[ad]Dear Computer Lady,
Whenever I follow a link from a Publishers Clearing House email to enter their sweepstakes, I get a notice on their page that I need to update Adobe Flash.
A window tells me that my entry was received, even if I don’t update Flash.
I use Google Chrome, which says that it updates Flash automatically. I know Flash has dubious security, but it’s still prevalent. So should I update Flash or not?
Thanks, Cliff
Dear Cliff,
I had never visited the Publishers Clearing House website, so I headed on over to take a look.
I did not see any notices for updating Adobe Flash, however, I did see a lot of ads related to things that I had searched for recently, so I’m guessing that what you saw was an ad, not a notice.
Regardless of whether the notice was real or not, I would never click on a link on a web page to update things like Adobe Flash. Instead, head directly to the Adobe web site at www.adobe.com and download the update from there.
If you click on an ad on a web page for something like Flash or Java, chances are you will be downloading a version full of advertising and malware.
Elizabeth
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