-to-folder-Mac.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Go-to-folder-Mac-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Type or copy\/paste each of the below paths into the window that opens, then click <strong>Go<\/strong>.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\/Library\/LaunchAgents<\/li>\r\n \t<li>~\/Library\/LaunchAgents<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\/Library\/Application Support<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\/Library\/LaunchDaemons<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101805 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Library-folders.jpg\" alt=\"Type the commands in the Go to Folder window\" width=\"700\" height=\"308\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Library-folders.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Library-folders-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Look out for any suspicious files that could be behind all the drama \u2013 anything you don\u2019t remember downloading or that doesn\u2019t sound like a genuine program. Names alone are not proof of malware. Remove only files tied to a detection or the unwanted app. Examples previously seen during investigations include: Names alone are not proof of malware. Remove only files tied to a detection or the unwanted app. Examples previously seen during investigations include: &#8220;com.adobe.fpsaud.plist&#8221; (an old Adobe updater file, not proof of malware by itself) &#8220;installmac.AppRemoval.plist\u201d, &#8220;myppes.download.plist&#8221;, &#8220;mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist&#8221;, or &#8220;com.myppes.net-preferences.plist&#8221;. When you find a malicious file move it to the Trash.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"malwarebytes-mac\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 3: Use Malwarebytes for Mac to remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam<\/h3>\r\nIn this third step, we will scan the computer with Malwarebytes for Mac to find and remove any malicious programs that might be installed on your Mac.\r\nMalwarebytes for Mac is an on-demand scanner that is able to destroy many types of malware that other software tends to miss without costing you absolutely nothing. When it comes to cleaning up an infected device, Malwarebytes has always been free, and we recommend it as an essential tool in the fight against malware.\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Download Malwarebytes for Mac.<\/p>\r\nYou can download <strong>Malwarebytes for Mac<\/strong>\u00a0by clicking the link below.\r\n<div class=\"mwt_download_box mwt_cta\"><div class=\"mwt_cta_head\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mwt_product_icon_logo\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Malwarebytes-LOGO.png\" alt=\"Malwarebytes Free for Mac logo\" title=\"\"><div><span class=\"mwt_cta_title\">Malwarebytes Free for Mac<\/span><span class=\"mwt_cta_sub\">Scans and removes malware at no cost<\/span><\/div><\/div><a class=\"mwt_cta_btn\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-malwarebytes-for-mac\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/get\/malwarebytes-mac&#039;,&#039;_blank&#039;,&#039;noopener&#039;);\">Download Malwarebytes<\/a><span class=\"mwt_cta_note\">Official installer for macOS. Your download starts right away.<\/span><a class=\"mwt_cta_more\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/get\/malwarebytes-mac-premium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored\">Want real-time protection? See Malwarebytes Premium<\/a><\/div><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Double-click on the Malwarebytes setup file.<\/p>\r\nWhen Malwarebytes has finished downloading, double-click on the setup file to install Malwarebytes on your computer. In most cases, downloaded files are saved to the <em>Downloads<\/em> folder.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98734 alignnone\" title=\"Double-click on setup file to install Malwarebytes\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Installer.jpg\" alt=\"Double-click on setup file to install Malwarebytes\" width=\"750\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Installer.jpg 750w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Installer-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Follow the on-screen prompts to install Malwarebytes.<\/p>\r\nWhen the Malwarebytes installation begins, you will see the <em>Malwarebytes for Mac Installer<\/em> which will guide you through the installation process. Click &#8220;<strong>Continue<\/strong>&#8220;, then keep following the prompts in order to continue with the installation process.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98735 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Installer-Step-1.jpg\" alt=\"Click Continue to install Malwarebytes for Mac\" width=\"750\" height=\"532\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Installer-Step-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Installer-Step-1-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98736 alignnone\" title=\"Click again on Continue to install Malwarebytes for Mac for Mac\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Installer-Step-2.jpg\" alt=\"Click again on Continue to install Malwarebytes for Mac for Mac\" width=\"750\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Installer-Step-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Installer-Step-2-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98737 alignnone\" title=\"Click Install to install Malwarebytes on Mac\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Installer-Step-4.jpg\" alt=\"Click Install to install Malwarebytes on Mac\" width=\"750\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Installer-Step-4.jpg 750w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Installer-Step-4-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\r\n\r\nWhen your Malwarebytes installation completes, the program opens to the <em>Welcome to Malwarebytes<\/em> screen. Click the <strong>&#8220;Get started&#8221;<\/strong> button.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Select &#8220;Personal Computer&#8221; or &#8220;Work Computer&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nThe Malwarebytes <em>Welcome<\/em> screen will first ask you on what type of computer are you installing this program, click either <strong>Personal Computer<\/strong> or <strong>Work Computer<\/strong>.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98740 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Select-Personal-Computer.jpg\" alt=\"Select Personal Computer or Work Computer mac\" width=\"750\" height=\"537\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Select-Personal-Computer.jpg 750w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Select-Personal-Computer-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Continue with manual scanning.<\/p>\r\nYou&#8217;ll be then prompted to select between the Malwarebytes Free and the Premium version. The Malwarebytes Premium edition includes preventative tools like real-time scanning and ransomware protection, however, we will use the Free version to clean up the computer.\r\nClick on &#8220;<strong>Skip<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on &#8220;Scan&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>If requested, open <strong>System Settings \u2192 Privacy &amp; Security \u2192 Full Disk Access<\/strong>, turn on <strong>Malwarebytes<\/strong>, authenticate, and return to the app.<\/p>\r\nTo scan your computer with Malwarebytes, click on the &#8220;<strong>Scan<\/strong>&#8221; button. Malwarebytes for Mac will automatically update the antivirus database and start scanning your computer for &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; malware.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98733 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Click-Scan.jpg\" alt=\"Click on Scan button to start a system scan Mac\" width=\"750\" height=\"538\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Click-Scan.jpg 750w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Click-Scan-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Wait for the Malwarebytes scan to complete.<\/p>\r\nMalwarebytes will scan your computer for the &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam and other malicious programs. This process can take a few minutes, so we suggest you do something else and periodically check on the status of the scan to see when it is finished.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98739 alignnone\" title=\"Wait for Malwarebytes for Mac to scan your computer\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Scanning-for-malware.jpg\" alt=\"Wait for Malwarebytes for Mac to scan for Update Flash Player scam\" width=\"750\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Scanning-for-malware.jpg 750w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Scanning-for-malware-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on &#8220;Quarantine&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nWhen the scan has completed, you will be presented with a screen showing the malware infections that Malwarebytes has detected. To remove the Update Flash Player malware that Malwarebytes has found, click on the &#8220;<strong>Quarantine<\/strong>&#8221; button.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98732 alignnone\" title=\"Review the malicious programs and click on Quarantine\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Click-Confirm.jpg\" alt=\"Review the malicious programs and click on Quarantine Update Flash Player scam\" width=\"750\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Click-Confirm.jpg 750w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Click-Confirm-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Restart computer.<\/p>\r\nMalwarebytes will now remove all the malicious files that it has found. To complete the malware removal process, Malwarebytes may ask you to restart your computer.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98738 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Restart.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes For Mac requesting to restart computer\" width=\"750\" height=\"536\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Restart.jpg 750w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Malwarebytes-Mac-Restart-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\r\nWhen the malware removal process is complete, you can close Malwarebytes and continue with the rest of the instructions.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"browser-mac\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 4: Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; from Safari, Chrome, or Firefox<\/h3>\r\nIf you are still having problems with the &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; adware browser extension, then you should also reset your browsers back to their default configuration\r\nFor each browser that you have installed on your computer, please click on the tab below and follow the displayed steps to reset that browser.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"su-tabs su-tabs-style-default su-tabs-mobile-stack\" data-active=\"1\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-tabs-nav\"><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Safari<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Chrome<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Firefox<\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-tabs-panes\"><div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Safari\">\r\n<h4>Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Safari<\/h4>\r\nTo remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Safari we will check if there are any malicious extensions installed on your browser and what settings have been changed by this malicious program.\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps_tab\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Go to Safari&#8217;s &#8220;Settings&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nOn the menu bar, click the &#8220;Safari&#8221; menu and select &#8220;Settings&#8221;.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Check Homepage.<\/p>\r\nThis will open a new window with your Safari preferences, opened to the &#8220;<em>General<\/em>&#8221; tab. Some scams may change your default homepage, so in the <em>Homepage<\/em>\u00a0field make sure it&#8217;s a web page you want to use as your start-up page.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84114 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Change-Homepage.jpg\" alt=\"Change Homepage in Safari\" width=\"650\" height=\"418\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Change-Homepage.jpg 650w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Change-Homepage-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click &#8220;Extensions&#8221;<\/p>\r\nNext, click on the &#8220;<strong>Extensions<\/strong>&#8221; tab.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84119 alignnone\" title=\"Click on Extensions\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-Extensions.jpg\" alt=\"Click on Extensions MacOS\" width=\"650\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-Extensions.jpg 650w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-Extensions-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Find and uninstall malicious browser extensions.<\/p>\r\nThe <em>&#8220;Extensions&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0screen will be displayed with a list of all the extensions installed on Safari. Scroll through the list until you find any unknown or suspicious extension, and then click on <strong>&#8220;Uninstall&#8221;<\/strong> to remove it. \r\nLook out for any suspicious browser extension that could be behind all the drama \u2013 anything you don\u2019t remember downloading or that doesn\u2019t sound like a genuine extension. By default, there are no extensions installed on Safari so it&#8217;s safe to remove any extension.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84125 alignnone\" title=\"Click on Uninstall to remove malicious extension\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Remove-malicious-extensions-Safari.jpg\" alt=\"Click on Uninstall to remove Update Flash Player\" width=\"650\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Remove-malicious-extensions-Safari.jpg 650w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Remove-malicious-extensions-Safari-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Remove spam push notifications.<\/p>\r\n\r\nClick <strong>Settings<\/strong>, click <strong>Websites<\/strong>, then click <strong>Notifications<\/strong>. Deselect \u201c<em>Allow websites to ask for permission to send push notifications<\/em>\u201d.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nIf the above steps didn&#8217;t help you remove the &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Safari, you can follow the below steps:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<h4>Workaround for greyed out Safari&#8217;s homepage<\/h4>\r\nIn some cases, after being changed by scams or malware, Safari&#8217;s home page can become stuck (greyed out). You will be able to edit the Homepage field in Safari&#8217;s preferences, but the change will not stick. This appears to be a bug, and there is an odd workaround. Try this:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>In Safari, choose <strong>Settings<\/strong> from the Safari menu.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>In the window that opens, click the <strong>General<\/strong> icon (if necessary)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Enter your desired home page in the &#8220;Homepage&#8221; field, but <strong>DO NOT press return!<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>At the top of the window, click any of the other icons (eg, Tabs, AutoFill, etc).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>You may see a prompt asking for confirmation for changing the home page. If so, confirm.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Switch back to the General page and check to make sure the home page has been changed.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<h4>Delete Safari&#8217;s preferences file to remove malicious changes<\/h4>\r\nSome malicious programs are known to install managed preferences to set the homepage and search engine settings in Safari. If the above options didn&#8217;t help you remove the malicious redirects, we&#8217;ll need to delete the Safari&#8217;s preferences. To do this, follow the below steps:\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps_tab\">\r\n \t<li>Quit Safari<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the desktop to make sure you\u2019re in the <strong>Finder<\/strong>, choose &#8220;<strong>Go<\/strong>&#8221; then click on &#8220;<strong>Go to Folder<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101804 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Go-to-folder-Mac.jpg\" alt=\"Go to Folder mac\" width=\"700\" height=\"439\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Go-to-folder-Mac.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Go-to-folder-Mac-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Type or copy\/paste the following path into the window that opens, then click Go: <strong>~\/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.Safari.plist<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>If the file is present, do not delete it as a routine fix. Use Safari \u2192 Settings \u2192 Extensions and Privacy \u2192 Manage Website Data to remove the unwanted extension or affected site data, then reopen Safari<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Chrome\">\r\n<h4>Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Chrome for Mac<\/h4>\r\nTo remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Chrome for Mac we will reset the browser settings to its default. Resetting your browser settings will reset the unwanted changes caused by installing other programs. However, your saved bookmarks and passwords will not be cleared or changed.\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps_tab\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on the three dots at the top right and click &#8220;Settings&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nClick on Chrome&#8217;s main menu button, represented by three dots at the top right corner. Now click on the menu option labeled <strong>Settings<\/strong> as shown by the arrow in the picture below, which will open the basic settings screen.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Chrome-Reset-Mac-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image - Click on the Chrome menu button then on the Settings button\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-150036\" title=\"Click on the Chrome menu button then on the Settings button\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Chrome-Reset-Mac-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Chrome-Reset-Mac-1-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Open &#8220;Reset settings&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nIn Chrome\u2019s settings sidebar, click <strong>Reset settings<\/strong>. You can also type <strong>chrome:\/\/settings\/reset<\/strong> directly in the address bar.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Choose &#8220;Restore settings to their original defaults&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nClick <strong>Restore settings to their original defaults<\/strong>, review what will change, and click <strong>Reset settings<\/strong>. Your bookmarks, saved passwords, and browsing history remain available.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Confirm by clicking &#8220;Reset&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nA confirmation dialog should now be displayed, detailing the components that will be restored to their default state should you continue on with the reset process. To complete the restoration process, click on the &#8220;<strong>Reset Settings<\/strong>&#8221; button.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84117 alignnone\" title=\"Click on Reset Settings to restore Google Chrome to its default settings\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Chrome-MacOS-Reset.jpg\" alt=\"Click on Reset Settings to restore Google Chrome to its default settings MacOS\" width=\"650\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Chrome-MacOS-Reset.jpg 650w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Chrome-MacOS-Reset-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nIf the above steps didn&#8217;t help you remove the &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Chrome, you can follow the below steps:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<h4>Remove the unwanted policies created by malware from Chrome<\/h4>\r\nIn many cases, changes to Chrome may not be fixed with a simple browser reset. In such a case, it&#8217;s very possible that a malicious program has created unwanted policies on your browser. You can check if any unwanted policies are loaded into the browser by typing chrome:\/\/policy into the URL bar.\r\nTo reset these policies, follow these steps:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Open a new Terminal window. To do this, go to Finder &gt; Go &gt; Utilities &gt; Terminal<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Enter the following commands, pressing enter after each line:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>defaults write com.google.Chrome HomepageIsNewTabPage -bool false<\/li>\r\n \t<li>defaults write com.google.Chrome NewTabPageLocation -string &#8220;https:\/\/www.google.com\/&#8221;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>defaults write com.google.Chrome HomepageLocation -string &#8220;https:\/\/www.google.com\/&#8221;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>defaults delete com.google.Chrome DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL<\/li>\r\n \t<li>defaults delete com.google.Chrome DefaultSearchProviderNewTabURL<\/li>\r\n \t<li>defaults delete com.google.Chrome DefaultSearchProviderName<\/li>\r\n \t<li>defaults delete com.google.Chrome ExtensionInstallSources<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>After running these commands, quit Chrome if you haven&#8217;t already done so, then launch it again and check <em>chrome:\/\/policy<\/em> to see if the same keys are still present (you may need to click the &#8220;Reload policies&#8221; button for changes to show up). If they&#8217;re gone, you should be able to change your search engine and home page back to your preferred defaults in Chrome&#8217;s settings.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<h4>Remove the &#8220;Managed by your organization&#8221; policy from Chrome<\/h4>\r\nSome malicious programs are known to install managed preferences to set the home page and search engine settings in Chrome. To check for these, do the following:\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps_tab\">\r\n \t<li>Quit Chrome<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the desktop to make sure you\u2019re in the <strong>Finder<\/strong>, choose &#8220;<strong>Go<\/strong>&#8221; then click on &#8220;<strong>Go to Folder<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101804 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Go-to-folder-Mac.jpg\" alt=\"Go to Folder mac\" width=\"700\" height=\"439\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Go-to-folder-Mac.jpg 700w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Go-to-folder-Mac-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Type or copy\/paste the following path into the window that opens, then click Go: <b>\/Library\/Managed Preferences\/<\/b><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Paste the below path into the window that opens, then click <strong>Go<\/strong>:\r\nLook for the following files, where [username] is your username:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>com.google.Chrome.plist<\/li>\r\n \t<li>[username]\/com.google.Chrome.plist<\/li>\r\n \t<li>[username]\/complete.plist<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThese may be legitimate, so open these files with TextEdit and see if they have links to the troublesome site in them. If they do, delete them and restart Chrome.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<h4>Uninstall Google Chrome from your computer<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Only if Chrome still cannot be repaired:<\/strong> back up your bookmarks and needed profile data first. Remove the Chrome application through Finder, then reinstall it from Google. The Google folders listed below may also contain data for other apps; do not delete them as a group. A reinstall does not remove legitimate organization policies or guarantee malware removal.<\/p>\r\nIf Chrome still cannot be repaired, quit it, open <strong>Finder \u2192 Applications<\/strong>, and remove <strong>Google Chrome.app<\/strong> after backing up needed browser data. Reinstall from Google\u2019s official website. Do not follow old instructions to erase every Google application folder.\r\nThe paths below are reference locations from older Chrome troubleshooting, not a deletion list. Keep the shared Google folders: they can hold data for other applications. If a clean-profile test is needed, back up the affected Chrome profile and get help identifying that specific profile before moving anything.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\/Applications\/Google Chrome.app<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\/Library\/Application Support\/Google\/<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\/Library\/Google\/<\/li>\r\n \t<li>~\/Library\/Application Support\/Google\/<\/li>\r\n \t<li>~\/Library\/Google\/<\/li>\r\n \t<li>~\/Library\/Preferences\/com.google.Chrome.plist<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nNote: The &#8220;~&#8221; indicates that it&#8217;s the current user&#8217;s Library which is often invisible in recent versions of macOS. To get to it you must hold down the Option (sometimes labeled Alt) key down and select Library from the Finder&#8217;s Go menu.\r\n\r\nAfter deleting all of the above files, restart your device. You can now download and re-install Google Chrome on your device. You will need to import any exported bookmarks or other data, and may need to reinstall any other Google apps that you use.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Firefox\">\r\n<h4>Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Firefox for Mac<\/h4>\r\nTo remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Firefox for Mac we will reset the browser settings to its default. The reset feature fixes many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information like bookmarks, passwords, web form auto-fill information, browsing history, and open tabs.\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps_tab\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Go to the &#8220;Help&#8221; menu.<\/p>\r\nClick on Firefox&#8217;s main menu button, represented by three horizontal lines. When the drop-down menu appears, select the option labeled &#8220;<strong>Help<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84123 alignnone\" title=\"Click on the Firefox Menu button then select Help\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Firefox-MacOS-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Click on the Firefox Menu button then select Help MacOS\" width=\"650\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Firefox-MacOS-Settings.jpg 650w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Firefox-MacOS-Settings-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click &#8220;More troubleshooting information&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nFrom the <em>Help<\/em> menu, click on &#8220;<strong>More troubleshooting information<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<div class=\"mt_noteb\">If you&#8217;re unable to access the &#8220;Help&#8221; menu, type <em>about:support<\/em> in your address bar to bring up the Troubleshooting information page.<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on &#8220;Refresh Firefox&#8221;<\/p>\r\nClick the\u00a0&#8220;<strong>Refresh Firefox<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0button in the upper-right corner of the &#8220;<em>More troubleshooting information<\/em>&#8221; page.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84122 alignnone\" title=\"Click on the Refresh Firefox button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Firefox-MacOS-Reset.jpg\" alt=\"Click on the Refresh Firefox button MacOS\" width=\"650\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Firefox-MacOS-Reset.jpg 650w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Firefox-MacOS-Reset-300x128.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Confirm.<\/p>\r\nTo continue, click on the &#8220;<strong>Refresh Firefox<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0button in the new confirmation window that opens.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84121 alignnone\" title=\"Click again on Refresh Firefox button\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Firefox-MacOS-Refresh.jpg\" alt=\"Click again on Refresh Firefox button macos\" width=\"650\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Firefox-MacOS-Refresh.jpg 650w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Firefox-MacOS-Refresh-300x114.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Click on &#8220;Finish&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nFirefox will close itself and will revert to its default settings. When it&#8217;s done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click on the &#8220;<strong>Finish<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<div class=\"mt_notey\">Your old Firefox profile will be placed on your desktop in a folder named &#8220;<em>Old Firefox Data<\/em>&#8220;. If the reset didn&#8217;t fix your problem you can restore some of the information not saved by copying files to the new profile that was created. If you don&#8217;t need this folder any longer, you should delete it as it contains sensitive information.<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nYour computer should now be free of the &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam. If your current antivirus allowed a malicious program on your computer, you might want to consider purchasing the full-featured version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future.\r\nIf you are still experiencing problems while trying to a malicious program from your computer, please ask for help in our <strong><a title=\"Mac Malware Removal Help &amp; Support\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/forums\/mac-malware-removal-help-support.183\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mac Malware Removal Help &amp; Support<\/a><\/strong> forum.\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-caret accordion_tab su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"android\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Remove Update Flash Player from Android<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\r\n<div class=\"mwt_summary\">To remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Android, follow these steps:<\/div>\r\n<ul class=\"stepsbox\">\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#uninstall-android\"><strong>STEP 1<\/strong>: Uninstall the malicious apps from your Android phone<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#malwarebytes-android\"><strong>STEP 2<\/strong>: Use Malwarebytes for Android to remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; adware<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"#browser-android\"><strong>STEP 3<\/strong>: Reset your browser settings to remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 id=\"uninstall-android\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 1: Uninstall the malicious apps from your Android phone<\/h3>\r\nIn this first step, we will check if any malicious apps are installed on your phone. Sometimes scams or adware apps can have usable Uninstall entries that can be used to remove these apps.\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Open the &#8220;Settings&#8221; menu.<\/p>\r\nTap on the &#8220;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&#8221; app from your phone menu or home screen.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106949\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Settings app in Android\" width=\"292\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings-150x300.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap on &#8220;Apps&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nWhen the &#8220;Settings&#8221; menu opens, tap on &#8220;Apps&#8221; (or &#8220;App Manager&#8221;) to see all the installed applications on your phone.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106931\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Tap on Apps\" width=\"292\" height=\"576\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings-152x300.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Find the malicious app.<\/p>\r\nThe &#8220;Apps&#8221; screen will be displayed with a list of all the applications that are installed on your phone. Scroll through the list until you find the unknown or malicious app. Look out for any suspicious app that could be behind all the drama \u2013 anything you don\u2019t remember downloading or that doesn\u2019t sound like a genuine program.\r\nMost often, cybercriminals hide malware inside the video or photo editing apps, weather apps, and camera apps.\r\n<div class=\"mt_notey\">\r\n\r\nHere are some known malicious apps: ES File Explorer, Xender, Amber Weather Widget, GO Weather Forecast &amp; Widgets, Kitty Play, Touchpal, Z Camera. If you cannot find the malicious app, we advise you to uninstall all the recently installed applications.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106967\" title=\"Search trough the Apps list for the malicious app\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Find-App.jpg\" alt=\"Search trough the Apps list for the malicious app\" width=\"292\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Find-App.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Find-App-151x300.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Uninstall the malicious app<\/p>\r\nWhen you find a suspicious or malicious app, tap on it to uninstall it. This won&#8217;t start the app but will open up the app details screen. If the app is currently running press the &#8220;Force stop&#8221; button, then tap on &#8220;Uninstall&#8221;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106952\" title=\"Uninstall malicious app from Android\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Uninstall-Malicious-Apps.jpg\" alt=\"Uninstall malicious app from Android\" width=\"292\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Uninstall-Malicious-Apps.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Uninstall-Malicious-Apps-153x300.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/>\r\n\r\nA confirmation dialog should be displayed to confirm you want to uninstall the app, tap on &#8220;<strong>OK<\/strong>&#8221; to remove the malicious app from your phone.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106928\" title=\"Confirm uninstall app from Android\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Confirm-Uninstall-App.jpg\" alt=\"Confirm uninstall app from Android phone\" width=\"292\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Confirm-Uninstall-App.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Confirm-Uninstall-App-153x300.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"malwarebytes-android\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 2: Use Malwarebytes for Android to remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; adware<\/h3>\r\nIn this next step, we will install Malwarebytes for Android to scan and remove malicious apps from your phone.\r\n\r\nMalwarebytes for Android Free is an on-demand scanner that searches all files and apps quickly and effectively for malware or potentially unwanted programs such as screen lockers or adware, freeing your phone from bloatware.\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Download Malwarebytes for Android.<\/p>\r\nYou can download <strong>Malwarebytes for Android<\/strong> by clicking the link below.\r\n<div class=\"mwt_download_box mwt_cta\"><div class=\"mwt_cta_head\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mwt_product_icon_logo\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Malwarebytes-LOGO.png\" alt=\"Malwarebytes for Android logo\" title=\"\"><div><span class=\"mwt_cta_title\">Malwarebytes for Android<\/span><span class=\"mwt_cta_sub\">Scans your phone and removes malware<\/span><\/div><\/div><a class=\"mwt_cta_btn\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.malwarebytes.antimalware&#038;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Malwarebytes for Android<\/a><span class=\"mwt_cta_note\">Opens the download page in a new tab.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Install Malwarebytes for Android on your phone.<\/p>\r\nIn the Google Play Store, tap &#8220;<strong>Install<\/strong>&#8221; to install Malwarebytes for Android on your device.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106940\" title=\"Tap Install to install Malwarebytes for Android\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Malwarebytes-for-Android-Google-Play-App.jpg\" alt=\"Tap Install to install Malwarebytes for Android\" width=\"292\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Malwarebytes-for-Android-Google-Play-App.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Malwarebytes-for-Android-Google-Play-App-151x300.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/>\r\n\r\nWhen the installation process has finished, tap &#8220;<strong>Open<\/strong>&#8221; to begin using Malwarebytes for Android. You can also open Malwarebytes by tapping on its icon in your phone menu or home screen.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106941\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Malwarebytes-for-Android-Open-App.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes for Android - Open App\" width=\"292\" height=\"578\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Malwarebytes-for-Android-Open-App.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Malwarebytes-for-Android-Open-App-152x300.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the setup process<\/p>\r\nWhen the Malwarebytes will open, you will see the <em>Malwarebytes Setup Wizard<\/em> which will guide you through a series of permissions and other setup options.\r\nTap <strong>Get Started<\/strong>, or <strong>I have a Subscription<\/strong> if you already subscribe. Review any trial or plan offer and continue with the features you want.\r\n\r\nComplete setup to reach the dashboard. Manual Android scans are available in the free version; real-time protection and scheduled scans depend on your plan.\r\n\r\nMalwarebytes for Android will now ask for a set of permissions that are required to scan your device and protect it from malware. Tap on &#8220;<strong>Give permission<\/strong>&#8221; to continue.\r\n\r\nTap on &#8220;Allow&#8221; to give permission to Malwarebytes to access the files on your phone.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Run a scan with Malwarebytes for Android<\/p>\r\nOn the dashboard, find <strong>Device<\/strong> and tap <strong>Scan now<\/strong>. Allow storage access if requested so the scan can check files as well as apps.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nKeep Malwarebytes updated through Google Play, then let the scan finish. Open its results to see the detected app names and available actions.\r\n\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Wait for the Malwarebytes scan to complete.<\/p>\r\nMalwarebytes will now start scanning your phone for adware and other malicious apps. This process can take a few minutes, so we suggest you do something else and periodically check on the status of the scan to see when it is finished.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106943\" title=\"Malwarebytes scanning phone for Update Flash Player adware\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Malwarebytes-for-Android-Scanning-for-Malware.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes scanning Android for Update Flash Player malware\" width=\"292\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Malwarebytes-for-Android-Scanning-for-Malware.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Malwarebytes-for-Android-Scanning-for-Malware-151x300.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Review detected apps and choose &#8220;Uninstall app&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nIn the results, tap the menu beside a detected malicious app, choose <strong>Uninstall app<\/strong>, and confirm Android\u2019s prompt. Do not select <strong>Always allow<\/strong> unless you have independently verified a false positive.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Restart your phone.<\/p>\r\nMalwarebytes for Android will now remove all the malicious apps that it has found. To complete the malware removal process, Malwarebytes may ask you to restart your device.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"browser-android\" class=\"mt_blue\">STEP 3: Reset your browser settings to remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; pop-ups<\/h3>\r\nIn this final step, if your phone is still redirected to the &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam, we will need to reset the web browser settings to their original defaults. <strong>This step should be performed only if the issues have not been solved by the previous steps.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nResetting the browser settings to their default it&#8217;s an easy task on Windows or Mac computers; however, when it comes to Android, this can\u2019t be done directly because it&#8217;s not an option built-in into the browser settings. Restoring the browser settings on Android can be done by clearing the application data. This will remove all the cookies, cache, and other site settings that may have been saved. So let\u2019s see how we can restore your browser to its factory settings.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"su-tabs su-tabs-style-default su-tabs-mobile-stack\" data-active=\"1\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-tabs-nav\"><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Chrome for Android<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Firefox<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Opera<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Samsung Internet Browser<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Microsoft Edge<\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-tabs-panes\"><div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Chrome for Android\">\r\n<h4>Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Chrome for Android<\/h4>\r\nTo reset Chrome for Android to its default settings, follow the below steps:\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Open the &#8220;Settings&#8221; menu.<\/p>\r\nTap on the &#8220;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&#8221; app from your phone menu or home screen.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106949\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Settings app in Android\" width=\"292\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings-150x300.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap on &#8220;Apps&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nWhen the &#8220;Settings&#8221; menu opens, tap on &#8220;Apps&#8221; (or &#8220;App Manager&#8221;) to see all the installed applications on your phone.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106931\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Tap on Apps\" width=\"292\" height=\"576\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings-152x300.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Find and tap on Chrome.<\/p>\r\nThe <em>&#8220;Apps&#8221;<\/em> screen will be displayed with a list of all the apps installed on your phone. Scroll through the list until you find the Chrome app, then tap on it to open the apps details.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106963\" title=\"Tap on Chrome\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Chrome-Go-to-Chrome-App.jpg\" alt=\"Tap on Chrome\" width=\"292\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Chrome-Go-to-Chrome-App.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Chrome-Go-to-Chrome-App-153x300.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap &#8220;Storage&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nWhen the Chrome\u2019s app info menu is displayed, tap on &#8220;<strong>Storage<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106966\" title=\"Tap on Storage\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Chrome-Tap-on-Storage-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tap on Storage\" width=\"292\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Chrome-Tap-on-Storage-1.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Chrome-Tap-on-Storage-1-152x300.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap &#8220;Manage Space&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nUnder the storage settings, you will get two options \u2014 <em>Manage Space<\/em> and <em>Clear Cache<\/em>. Tap on &#8220;<strong>Manage Space<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106965\" title=\"Tap on Manage Storage\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Chrome-Tap-on-Manage-Storage-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tap on Manage Storage\" width=\"292\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Chrome-Tap-on-Manage-Storage-1.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Chrome-Tap-on-Manage-Storage-1-170x300.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap &#8220;Clear all data&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nTap &#8220;<strong>Clear all data<\/strong>&#8221; to delete all Chrome&#8217;s data including accounts, bookmarks and your settings in order to reset the default settings.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106964\" title=\"Tap on Clear All Data\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Chrome-Tap-on-Clear-All-Data-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tap on Clear All Data\" width=\"292\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Chrome-Tap-on-Clear-All-Data-1.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Chrome-Tap-on-Clear-All-Data-1-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Confirm by tapping &#8220;Ok&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nA confirmation dialog should now be displayed, detailing the components that will be restored to their default state should you continue on with the reset process. To complete the restoration process, tap &#8220;<strong>Ok<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106962\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Chrome-Android-Confirm-Clean-Data-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tap Ok to restore default settings\" width=\"292\" height=\"567\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Chrome-Android-Confirm-Clean-Data-1.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Chrome-Android-Confirm-Clean-Data-1-154x300.jpg 154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Firefox\">\r\n<h4>Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam from Firefox for Android<\/h4>\r\nTo reset Firefox for Android to its default settings, follow the below steps:\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Open the &#8220;Settings&#8221; menu.<\/p>\r\nTap on the &#8220;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&#8221; app from your phone menu or home screen.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106949\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Settings app in Android\" width=\"292\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings-150x300.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap on &#8220;Apps&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nWhen the &#8220;Settings&#8221; menu opens, tap on &#8220;Apps&#8221; (or &#8220;App Manager&#8221;) to see all the installed applications on your phone.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106931\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Tap on Apps\" width=\"292\" height=\"576\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings-152x300.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Find and tap on Firefox.<\/p>\r\nThe <em>&#8220;Apps&#8221;<\/em> screen will be displayed with a list of all the apps installed on your phone. Scroll through the list until you find the Firefox app, then tap on it to open the apps details.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106967\" title=\"Search trough the Apps list for the malicious app\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Find-App.jpg\" alt=\"Search trough the Apps list for the malicious app\" width=\"292\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Find-App.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Find-App-151x300.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap &#8220;Storage&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nWhen the Firefox\u2019s app info menu is displayed, tap on &#8220;<strong>Storage<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-106970 alignnone\" title=\"Tap on Storage\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tap-Storage.jpg\" alt=\"Firefox - Tap on Storage\" width=\"292\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tap-Storage.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tap-Storage-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap &#8220;Manage Space&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nUnder the storage settings, you will get two options \u2014 <em>Manage Space<\/em> and <em>Clear Cache<\/em>. Tap on &#8220;<strong>Manage Space<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap &#8220;Clear all data&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nTap &#8220;<strong>Clear all data<\/strong>&#8221; to delete all Firefox&#8217;s data including accounts, bookmarks and your settings in order to reset the default settings.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Confirm by tapping &#8220;Ok&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nA confirmation dialog should now be displayed, detailing the components that will be restored to their default state should you continue on with the reset process. To complete the restoration process, tap &#8220;<strong>Ok<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Opera\">\r\n<h4>Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; from Opera browser<\/h4>\r\nTo reset the Opera browser to its default settings, follow the below steps:\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Open the &#8220;Settings&#8221; menu.<\/p>\r\nTap on the &#8220;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&#8221; app from your phone menu or home screen.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106949\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Settings app in Android\" width=\"292\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings-150x300.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap on &#8220;Apps&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nWhen the &#8220;Settings&#8221; menu opens, tap on &#8220;Apps&#8221; (or &#8220;App Manager&#8221;) to see all the installed applications on your phone.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106931\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Tap on Apps\" width=\"292\" height=\"576\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings-152x300.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Find and tap on Opera.<\/p>\r\nThe <em>&#8220;Apps&#8221;<\/em> screen will be displayed with a list of all the apps installed on your phone. Scroll through the list until you find the Opera app, then tap on it to open the apps details.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106967\" title=\"Search trough the Apps list for the malicious app\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Find-App.jpg\" alt=\"Search trough the Apps list for the malicious app\" width=\"292\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Find-App.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Find-App-151x300.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap &#8220;Storage&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nWhen the Opera\u2019s app info menu is displayed, tap on &#8220;<strong>Storage<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-106970 alignnone\" title=\"Tap on Storage\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tap-Storage.jpg\" alt=\"Opera - Tap on Storage\" width=\"292\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tap-Storage.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tap-Storage-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap &#8220;Manage Space&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nUnder the storage settings, you will get two options \u2014 <em>Manage Space<\/em> and <em>Clear Cache<\/em>. Tap on &#8220;<strong>Manage Space<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap &#8220;Clear all data&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nTap &#8220;<strong>Clear all data<\/strong>&#8221; to delete all Opera&#8217;s data including accounts, bookmarks and your settings in order to reset the default settings.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Confirm by tapping &#8220;Ok&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nA confirmation dialog should now be displayed, detailing the components that will be restored to their default state should you continue on with the reset process. To complete the restoration process, tap &#8220;<strong>Ok<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Samsung Internet Browser\">\r\n<h4>Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; from Samsung Internet Browser<\/h4>\r\nTo reset the Samsung Internet Browser to its default settings, follow the below steps:\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Open the &#8220;Settings&#8221; menu.<\/p>\r\nTap on the &#8220;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&#8221; app from your phone menu or home screen.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106949\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Settings app in Android\" width=\"292\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings-150x300.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap on &#8220;Apps&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nWhen the &#8220;Settings&#8221; menu opens, tap on &#8220;Apps&#8221; (or &#8220;App Manager&#8221;) to see all the installed applications on your phone.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106931\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Tap on Apps\" width=\"292\" height=\"576\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings-152x300.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Find and tap on Samsung Internet Browser.<\/p>\r\nThe <em>&#8220;Apps&#8221;<\/em> screen will be displayed with a list of all the apps installed on your phone. Scroll through the list until you find the Samsung Internet Browser app, then tap on it to open the apps details.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106967\" title=\"Search trough the Apps list for the malicious app\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Find-App.jpg\" alt=\"Search trough the Apps list for the malicious app\" width=\"292\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Find-App.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Find-App-151x300.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap &#8220;Storage&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nWhen the Samsung Internet Browser\u2019s app info menu is displayed, tap on &#8220;<strong>Storage<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-106970 alignnone\" title=\"Tap on Storage\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tap-Storage.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Internet Browser - Tap on Storage\" width=\"292\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tap-Storage.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tap-Storage-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap &#8220;Manage Space&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nUnder the storage settings, you will get two options \u2014 <em>Manage Space<\/em> and <em>Clear Cache<\/em>. Tap on &#8220;<strong>Manage Space<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap &#8220;Clear all data&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nTap &#8220;<strong>Clear all data<\/strong>&#8221; to delete all Samsung Internet Browser&#8217;s data including accounts, bookmarks, and your settings in order to reset the default settings.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Confirm by tapping &#8220;Ok&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nA confirmation dialog should now be displayed, detailing the components that will be restored to their default state should you continue on with the reset process. To complete the restoration process, tap &#8220;<strong>Ok<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Microsoft Edge\">\r\n<h4>Remove &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; from Microsoft Edge for Android<\/h4>\r\nTo reset the Microsoft Edge for Android to its default settings, follow the below steps:\r\n<ol class=\"mwt_detailed_steps\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Open the &#8220;Settings&#8221; menu.<\/p>\r\nTap on the &#8220;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&#8221; app from your phone menu or home screen.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106949\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Settings app in Android\" width=\"292\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Menu-Settings-150x300.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap on &#8220;Apps&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nWhen the &#8220;Settings&#8221; menu opens, tap on &#8220;Apps&#8221; (or &#8220;App Manager&#8221;) to see all the installed applications on your phone.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106931\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"Tap on Apps\" width=\"292\" height=\"576\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Open-Settings-152x300.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Find and tap on Microsoft Edge.<\/p>\r\nThe <em>&#8220;Apps&#8221;<\/em> screen will be displayed with a list of all the apps installed on your phone. Scroll through the list until you find the Microsoft Edge app, then tap on it to open the apps details.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106967\" title=\"Search trough the Apps list for the malicious app\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Find-App.jpg\" alt=\"Search trough the Apps list for the malicious app\" width=\"292\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Find-App.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Android-Find-App-151x300.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap &#8220;Storage&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nWhen the Microsoft Edge\u2019s app info menu is displayed, tap on &#8220;<strong>Storage<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-106970 alignnone\" title=\"Tap on Storage\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tap-Storage.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Edge - Tap on Storage\" width=\"292\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tap-Storage.jpg 292w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tap-Storage-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap &#8220;Manage Space&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nUnder the storage settings, you will get two options \u2014 <em>Manage Space<\/em> and <em>Clear Cache<\/em>. Tap on &#8220;<strong>Manage Space<\/strong>&#8220;.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Tap &#8220;Clear all data&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nTap &#8220;<strong>Clear all data<\/strong>&#8221; to delete all Microsoft Edge&#8217;s data including accounts, bookmarks, and your settings in order to reset the default settings.\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"mwt_quick_overview\">Confirm by tapping &#8220;Ok&#8221;.<\/p>\r\nA confirmation dialog should now be displayed, detailing the components that will be restored to their default state should you continue on with the reset process. To complete the restoration process, tap &#8220;<strong>Ok<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\nYour phone should now be free of the &#8220;Update Flash Player&#8221; scam. If your current antivirus allowed a malicious app on your phone, you may want to consider purchasing the full-featured version of Malwarebytes to protect against these types of threats in the future.\r\nIf you are still having problems with your phone after completing these instructions, then please follow one of the steps:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Restore your phone to factory settings by going to <em>Settings &gt; General management &gt; Reset &gt; Factory data reset.<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ask for help in our <strong><a title=\"Mobile Malware Removal Help &amp; Support\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/forums\/mobile-malware-removal-help-support.165\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Malware Removal Help &amp; Support<\/a><\/strong> forum.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fake Flash Player update can install unwanted software. 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