Mac Forums, So, I got sucked into the Fake Adobe Flash Update and am suffering the consequences (i.e., new tabs opening up advertising stuff, continual auto-downloads of flashplayer.dmg files, even one instance of XXX rated garbage) when browsing using Safari. (I have since switched to Firefox as my default browser.) I've been reading some of the web postings on how to deal with this problem, and have made one or more attempts to follow fixes utilizing the Terminal command, but to no avail. Some blogs said to buy/download such-and-such anti-virus or hard drive clean-up software, but I then wonder if I can trust a recommendation from someone on some blog who may be just trying to sell me something or to download something even more harmful.
I have also thought about trashing Safari completely, but I don't know the impacts of that. Can I then download a new version of Safari? (I really like Safari as a web browser.)
Your experience with this, as well as your knowledge of the best (perhaps even easiest, cheapest) fix, is appreciated!
-Mike
I have also thought about trashing Safari completely, but I don't know the impacts of that. Can I then download a new version of Safari? (I really like Safari as a web browser.)
Your experience with this, as well as your knowledge of the best (perhaps even easiest, cheapest) fix, is appreciated!
-Mike