You can actually check binaries to ensure that they're legitimate and from us, should you choose. There are technical and procedural checks from multiple disparate teams, and we use cryptographic digital signatures (the keys to which are also tightly controlled) to certify that those builds are authentic. The entire release and build process is tightly controlled and monitored end-to-end. It's way easier to get you to enter your password for a fake update than it is to install something silently without your knowledge.įurthermore, Adobe has invested massive amounts of engineering resources to ensure that downloads that you get from us are authentic and unmodified. Since Flash Player is ubiquitous, it's the go-to for impersonation. Human factors are now the path of least resistance. Software and operating system-based controls have improved significantly over the last few years, making it extremely difficult to install software without a users' permission.
