Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX & Plugin
What is Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX & Plugin?
Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX is software for viewing multimedia, Rich Internet Applications, and streaming video and audio, on a computer web browser. Flash Player runs SWF files that can be created by the Adobe Flash authoring tool, by Adobe Flex or by a number of other Macromedia and third party tools. Flash Player is freely available as a plugin for recent versions of web browsers (such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and Safari) on selected platforms. Google Chrome integrated the player into the distribution. Each version of the plugin is backwards-compatible.
About (from Adobe Systems)
Flash Player 10 is a lightweight, highly expressive client runtime that delivers powerful and consistent user experiences across major operating systems, browsers, mobile phones, and devices. Adobe Flash Player software is a cross-platform browser plug-in that delivers breakthrough web experiences and is installed on m... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 10.1.102.64, 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 setup package generally installs about 18 files and is usually about 11.72 MB (12,284,590 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.
Program details
URL: www.adobe.com
Help link: www.adobe.com/go/flashplayer_support
Installation folder: C:\Windows\System32\macromed\flash
Uninstaller: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Uninstall.exe -maintain
Estimated size: 11.72 MB
Files installed by Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX & Plugin
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FlashUtil32_11_8_800_168_Plugin.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller (Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 11.8 r800)
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FlashUtil32_12_0_0_77_Plugin.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 12.0 r0
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FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Update Service (Adobe® Flash® Player Update Service 12.0 r0)
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FlashUtil11e_Plugin.exe - Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller (Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 11.1 r102)
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Uninstall.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 10.1 r102
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Flash10l.ocx - Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash Player 10.1 r102)
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Flash10u.ocx - Adobe Flash Player 10.3 r181
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Flash10v.ocx - Adobe Flash Player 10.3 r183
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Flash10x.ocx
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Flash64_10_3_162.ocx - Adobe Flash Player 10.3 d162
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NPSWF32.dll - Shockwave Flash 10.1 r102
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NPSWF32_11_8_800_168.dll - Shockwave Flash 11.8 r800
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NPSWF32_12_0_0_77.dll - Shockwave Flash 12.0 r0
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NPSWF64_10_3_162.dll - Shockwave Flash 10.3 d162
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Flash.ocx (by Macromedia) - Macromedia Flash Player 6.0 r79
Behaviors exhibited
3 Google Chrome Plugins
- NPSWF32_12_0_0_77.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'NPSWF32_12_0_0_77.dll'.
- NPSWF32_11_8_800_168.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'NPSWF32_11_8_800_168.dll'.
- NPSWF32.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'NPSWF32.dll'.
3 Mozilla Plugins
- NPSWF32.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Plugino' with a plugin key of '@adobe.com/FlashPlayer' for all users of the PC.
- NPSWF32_11_8_800_168.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Plugin' with a plugin key of '@adobe.com/FlashPlayer' for all users of the PC.
- NPSWF64_10_3_162.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Plugin' with a plugin key of '@adobe.com/FlashPlayer' for all users of the PC.
Scheduled Task
- FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Adobe Flash - weekly update' (runs weekly on Tuesdays at 12:00 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Adobe Flash Player Updater.
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.".
2 Startup Files (User Run Once)
- FlashUtil32_12_0_0_77_Plugin.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'FlashPlayerUpdate' which loads as C:\windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_12_0_0_77_Plugin.exe -update plugin.
- FlashUtil32_11_8_800_168_Plugin.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'FlashPlayerUpdate' which loads as C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_11_8_800_168_Plugin.exe -update plugin.
How do I remove Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX & Plugin?
You can uninstall Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX & Plugin 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 10 ActiveX & 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX & Plugin.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX & Plugin you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- 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.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win XP 76%
Win 7 (SP1) 24%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows XP |
75.86% |
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| Windows 7 |
24.14% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
75.86% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.69% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
3.45% |
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Geography
26.47% of installs come from Russia
Which countries install it?
| Russia |
26.47% |
| United States |
20.59% |
| UA |
20.59% |
| Germany |
8.82% |
| AZ |
8.82% |
| BY |
5.88% |
| Kazakstan |
2.94% |
| GE |
2.94% |
| Republic Of Moldova |
2.94% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
22.22% |
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| American Megatrends |
22.22% |
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| Toshiba |
22.22% |
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| ASUS |
11.11% |
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| Sahara |
5.56% |
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| Dell |
5.56% |
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| Intel |
5.56% |
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| Lenovo |
5.56% |
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Common models |
| NVIDIA AWRDACPI |
9.09% |
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| Toshiba NB205 |
4.55% |
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| LENOVO Brazos |
4.55% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.55% |
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| FUJITSU SIEMENS AMILO Pro... |
4.55% |
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| BIOSTAR Group A780LB |
4.55% |
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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