Fake Flash Player Website

I just want to report a fake Flash Player website I was redirected to while in the middle of reading an article on a blog.  The website is as follows:
easyinstantupdates.be/f3/45a1fe9cfc437806baabec9a08484289/?subid=77bb65d6281f6654ee5cc4f6f 3168355&transaction_id=bf0ca036-0f77-4d53-b87b-295e4d01eebc&rand=545c50d803146&source=mbs- f3
Luckily, I noticed the url ahead of time.  I went to the official Adobe Flash Player website and it said Flash Player on my Chrome browser is up-to-date.  Also, did a who is domain search and the information about the registrant and the registrar was very sketchy.

I am embarrassed to admit that I fell for this. I was multitasking and inattentive. Earlier today I had been prompted by a legitimate Flash reminder to upgrade my player, which primed me to agree with the installation. When I realized the mistake, I force quit the process and may have canceled the installation before it was completed.
I am not entirely sure what it installed in my brand-new Retina 5K iMac (I know... I want to kick myself too) but it appears to have installed a folder named InstallMac and an application named "Reset Search". (I verified it by Date Modified.)
I deleted the folder. I am unaware of any other changes this may have made to my system. It appears to be Adware, but Chrome and Safari appear to not have been infected.
Any other ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
This is where I got the file from (Clicking on the link will not download the "dmg" file, but the browser will prompt you to):
[removed sketchy links]
I was reading a news story on The Guardian when I was prompted.

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