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== Get Adobe Flash and Reader without GetPlus in Firefox ==<s>From [http://www.404techsupport.com/2009/09/11/get-adobe-flash-and-reader-without-getplus-in-firefox/ this source article], you can install Adobe without the GetPlus software.* Adobe will immediately try to install a plug-in (Adobe DLM(powered by GetPlus(R))) as soon as you get to the next page. By default, Firefox will prevent any website from being able to install.== Lack of Security ==* Choose DO NOT ALLOW Adobe Flash seems to be vulnerable to an endless string of malware. Adobe products, especially FlashPlayer, Shockwave Player and Adobe (PDF) Reader, have had some serious security holes (vulnerabilities) that hackers that code viruses exploit to infect people's computers.* Next look down on the page below ‘Thank you!’ and find the line “If it does not start, click here to download”. Click on the link that is “Click here to download”</s>== Get Adobe Flash and Reader without GetPlus in Firefox == === Update === Adobe Corp didn't like people circumventing the GetPlus installation so they changed the way Flash player downloads. The above instructions for avoiding GetPlus may not apply at current. Adobe has updated their site and you can get find the direct link to the installers. [http://www.404techsupport.com/2010/04/download-the-latest-adobe-flash-for-firefox-and-ie-without-any-extras/ Adobe’s updated their site and the work-around is no longer an option]. Use this [http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/ direct link] to install Adobe Flash without GetPlus. == GetPlus Spyware Removal and System Recovery == You accidentally installed GetPlus because Firefox wanted you to update Adobe Flash. Because Adobe keeps changing the way the installer works, it is easy to have this crap get slipped on your system. A good antivirus software, such as F-Prot, will alert you when Adobe tries to sneak GetPlus by you. F-Prot correctly alerts you to getPlusPlus_Adobe_reg.exe being bad. [[Image:FCKUGetPlus01.gif]] So now you need to uninstall it. In Firefox goto Tools, Add-Ons. It should be at the top of the list.[[Image:FCKUGetPlus02.gif]]To avoid the [[Adobe GetPlus DLM Vulnerability]], you must be careful how you install or update the Adoble Flash Player plugin. Steps to avoid this spyware is covered on the [[Adobe GetPlus DLM Vulnerability]] page.