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Should I remove Adobe Flash Player IE Packages?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #45,009
United States Rank #32,818
Reach 0.0019%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 25.73 days
759.18 days >
Average installed length: 398.89 days

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Adobe Flash Player IE Packages

What is Adobe Flash Player IE Packages?

The software uses the InstallCore Click run software which is an installer that bundles legitimate applications that may also offer additional third party applications that may be unwanted by the user. Such third party applications are typically installed onto users’ computers by default, but also include an option to ‘opt-out’ during or after the installation process. Typical bundled installs include DealPly as well as other potentially unwanted programs.

About  (from installCore)

Some of the advertisements you see in the installer are delivered by third parties who collect information through cookies, ip address, web beacons, and other technologies about your online activities, in order to understand your interests and deliver advertisements that are tailored to your interests.

Overview

The primary executable is named uninstaller.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package is about 1.06 MB (1,114,624 bytes) when donwloaded.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Known to reinstall itself
  • Known to include offers within the setup
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Adobe Flash Player IE Packages.
uninstaller.exe (8c7fb9078a63b7e5e899e7a2dbb0db53) has been flagged by the following 6 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Avira AntiVir 7.11.124.56 ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
Dr.Web 9.0.0.08 Adware.InstallCore.90
ESET-NOD32 8.9264 Win32/InstallCore.AZ
F-Prot v6.4.7.1.166 W32/InstallCore.W.gen
Rising Antivirus 23.00.65.14106 PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.24.3 BScope.P2P-Worm.Palevo
Adobe Flash Player IE Packages has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.installcore.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\0d1g1i1q1b2z1c1v0a1n1n1c1p1n1t2z1f1c\adobe flash player (ie) packages
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\0D1G1I1Q1B2Z1C1V0A1N1N1C1P1N1T2Z1F1C\Adobe Flash Player (IE) Packages\uninstaller.exe /Uninstall /NM="Adobe Flash Player
Estimated size: 1.06 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Adobe Flash Player IE Packages

Program executable:uninstaller.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\0d1g1i1q1b2z1c1v0a1n1n1c1p1n1t2z1f1c\adobe flash player (ie) packages\uninstaller.exe
MD5:8c7fb9078a63b7e5e899e7a2dbb0db53

How do I remove Adobe Flash Player IE Packages?

You can uninstall Adobe Flash Player IE Packages from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Adobe Flash Player (IE) Packages, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Adobe Flash Player IE Packages.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 70%
Win XP 3%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#45,009

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 72.97%
Windows 10 13.51%
Windows Vista 10.81%
Windows XP 2.70%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 59.46%
Windows 8.1 10.81%
Windows 7 Professional 8.11%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 8.11%
Microsoft Windows XP 2.70%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.70%

Distribution by countryGeography

69.23% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 69.23%
  United Kingdom 13.46%
  Canada 5.77%
  Brazil 1.92%
  Spain 1.92%
  GG 1.92%
  Israel 1.92%
  Kuwait 1.92%
  Saudi Arabia 1.92%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 34.29%
Hewlett-Packard 20.00%
Acer 17.14%
Toshiba 8.57%
Samsung 5.71%
ASUS 5.71%
Medion 2.86%
Lenovo 2.86%
GIGABYTE 2.86%
Common models
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 5.56%
TOSHIBA Satellite C855 2.78%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE C670-16... 2.78%
TOSHIBA Satellite C655D 2.78%
SYX SYX-P8Z68-VLE 2.78%
Samsung RV420/RV520/RV720... 2.78%

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