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I just downloaded Adobe Flash Player 11 Installer from Adobe's site. Sophos flagged it as a trojan. I really, really, REALLY doubt that Adobe is hosting malware.
Interesting. I went and had a closer look at my Downloads folder after I read that, and found this:
There are several DMG installers, and a stand-alone PKG file which I don't recall downloading. The Adobe DMGs have the correct dates, the PKG shows a date of 7 Oct and a date indicating that it was added to the folder on the 12th, or this morning. Which would be several hours _after_ Sophos flagged it last night. There's something _very_ strange going on here. Has that thing been there since the 7th? Why did Sophos only spot it _after_ I downloaded the DMG from Adobe? Why does it have a date added of the 12th, at least 3 hours after Sophos flagged it? And, most important, did it get installed and if so how do I get rid of it?
Interesting. I went and had a closer look at my Downloads folder after I read that, and found this:
There are several DMG installers, and a stand-alone PKG file which I don't recall downloading. The Adobe DMGs have the correct dates, the PKG shows a date of 7 Oct and a date indicating that it was added to the folder on the 12th, or this morning. Which would be several hours _after_ Sophos flagged it last night. There's something _very_ strange going on here. Has that thing been there since the 7th? Why did Sophos only spot it _after_ I downloaded the DMG from Adobe? Why does it have a date added of the 12th, at least 3 hours after Sophos flagged it? And, most important, did it get installed and if so how do I get rid of it?
