“Warning! Flash Player is infected!” is a true warning?
Should you update your browser add-ons? Beware that this pop-up is deceptive.
If you are often harassed by this pop-up, please get rid of it without
hesitation.
What is “Warning! Flash Player is infected!” Pop-up?
“Warning! Flash Player is infected!” is a bogus pop-up
message that you get at your browser. This pop-up ad is created by cyber crooks
to cheat you to click on the update or download button. This kind of pop-up is
often supported via a fake antivirus program. When you frequently see “Warning!
Flash Player is infected!” you should be careful, because it means that your PC
is already in danger. This pop-up is not a virus indeed, but it can be utilized
by cyber crooks to attract you to download and install some unwanted programs
to your Windows system. You should clearly know that some unknown programs can
be potential risks because some of them can spread various viruses to your PC.
If your computer unluckily comes across browser hijackers or Trojan viruses,
your Internet life will be made miserable and your PC will be worsened. If you
are redirected to some malicious websites after you click on the dubious
button, you should immediately run a scan for your operating system. Once your
computer is infected with a certain virus, you ought to find out some corrupted
files and delete them entirely. All in all, “Warning! Flash Player is
infected!” pop-up is not safe to you. To avoid unexpected troubles and problems,
we suggest that you get rid of “Warning! Flash Player is infected!” instantly.
How to Delete “Warning! Flash Player is infected!” Pop-up?
Step 1: Press Ctrl+ALT+Del keys at the same time to open Task
Manager. End the process of pop-up.
Step 2: Remove the files of pop-up. Open Start Menu and then
go to Control Panel. Then use the search bar to look for Folder Option. Check
Show hidden files and folders and un-check Hide protected operating system
files (Recommended) in the View tab of Folder Option window.
%AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
%Desktopdir%\”Warning! Flash Player is infected” pop-up.lnk
%Programs%\”Warning! Flash Player is infected”
pop-up\”Warning! Flash Player is infected” pop-up.lnk
Step 3: Delete pop-up virus registry entries from your PC.
Click start button and search for regedit to open Registry Editor.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\”Warning!
Flash Player is infected” pop-up\ShortcutPath “%AppData%\[RANDOM
CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe” -u
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\”Warning!
Flash Player is infected” pop-up\DisplayName “Warning! Flash Player is
infected” pop-up
Step4: Uninstall all suspicious programs from your PC.
For Win7:
Click Start Menu and choose Control Panel. Locate Programs
and Features.
For Win8:
Move your mouse to the top right corner of the computer
screen, and then you will see a menu with the Setting option. Click it and
select Uninstall a program.
