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What's with the flash warning?
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Installed adblock plus for ios, turned it on, no more warnings... Admins should locate and disable the ad that's responsible for this 
Safari, 9.1 on iPad Air 2
I keep getting this weird flash warning, which is odd
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I don't get a re-direct in Firefox 41.0.2 in Yosemite 10.10.5, but the WARNING still pops after/with each page access with the latest update (for which I don't particularly care) . . . subtle hint that we should subscribe to avert ads . . . ?
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AdBlock, always enabled, here. . . ad-solicitors are sneaky....
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http://asset.pagefair.com/
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I've been getting (as of the last hour or so) constant popups about updating flash player linking to
Highly likely it's malicious.
This is happening in multiple browsers, multiple operating systems, and multiple internet connections (local at home, and I used remote desktop to access a virtual machine at my office on a different ISP entirely).
Anyone else?
Code:
http://184.173.28.176/adobe_flashplayer_7.exeThis is happening in multiple browsers, multiple operating systems, and multiple internet connections (local at home, and I used remote desktop to access a virtual machine at my office on a different ISP entirely).
Anyone else?
Me too. The site is infected. Ive hit them on Facebook. Can not browse anything without it occurring.
Yup; http://asset.pagefair.com/ . . . not malicious, but, er, annoying . . . [edit]184.173.28.175 . . . ThePlanet.com > http://www.softlayer.com/ . . . persistent little fsck'r...[/edit]
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Would have replied sooner, if not for the annoying "your Flash Player is out of date" pop-ups.
Friggin' low-lifes.
Friggin' low-lifes.
I was just about to post about this as well. It actually was trying to auto-download the Flash exe. I moved it to the trash before it could start. I don't even have friggin Flash installed.
when i go to macrumors now it says to updte my flash player
it tries to redirect to http://168.1.88.118/adobe_flashplayer_7.exe
i have 19,0,0,226
i think they got a bad advertisement
it tries to redirect to http://168.1.88.118/adobe_flashplayer_7.exe
i have 19,0,0,226
i think they got a bad advertisement
Me tooooo! IB4TL
The ad at the top was for Citrix. I'll totally buy that now...
The ad at the top was for Citrix. I'll totally buy that now...
Might I suggest to the Mods that this thread is moved to the Site And Forum Feedback Section, as it seems more relevant to have it discussed - and addressed - there?
Yes, this has been happening to me tonight, as well, especially with MacRumors - and other stuff on other sites. Initially, I thought my flash was out of date - but it wasn't.
What other sites? I would like to know if you are using Safari or a different web browser. Are you on a mac or windows machine?
If you have Adblock installed, go to its settings and add the following filter: asset.pagefair.com (that is where it's coming from, at least on here) and the problem will go away.
Whatever that site is and whatever it's being used for on here, it's infected with something (i.e. Flash is NOT out of date; I have the latest versions and everything I've read on the Net indicates that it's a fake and possibly designed to get you to click on the button to infect your computer somehow. I doubt it does anything to Macs, regardless, but can lock up the web site by not allowing anything else to load.
Whatever that site is and whatever it's being used for on here, it's infected with something (i.e. Flash is NOT out of date; I have the latest versions and everything I've read on the Net indicates that it's a fake and possibly designed to get you to click on the button to infect your computer somehow. I doubt it does anything to Macs, regardless, but can lock up the web site by not allowing anything else to load.
