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Norton deleted the "getplusplus_adobe_reg.exe" file and now I get an error message in Firefox

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I recently installed the newest version of Adobe Flash Player. As I was installing the program, Norton Internet Security said that the "getplusplus_adobe_reg.exe" file was suspect, so I deleted it. Now, every time I load Firefox, I get an error message saying that file is missing, and some websites do not function properly. I tried uninstalling and re-installing Firefox, and this did not solve the problem.

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Every time Firefox opened

== I installed the newest Adobe Flash Player version

I recently installed the newest version of Adobe Flash Player. As I was installing the program, Norton Internet Security said that the "getplusplus_adobe_reg.exe" file was suspect, so I deleted it. Now, every time I load Firefox, I get an error message saying that file is missing, and some websites do not function properly. I tried uninstalling and re-installing Firefox, and this did not solve the problem. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == I installed the newest Adobe Flash Player version

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Getplus is the problematic Adobe Download Manager (DLM) which no one needs. See if the suggestions in the following will help you to get rid of it: http://secunia.com/community/forum/thread/show/3665/adobe_dlm_will_not_uninstall

When updating or installing Adobe Flash (aka Shockwave Flash) follow these instructions (NOTE: you have the most current version installed):

Install/Update Adobe Flash Player for Firefox (aka Shockwave Flash): your ver. 10.0 r22; current ver. 10.1 r53 (important security update 2010-06-10) ~~red:Check your version here~~: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ See: Updating Flash -use Firefox to download and SAVE to your hard drive (save to Desktop for easy access) -exit Firefox (File > Exit) -check to see that Firefox is completely closed (Ctrl+Alt+Del, choose Task Manager, click Processes tab, if "firefox.exe" is on the list, right-click "firefox.exe" and choose End process, close the Task Manager window) -double-click on the Adobe Flash installer you just downloaded to install/update Adobe Flash -when the Flash installation is complete, start Firefox, and test the Flash installation here: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_15507&sliceId=1


Other Issues: ~~red:You have installed plug-ins with known security issues. You should update them immediately.~~

Update Java: your ver. 1.5.0_04 (~~red:very old~~); current ver. 1.6.0.20 (important security update 04-15-2010) (~~red:Firefox 3.6 and above requires Java 1.6.0.10 or higher~~; see: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Java-related+issues#Java_does_not_work_in_Firefox_3_6 ) (Windows users: Do the manual update; very easy.) ~~red:Check your version here~~: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ See: Updating Java Do the update with Firefox closed.

You ~~red:MAY~~ need to Update Adobe Reader for Firefox: your ver. N/A; current ver. 9.3.2 ~~red:Check your version here~~: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ See: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Adobe+Reader+plugin+with+Firefox#Installing_and_updating_Adobe_Reader You may be able to update from the Adobe Reader installed on your system instead of going to the Adobe site and downloading. Start > Program Files, find and click Adobe Reader to open, click Help, click Check for Updates. If you go to the Adobe site to download the current Adobe Reader: -use Firefox to download and SAVE to your hard drive (save to Desktop for easy access) ~~red:-See the images at the bottom left of this post to see the steps to take on the Adobe site~~ -exit Firefox (File > Exit) -check to see that Firefox is completely closed (Ctrl+Alt+Del, choose Task Manager, click Processes tab, if "firefox.exe" is on the list, right-click "firefox.exe" and choose End process, close the Task Manager window) -double-click on the Adobe Reader installer you just downloaded to install/update Adobe Reader