Adobe Flash Malware driven by infected "Router" The Moon Malware
Few days ago, I started to receive a pop-message "WARNING! Your Flash Player may be out of date". Please update to Continue., when I was trying to access websites like Facebook, YouTube, Google, etc.
If you're receiving a similar message then continue to read but make sure you don't click on anything nor try to update the flash player from the pop-window. You may check your current version of the "Adobe Flash Player" by visiting "Adobe" official website. If you're using Google Chrome browser, it already includes Adobe Flash Player built-in. Google Chrome will automatically update when new versions of Flash Player are available.
You will also notice that the same message is poping-up on all the devices which are connected to the same router (mobile phones, laptops etc.).
Now even the dumbest person should know it is not coming from computer but from the network which means your router is infected. It's commonly happening with Linksys, Asus and few other manufacturers.
How to fix this?
Few days ago, I started to receive a pop-message "WARNING! Your Flash Player may be out of date". Please update to Continue., when I was trying to access websites like Facebook, YouTube, Google, etc.
If you're receiving a similar message then continue to read but make sure you don't click on anything nor try to update the flash player from the pop-window. You may check your current version of the "Adobe Flash Player" by visiting "Adobe" official website. If you're using Google Chrome browser, it already includes Adobe Flash Player built-in. Google Chrome will automatically update when new versions of Flash Player are available.
You will also notice that the same message is poping-up on all the devices which are connected to the same router (mobile phones, laptops etc.).
Now even the dumbest person should know it is not coming from computer but from the network which means your router is infected. It's commonly happening with Linksys, Asus and few other manufacturers.
How to fix this?
- Reset your router (by holding down the reset button under the router for 6 seconds). Note after restart all your ISP settings will be lost.
- Configure your router again with the ISP settings (username and password also required).
- Clear your browsers cache and pop-up message will not appear again.
Refer here for some basic tips on hardening your router to avoid such things happening again.
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