Adobe Flash Player

Hi!

If I may join the discussion: The Bitdefender message is at best useless, at least for my two Windows 10 (20H2) installations. Unfortunately, I cannot enclose screenshots as "Request failed with status code 400". So yes, Bitfender asks me to update "Adobe Flash for Internet Explorer" and tells me that I have version 32.0.0.387 installed (which is not true). So I clicked the button to download the new version. Download works, but it downloads a file named "windows8.1-kb4048951-x86_5b6e65493b9c9d93102ac71730d5b710e78ecfa2". The name suggests that this is for Windows 8.1, not 10. And yes, the installation ends with an error message that the update is not made for your computer. So to me this seems to be a Bitdefender problem or rather two problems, i. e. invalid update message and wrong (not for Windows 10) link.

Just for completeness: If I switch off Windows and Application updates for the check this does not change the result. Looks like this is again a Bitdefender problem. And finally I installed the latest version of Adobe Flash to get rid of the Bitdefender message. But this does not change the result of the Bitdefender scan.

Regards,

Gabi

Hi.

Thank you, Kenbar and mjb49. Good hints! But:

I downloaded windows10.0-kb4577586-x64_ec16e118cd8b99df185402c7a0c65a31e031a6f0 which is marked to be good for version 1903 and later. But again the execution stops with the error message that this update is not for my computer. Maybe version 20H2 is too new?

And againI tried to use Adobe's Flash Removal Tool. This uninstalls only Adobe specific installations and - unfortunately - runs without error or message even if it has nothing removed.

Still no success to get rid of the Bitdefender message, even if I deactivate scans for Application and Windows updates. Looks like Bitdefender somewhere stored the results and insists to have the update. Even deleting Bitdefender and installing again brought the message back.

Just for completeness: Yes, I find lots of files related to Flash on the PC. If I simply delete them all (after taking ownership and administrator rights) I find - no surprise - that the integrity of Windows is spoiled - and Bitdfender still wants the Flash update. So I restored Windows and I am back to square one.

Regards to all fellow sufferers and supporting experts,

Gabi

Hi Kenbar,

you are great! Thank you!

The file windows10.0-kb4577586-x64_c9bb49df325c20ddc147137b3f769fa44d800dde works very well for my Windows 10, 20H4. And Bitdefender does not want the wrong update to be installed any more. (Fortunately, I did not use Flash before. So the removal was even better than a last update for a discontinued product.)

I must admit that I stopped at the end of page 1 of the Microsoft Update Catalog for 4577586-Updates as this seemed to be sufficient ('version 1903 and later' was too suggestive). So sometimes I am unable to do the most simple things, i. e. continue to the next page. Very sorry, eating humble pie!

Best regards,

Gabi

same issue. how can I hide this bit defender notification? its very annoying.

Hi Rhonda,

At the very beginning you asked " Why does my Bitdefender Vulnerability Scan keep having an update for Adobe Flash player for Internet Explorer keep popping up", my answer to your question is that Bitdefender is downloading the wrong Microsoft Update for our Windows 10 PC. I manually ran Microsoft Update KB4577586 for Windows 10 Version 2004 on x64 system which worked. These updates are all about the removal of Adobe Flash before its December End of Life timeline. If you would like to follow my suggestions below they a based on a Windows 10 Home x-64bit running software Version 2004 or 20H2. Other version are available. Firstly, we need to start from the same start point.

Step 1. Using your usual search provider, search the web for www.catalog.update.microsoft.com

Step 2. On the Microsoft page find the search box and key in Adobe Flash Removal followed by <return key>.

This should display Page 1 of 2 pages of updates. To find the update for Windows 10 Version 2004 we need to move to Page 2.

Step 3. On Page 2 the required update is on the 3rd line. It should show Update for removal of Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based system (KB4577586). Now just click on the Download button and activate the blue text update.

Step 4. Open Windows Update Standalone Installer. If every thing falls into place, that's it. All done!

If your Windows 10 system is configured differently, just look at Step 3 for a suitable update. Please let us know how you go on with this answer. If you had not asked your question, we would all still be getting Bitdefender Vulnerability Scan error messages.

Kind regards,

Kenbar

ty this worked.

I've got Windows 10 20H2 installed on my desktop & experiencing the same issue with Adobe Flash Player for I.E. update required according to Bitdefender. Talking about catalogues, I've put it down in my catalogue of Bitdefender issues I've got going. Looking forward to getting that removed. And...while your at it, please do the same for the annoying "We have your back" work profile notification.....pretty please with cherries on top....lol.

i did this for version 1903 and 2004, it depends on when a person started with adobe flash player. once the catalog has the correct one bitdefender message is gone.