Adobe just released a critical Flash Player security update. Good news: it includes a new automatic updater for Windows. Bad news: Adobe’s download page pushes a misleading “system optimizer” designed to scare users into paying for unneeded repairs.
I've come across worse stuff than that. You can just close that page. I know my system doesn't have errors and I wouldn't trust anything that puts stupid adds like that on a big corporation's web site. I've seen that iolo thing and you can follow the advice from sevenforums: Don't use a registry cleaner! Windows 7 can manage itself. I honestly didn't see anything scary about that ad.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP Pavilion P7-1010 OS: Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1 CPU: AMD Athlon X4 645 Motherboard: Foxxcon N-Alvorix RS880 Memory: 6GB DDR3 1066 Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 512MB GDDR5 Sound Card: Realtek Integrated Audio Monitor(s) Displays: HP 2011x Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Keyboard: HP OEM- Made by Chicony Mouse: HP OEM- Made by Logitech PSU: Seasonic S12 II Bronze 380 Watt Case: HP OEM Cooling: Coolermaster Heatsink, AVC Case Fan Hard Drives: 1. Crucial M4 128GB SSD
2. 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 RPM
3. 1TB Western Digital Caviar Green 5400RPM Internet Speed: 20MBit Down/4 Up Browser: Internet Explorer 10 Antivirus: Microsoft Security Essentials
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP Pavilion P7-1010 OS: Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1 CPU: AMD Athlon X4 645 Motherboard: Foxxcon N-Alvorix RS880 Memory: 6GB DDR3 1066 Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 512MB GDDR5 Sound Card: Realtek Integrated Audio Monitor(s) Displays: HP 2011x Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Keyboard: HP OEM- Made by Chicony Mouse: HP OEM- Made by Logitech PSU: Seasonic S12 II Bronze 380 Watt Case: HP OEM Cooling: Coolermaster Heatsink, AVC Case Fan Hard Drives: 1. Crucial M4 128GB SSD
2. 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 RPM
3. 1TB Western Digital Caviar Green 5400RPM Internet Speed: 20MBit Down/4 Up Browser: Internet Explorer 10 Antivirus: Microsoft Security Essentials
That has become so commonplace that I don't know that it is right to single out Adobe for it. At least it is on their download page, where it is at least obvious, rather than being in the downloader/installer like some do, where it is easier to overlook a box checked by default to install something that you don't want.
That has become so commonplace that I don't know that it is right to single out Adobe for it. At least it is on their download page, where it is at least obvious, rather than being in the downloader/installer like some do, where it is easier to overlook a box checked by default to install something that you don't want.
Yea, I agree. I hate those installer ads. I have seen those iolo ads on Adobe's page for months now and now they are getting spotlighted about it. There's nothing to be spotlighted!
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP Pavilion P7-1010 OS: Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1 CPU: AMD Athlon X4 645 Motherboard: Foxxcon N-Alvorix RS880 Memory: 6GB DDR3 1066 Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 512MB GDDR5 Sound Card: Realtek Integrated Audio Monitor(s) Displays: HP 2011x Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Keyboard: HP OEM- Made by Chicony Mouse: HP OEM- Made by Logitech PSU: Seasonic S12 II Bronze 380 Watt Case: HP OEM Cooling: Coolermaster Heatsink, AVC Case Fan Hard Drives: 1. Crucial M4 128GB SSD
2. 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 RPM
3. 1TB Western Digital Caviar Green 5400RPM Internet Speed: 20MBit Down/4 Up Browser: Internet Explorer 10 Antivirus: Microsoft Security Essentials
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: (7 different computers booting up to 10 systems) OS: Linux Mint / XP / Win7 Home, Pro, Ultimate / Win8.1 / Win10 Other Info: Four desktops, two laptops, one notebook and one tablet
I would totality single out Adobe for being "bad" in this case...
Does Adobe really need money THAT badly?!?
I can understand new sites or other sites with free content. But Adobe is a huge successful company that makes tons of money on real products. It does not need to do anything like this in any way and it completely cheapens their image to that of a freebie trash site.
I would like to feel that there are at least SOME companies on the net I can reasonably trust to be upstanding, this removes some of that trust. It's disappointing. Companies like Adobe with paying customers do NOT need to have disappointed users!
(Yes I know flash is free but it's a tool to sell their flash creation tools, never mind their insanely successful Photoshop and Illustrator tools)
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