Avast flash player is malware.

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  1. The Red Moon

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    Earlier i installed avast av and apparently i need to download and install adobe flash player to see the statistics section but the odd thing is that i have flash player already installed on my computer.
    When i downloaded the flash player and attempted to install it was flagged as a malware installation by comodo programs manager.naturally i stopped the installation.Is this normal seeing as its avast that downloaded the file.
    Any ideas how i can get round this please.?
    Thanks.:'(
     
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    if you downloaded it from adobe, report the fp to comodo and let the installer complete.
     
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  3. The Red Moon

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    the downloaded file was from an unidentified publisher but it was from within avast the file was downloaded,:mad:
     
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    from what site did you download avast?
     
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  5. The Red Moon

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    it was from avast.com
     
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    did it download from download.com?
     
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  7. The Red Moon

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    i must apologise to you.This download actually came from filehippo.com.My apologies.
     
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    This is what im seeing at the moment and i dont know what to do from here.
     

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    you need to have BOTH the adobe flash player plug in and the ax version installed. same thing 2 different versions. i.e. internet explorer version and the other one for browsers like firefox. then you should be fine. get them from adobe directly.
     
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