Adobe Flash Player 11 ActiveX needed for ghw portalneeded
Overview
Adobe Flash Player 11 ActiveX needed for ghw portalneeded is a program developed by Adobe Systems. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The programs's main executable is flashutil32_11_5_502_146_activex.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 3.09 MB of memory. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 16.49 MB (17,294,182 bytes). The Adobe Flash Player Update Service (FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe) included with the Flash Player is set to run once per day if Flash Player has been configured during installation to install updates automatically when available. A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 7 (SP1). The distribution of this has mostly been seen in the United States.
Program details
URL: www.adobe.com
Help link: www.adobe.com/go/flashplayer_support
Installation folder: C:\windows\syswow64\macromed\flash
Uninstaller: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_11_5_502_146_ActiveX.exe -maintain activex
Estimated size: 16.49 MB
Files installed by Adobe Flash Player 11 ActiveX needed for ghw portalneeded
| Program executable: | flashutil32_11_5_502_146_activex.exe |
| Name: | Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller |
| Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 11.5 r502 |
| Path: | C:\windows\syswow64\macromed\flash\flashutil32_11_5_502_146_activex.exe |
| MD5: | 5d673ebf455efa227c66ea0d8ce33b52 |
| Adobe Flash Player installer and uninstaller process that runs in the background. The Adobe Flash Player is software for viewing multimedia, Rich Internet Applications, and streaming video and audio, on a computer web browser or on... |
Additional files:
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FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Update Service (Adobe® Flash® Player Update Service 11.5 r502)
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FlashUtil32_11_5_502_146_ActiveX.dll - Flash Player Helper (Adobe Flash Player Helper 11.5 r502)
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Flash32_11_5_502_146.ocx - Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash Player 11.5 r502)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Adobe Flash Player Updater' (runs daily at 1:50 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Adobe Flash Player Updater.job.
Service
- FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe runs as a service named 'Adobe Flash Player Update Service' (AdobeFlashPlayerUpdateSvc) "This service keeps your Adobe Flash Player installation up to date with the latest enhancements and security fixes.".
Startup File (User Run Once)
- FlashUtil32_11_5_502_146_ActiveX.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'FlashPlayerUpdate' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_11_5_502_146_ActiveX.exe -update activex.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| flashutil32_11_5_502_146_activex.exe |
| Memory: | 3.09 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0089397281% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00486633% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00407339% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 330,322 | |
| Switches/sec: | 27 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 4.33 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 174 Bytes | |
How do I remove Adobe Flash Player 11 ActiveX needed for ghw portalneeded?
You can uninstall Adobe Flash Player 11 ActiveX needed for ghw portalneeded from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Adobe Flash Player 11 ActiveX needed for ghw portal(needed), click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Adobe Flash Player 11 ActiveX needed for ghw portalneeded.
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
About Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems Incorporated is computer program company focused on the creation of multimedia & creativity program products, with a more-recent foray towards rich Net application program development.
Publisher URL: www.adobe.com