When updating Flash Player

I get regular updates for Flash Player. After updating usually within minutes, a hijack attempt is made to reroute my browser through Beyond the Network America. I am sure these attempts occur only after updating Flash. Here is my hypothesis:
I routinely run Peerblock to block hacking attempts on my computer.
I block countries domains such as China, Iran, Russia etc.
When running Peerblock I can see if software is attempting to redirect my Internet activity through Beyond the Network America or anywhere else.
When my system is infected, I run ADWCleaner to remove the infection. ADWCleaner finds the following: \AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\z2x8sary.default\prefs.js
ADWCleaner requires me to reboot my system to complete the removal and my system operates normally without any redirection attempts until I update Flash. In fact, Flash usually indicates an update is available soon after I remove the infection.
I suspected Flash and would not update it for about 1.5 months. No re-infection occurred. Then yesterday, I decided it was time to determine if Flash was the culprit so I updated it and sure enough; once I did, a hijack attempt to reroute my traffic through Beyond the Network America occurred again.
The update file downloaded from Adobe's website is: install_flashplayer13x32_mssd_aaa_aih
Can you confirm my hypothesis or otherwise show Adobe is not including some adware/malware that is attempting to reroute Internet traffic through Beyond the Network America?
Thank you for your assistance.

Use the offline installer(s):
Flash Player for ActiveX (Internet Explorer)
Flash Player Plug-in (All other browsers)
They don't have to download anything during the install process.
If your system is still being hacked after running one or both of those, you've got other problems.

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thanks guys for the replies.
Just to clarify, I am in no way having troubles installing Flash player. I'm a tech specialist, and have been for many years. I am fully able and aware of how to update Flash player.
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Be careful updating Flash Player !

Hi
Just a warning - watch carefully what you do when updating Flash Player.
My 9 month old hit the space button on what I can only assume was a dialogue box asking whether I wanted to install some unwanted McAfee Security scan plus garbage,
It of course is selected as the default - thats what everyonewould want isnt it ? - random garbage software on their computer.
I have since successfully uninstalled it I hope.
So my love for adobe grows as you can tell from this rant.
First they insist that I register Lightroom only to then get hacked, expose my personal infromation to god knows who and have my email address consequently inundated with all sorts of unsavoury SPAM.
Now they sneak garbage like this in when Im not looking for what should be a simple update.
Adobe are approaching the hights of EA these days. I will never buy adobe again !
Thanks for listening.
Picanmix

Nobody is happy with the 3rd-party software Adobe bundles with its software updates.
However, it is very easy to get around that. I have installed, updated, and used Flash Player since version 6, and I have never gotten any unwanted software onto my computer. How to:
install the updates manually when they become available
use the offline installers that are not bundled with any 3rd-party software
Flash Player for ActiveX (Internet Explorer)
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do not let childred or pets install updates; disable automatic updates if necessary

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I have always just let whatever Apple installer that updates Flash Player do my flash updating. Should I, instead, just always update directly from Adobe whatever the "latest" version of FP is? In the past, Apple seems to include a FP update with either a Safari or Security update. I have no idea if they do not update FP on a more frequent schedule because Apple has not "tested" the latest version.
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Message was edited by: powerbook1701

Apple does not provide Flash Player updates, and the version included with the OS X install disks may be out of date.
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(You can check here: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ to see which version you should install for your Mac and OS.
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http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14157
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when I go to a website by safari or any other web browser such as chrome, there is a warning pop-up about requested to update flash player such as "http://facebook.com WARNING ! Your Flash Player may be out of date. Please update to continue". I tried to deleted all web browser data, history also and restarted the Ipad. But the problem is still happen. Please advise me how to solve it or do you think it it a virus?
Tks

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