Should I remove Macromedia Flash Player 8 Plugin?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
8.0.42.0	0.24%
8.0.34.0	0.08%
8.0.24.0	1.46%
8.0.22.0	97.89%
8.0.5.0	0.16%
8.0.0.434	0.16%

Typically installed together

• Macromedia Flash 8
• Macromedia Extension Manager
• Macromedia Flash 8 Video Encoder
• Macromedia Flash Player 8

Other programs by Macromedia

• Macromedia Flash 8 Video Encoder
• Macromedia Flash 8
• Macromedia Flash MX
• Macromedia Flash Player
• Macromedia Fireworks MX
• Macromedia FreeHand 10
• Macromedia Flash 5
• Macromedia FreeHand MX
• Macromedia Fireworks 4
• Macromedia FreeHand 9
• Macromedia FlashPaper 2
• Macromedia Flash Remoting
• Macromedia Flash Media Server 2
• Macromedia Extension Manager
• Macromedia Dreamweaver 8
• Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
• Macromedia Shockwave Player
• Macromedia Dreamweaver 4
• Macromedia Director MX 2004
• Macromedia Contribute 3
• Macromedia Captivate
• Macromedia Dreamweaver UltraDev 4
• Macromedia Generator 2
• Macromedia Contribute
• Macromedia Director MX
• Macromedia Contribute 2
• Macromedia Authorware Web Player
• Macromedia Studio MX
• Macromedia Authorware 2004
• Macromedia Dreamweaver
• Macromedia Breeze Presenter 5
• Macromedia ColdFusion Report Builder
• Dreamweaver
• RoboSource Control
• Dreamweaver and Dreamweaver 4 and Dreamweaver 4
• AuthorWare
• DreamWeaver MX
• Studio MX Plus

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• #6,902 Macromedia Flash Player 8 Plugin
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from Macromedia, Inc.

Remove Macromedia Flash Player 8 Plugin

Flash Player is software for viewing multimedia, executing rich Internet applications, and streaming video and audio, content created on the Flash platform. Flash Player can run from a web browser as a browser plug-in for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and various other major web browsers.

The most common release is 8.0.22.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. 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 primary executable is named Flash8.ocx. The setup package generally installs about 316 files and is usually about 35.96 MB (37,708,694 bytes). The Adobe Flash Player Update Service (FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe) is the Flash Player auto-update service that runs as a service and a scheduled task and used to automatically check for new releases.

URL: www.macromedia.com

Help link: www.macromedia.com/go/flashplayer_support

Installation folder: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{91057632-CA70-413C-B628-2D3CDBBB906B}

Estimated size: 35.96 MB

Language: English (United States)

• FlashPlayerPlugin_11_7_700_224.exe connects to a60-254-131-61.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (60.254.131.61 port 80).
• FlashPlayerPlugin_11_7_700_224.exe connects to server5.diwip.com (184.154.10.2 port 443).
• FlashPlayerPlugin_11_7_700_224.exe connects to 68.232.32.220 (port 1935).
• FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe connects to a65-32-34-57.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (65.32.34.57 port 80).
• FlashPlayerPlugin_11_9_900_117.exe connects to edge21-a.stream.highwebmedia.com (64.38.238.122 port 1935).

FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe
Memory:	2.39 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0191652312%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00800424%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.01116099%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	247,268	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	118	70 average
I/O reads/min:	5.45 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	5 Bytes	105.02 KB average
FlashUtil_ActiveX.exe
Memory:	1.7 MB
Kernel CPU:	0.02330219%
Switches/sec:	3
FlashPlayerPlugin_11_7_700_224.exe
Memory:	40.03 MB
Total CPU:	0.0490669009%
Kernel CPU:	0.02119295%
User CPU:	0.02787395%
CPU cycles/sec:	15,274,339
Switches/sec:	187
I/O reads/min:	310.47 KB
I/O writes/min:	67.63 KB

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 Macromedia Flash Player 8 Plugin, 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 Macromedia Flash Player 8 Plugin.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 44% Win Vista (SP2) 0%

HOW IT RUNS Windows Service? Yes (Installs a service)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 7% Keep it 93%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	27.12%
India	11.67%
Indonesia	4.39%
TN	3.48%
United Kingdom	3.41%
Mexico	2.80%
Italy	2.50%
France	2.35%
Brazil	2.27%
Spain	2.27%
Australia	1.82%
MA	1.67%
Canada	1.67%
Singapore	1.59%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Macromedia was a graphics and web development software company that produced such products as Flash and Dreamweaver and was acquired by Adobe Systems in 2005.

Publisher URL: www.adobe.com

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