“Critical Update: Your Version of Flash Player is Outdated”

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Are you getting this message in a pop-up or a new tab while browsing?

Critical Update – Your version of Flash Player for Mozilla Firefox is outdated. We recommend installing the latest version for the best performance.

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I assume that you will get a similar message when browsing with Google Chrome or Internet Explorer.

I got this error message on a machine infected with some adware. The error message was hosted at updaterschecker.com.

This is false advertising. My Flash Player is not outdated.