Flash Player is Out of Date on Mac: How to Disable?

You might have encountered a pop-up on your screen that the flash out of date Mac and it can leave you wondering sometimes why are you getting this kind of notification like when you just recently purchased your Mac.

Let me tell you that it is not always the case when you get some alerts like that, it’s a form of malware and adware to be exact.

These tend to scare you sometimes making you feel like you really need to update your flash player, sometimes it comes up with a warning icon or blinking lights to make you feel pressured and have the urgency to click on that link.

Part 1. What is Flash Player?

Flash Player is a software that mostly use to stream and watch videos, audios and some multimedia on your Mac or devices. It is also not a stand-alone program, it can be found on the extensions of the browser that you are using can be from Safari, Chrome or Firefox.

Is Flash Out of Date Notifications a Virus?

The threat level of this kind of virus is moderate, it is not that harmful unlike the other types of viruses that can go into your files, credentials and browsing history but once you fall into these money-generating adware the risk is going to get higher.

For example, they will ask you to purchase an updated version from their website, to purchase you will then need to provide your financial details and that’s the very start you are opening your bank account to other potential unauthorized purchases.

How Did I Get Flash Out of Date Notifications Virus?

Most of the time users are getting in by going to unsecured websites, most often than not we don’t realize that some of the websites that we visit can be a tunnel for malware and adware like this. That’s why to be very keen on visiting some sites and do not just click on anything.

Part 2. Ways to Remove Flash Player Out of Date Notification

Since its working within the browser’s extension, we need to remove it from there. If you are using multiple browsers, that means you have to go to each one of them and find if there is any and remove it.

Removing Extensions from Safari

1. Open Safari > Go to Safari Menu > Then click on Preferences
2. Select the Extensions icon > Browse through all the extensions and look for the ones that seem unfamiliar
3. Select on the unfamiliar extension > Select Uninstall
4. At the menu bar at the top Select Privacy > On the option list Select Manage Website Data
5. Browse on the list and look for the website that showed the pop-up > Select Remove

Removing Extensions from Chrome

1. Open Chrome browser > Click on the Three Dots beside the address bar on the right side of the page
2. On the list Select Settings > On the left side of the page Select Extensions or you can key on the address bar chrome://extensions as a shortcut
3. Browse through the list and Select the Extension that seems unfamiliar to you > Select the Extension > Choose Remove
4. On the Address bar key in chrome://settings> Select on the left side Privacy and Security > Select the first option Clear Browsing Data
5. Tick first four boxes Browsing History, Download History, Cookies, and Other Site Data > Select a Time Period > Select Clear Browsing

Remove Extensions from Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch Firefox browser > Beside the address bar Click on the Three Horizontal Lines > On the list Select Add Ons
2. Click on Extensions then browse through it and identify the unfamiliar extension > Once found Select Remove
3. Click on the Three Horizontal lines > Select Options > Click on Privacy and then > Select Clear Recent History
4. Select a Time Period and make sure to tick Cookies and Cache > Select Clear

Easy Way to Remove Browser Cookies, and Cache using iMyMac PowerMyMac

Going through each of your browsers to delete the extensions that might be causing the flash player out of date notification is quite a long process to follow. Here is the easier way to use just one tool to remove it on your browsers as well as the cache and cookies:

1. Download and Launch iMyMac PowerMyMac at imymac.com
2. On the left side of the main page select Privacy module> Click on the icon Scan
3. Allow for the tool to scan then the browsers that you are using will appear on the left side of the screen > Select Safari > Review all the data on the list on the right side > Click on Clean icon at the bottom right of the page
4. Repeat the steps for the other browsers