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Fake news gives rise to fake alerts that install phony Adobe Flash updates

Microsoft force installs Windows 10 update to remove Flash Player By Microsoft is force installing a Windows 10 update that removes the embedded 32-bit version of Adobe Flash Player from the operating system. In October, we reported that Microsoft had released the KB4577586 optional update to remove the embedded 32-bit Flash Player from Windows and prevent it from being installed again. 32-bit Flash shown in Windows 10 Control Panel This update was only available from the Microsoft Catalog, and once installed, could no longer be removed. This update marks an end to embedded Flash in the W...

In January this year, Adobe announced that it is stopping its support for the Flash Player plugin and will start blocking the content running on it. In

Adobe Flash is dead and Microsoft wants all traces of it deleted.

Microsoft forcibly installs KB4577586 update to remove Flash from Windows The death of Flash has been on the cards for quite some time. What was once a staple of the online experience soon became little more than a security nightmare, and all of the major web browsers have slowly but surely dropped support for the software. Back in October, Microsoft released an update to not only remove Flash from Windows, but also prevent it from being reinstalled. Now the company is upping the ante, and is pushing out the KB4577586 update to Windows users. The update is installed automatically and kills Fl...