My Windows security program just asked for permission for registry access for a flash plugin with the fedora logo displayed next to the program. I thought that installing linux would involve only linux files - what's fedora doing installing "exe" files to a windows partition?

(I'm a newb - if I've said something ignorant, please don't get "stuck in" to me. I already know that I don't know anything, I'm trying to learn )

I find one thing strange you talk about a windows security program while
you are running linux , normally in this case windows is not in the air.
If I wish to do so I can down load to windows partition


all the best

He's obviously running ClippyOS. The "F" doesn't mean Fedora but Macromedia Flash, and the application is the updater.

I've got Windows and Fedora on separate partitions. The "announcement" was while running Windows.

I just looked at the Flash site to look at their mark. On the site it has a red background with a stylized "F", but on my computer, the mark is a soft blue, similar to Fedora's blue. Looking at the "F"s, the "F" does look like Flash's rather than Fedora's (which has a longer bar across) so I'm sure you are right, unSpawn.

Thanks very much. One mystery solved - now I just have to find out how Flash is installing things on my computer when it isn't set to autoupdate anything (and why it didn't occur to me that it could have originated with them.....)

(You might want to delete this completely now, seeing as it turns out not to be a linux issue, but user error?)

To clarify: moderators don't delete threads unless we determine they're spam or are a risk to LQ as a whole. You can request your thread to be moved to another forum if you find it would be more appropriate there in terms of topic and exposure. For that use the "Report" button on your first post. For this one you don't have to, I already reported it for a move to /General because that's where ClippyOS threads reside.

And wit hthe friendly words above ...

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