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Should I remove Adobe Flash Player 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 #9,282
United States Rank #18,435
Reach 0.0404%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.12 days
445.96 days >
Average installed length: 234.32 days

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Adobe Flash Player Packages

What is Adobe Flash Player Packages?

The Packages 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.

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 generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 559.32 KB (572,739 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Delivers various 'optional' bundled software during install
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Adobe Flash Player Packages.
uninstaller.exe (bf375a90fe0b135395e20b0eb9190c11) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Agnitum Outpost 7.1.1 PUA.InstallCore
Comodo Security 18604 UnclassifiedMalware
Fortinet FortiGate 6/20/2014 Riskware/InstallCore
K7 AntiVirus 13.180.12463 Trojan
K7GW 13.180.12463 Trojan ( 0049acde1 )
McAfee 5600.7094 RDN/Generic.tfr!ea
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7094 RDN/Generic.tfr!ea
VIPRE Antivirus 30470 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Adobe Flash Player 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

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\0v1l2z2z1t1i1l1t\adobe flash player packages
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\0V1L2Z2Z1T1I1L1T\Adobe Flash Player Packages\uninstaller.exe /Uninstall /NM="Adobe Flash Player Packages" /AN="0V1L2Z2Z1
Estimated size: 559.32 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Adobe Flash Player Packages

Program executable:uninstaller.exe (Malware detected)
Name:Installer
Installer Setup
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\0v1l2z2z1t1i1l1t\adobe flash player packages\uninstaller.exe
MD5:bf375a90fe0b135395e20b0eb9190c11
Additional files:
  • Adobe Flash Player Packages.exe
  • UNINST~1.EXE

How do I remove Adobe Flash Player Packages?

You can uninstall Adobe Flash Player 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 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 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) 53%
Win Vista 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#9,282

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 59.60%
Windows 10 31.87%
Windows XP 4.52%
Windows Vista 4.02%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 24.06%
Windows 7 Ultimate 20.28%
Windows 7 Professional 9.32%
Windows 10 Home 7.81%
Windows 8.1 7.68%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.41%

Distribution by countryGeography

14.83% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 14.83%
  Germany 9.93%
  Brazil 7.35%
  Egypt 5.76%
  Spain 5.15%
  United Kingdom 5.15%
  Italy 3.92%
  France 3.19%
  Saudi Arabia 3.19%
  DZ 2.82%
  Canada 2.82%
  India 2.08%
  Thailand 1.96%
  Indonesia 1.96%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.09%
Acer 25.71%
Dell 14.37%
Toshiba 8.51%
ASUS 8.13%
GIGABYTE 5.86%
Samsung 4.91%
Lenovo 3.59%
MSI 1.13%
Medion 0.95%
American Megatrends 0.76%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.90%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.67%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.27%
ASUS All Series 2.86%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.04%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.04%

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