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HI all..
Im having a problem and not sure how to fix it.
On certain random websites I keep getting popups for macro media flashplayer 7. most times they pop up 3 times in a row. Just had one popup as I was typing this and freeze me up till I hit ATL+F4. What I need to know is this something my machine needs or is this a virus trying to get into my system. Its becoming a real pain when 3 of these boxes pop up on every page of a website Im looking at. Im running WinXP pro and I dont have any kind of popup blocker. Any help would be greatly appreciated. BTW Ive also run virus scans and found nothing.

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This thread shows the classic symptom of a website trying to deliver an older browser plugin. Installing the control will typically stop the repeated prompts, but that only treats the immediate nuisance. Because the Macromedia/Flash ecosystem has been retired and is a frequent target for exploits, reinstalling legacy plugins is not the safest long‑term choice.

Adobe officially ended support for Flash Player and strongly recommends removing it; continuing to run old Flash builds exposes a system to unpatched security flaws. See Adobe’s End‑of‑Life statement for details: Adobe: Flash Player End‑of‑Life. If a browser still offers an in‑page install, prefer to avoid that and instead follow vendor guidance when absolutely necessary.

Practical steps today:

  • Do not accept unexpected in‑browser installer prompts unless the source is fully trusted. If in doubt, decline and fetch installers only from the official vendor pages.
  • Remove legacy Flash from the system using the vendor uninstall guidance: .
  • For needed legacy content, use safer options: convert to HTML5, run the content in an isolated offline VM, or try an emulator such as Ruffle rather than reintroducing old plugins.
  • Harden the browser: enable click‑to‑play / ActiveX filtering and turn on a pop‑up blocker so plugins cannot install automatically.

Acknowledging ’s experience and ’s suggestion, installing a plugin can stop prompts—but given current security and lifecycle realities, the recommended approach is to remove legacy Flash and adopt one of the safer alternatives above.

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What kinda popup messages do you get on the popup menus?

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Its a security warning box that asks me if I want to install and run Macromedia Flashplayer 7 thats says its authinticated by verisign blah blah blah then has a box to check that says "always trust this content" or something to that effect. then has 3 options at the bottom that say Yes,No or More Info. Macro media flash player 7 is underlined. All I know is it is a windows security warning box.

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You can just choose yes in the dialog box and then click ok... and you'll have flash player installed .... Once installed .. it'll not give you the warnings.

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OK TY..I just wasnt sure if it was a legit program my system needs or a pop up virus disguised as something legit. I seem to remember installing it once before , before i did a wipe and clean install but the popup kept coming after i installed it..So i dont know..i'll download it and see what happens..BTW..Its coming up on each page I click on here too but Im not really sure what the flashplayer does or is for..dont think I ever use it for anything.

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Well..when i click on yes..it didnt download anything unless it did it under a second w/o a box to let me know it was finished..but the popups stopped, so thanks again

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