From Ed Bott over at ZDNet:
"Adobe did something good this week, releasing a new version of its Flash Player software with automatic updating capabilities."
"They also did something truly awful—using their update page to push a third-party scareware program designed to separate naïve PC users from their cash."
This is completely irresponsible on Adobe's part. Flash is a big enough security problem on its own without customers having to worry about being scammed out of their money. A good rule of thumb; while surfing the web, never believe any image, text, or pop-up that tells you your computer is "infected" or "needs repair". These are always a scam to actually infect your system or get you to buy something. Another good rule of thumb; you don't need to pay for anti-virus software. There are several free options. Microsoft Security Essentials is a great solution for Windows PCs and ClamXav for Mac users (Clam also works with Windows and Linux).
The best rule of thumb; if you didn't seek it out don't install it.
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