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Should I remove Adobe Flash Player 13 ActiveX & Plugin 64-bit?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #24,675
United States Rank #40,201
Reach 0.0072%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 602.06 days
1191.90 days >
Average installed length: 626.25 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
13.0.0.214 64.08%
13.0.0.206 35.92%

Typically installed together

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Adobe Flash Player 13 ActiveX & Plugin 64-bit

What is Adobe Flash Player 13 ActiveX & Plugin 64-bit?

Cross-platform plugin plays animations, videos and sound files in .SWF format.

Overview

Adobe Flash Player 13 ActiveX & Plugin 64-bit is a software program developed by Adobe Systems. The most common release is 13.0.0.214, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The setup package generally installs about 65 files and is usually about 44.1 MB (46,244,880 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 16% of users of Adobe Flash Player 13 ActiveX & Plugin 64-bit come from the United States, it is also popular in Egypt and India.

Program detailsProgram 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: 44.1 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Adobe Flash Player 13 ActiveX & Plugin 64-bit

  • FlashUtil64_13_0_0_214_Plugin.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller (Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 13.0 r0)
  • FlashUtil64_14_0_0_145_Plugin.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 14.0 r0
  • FlashUtil64_14_0_0_179_Plugin.exe
  • FlashUtil64_15_0_0_152_Plugin.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 15.0 r0
  • FlashUtil64_15_0_0_189_Plugin.exe
  • FlashUtil64_15_0_0_239_Plugin.exe
  • FlashUtil64_16_0_0_235_Plugin.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 16.0 r0
  • FlashUtil64_16_0_0_296_Plugin.exe
  • FlashUtil64_16_0_0_305_Plugin.exe
  • FlashUtil64_17_0_0_134_pepper.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 17.0 r0
  • FlashUtil64_17_0_0_134_Plugin.exe
  • FlashUtil64_17_0_0_190_Plugin.exe
  • FlashUtil64_18_0_0_209_Plugin.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 18.0 r0
  • FlashUtil64_18_0_0_232_Plugin.exe
  • FlashUtil64_19_0_0_185_Plugin.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 19.0 r0
  • FlashUtil64_20_0_0_267_pepper.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 20.0 r0
  • FlashUtil64_20_0_0_267_Plugin.exe
  • FlashUtil64_20_0_0_286_pepper.exe
  • FlashUtil64_20_0_0_286_Plugin.exe
  • FlashUtil64_21_0_0_182_pepper.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 21.0 r0
  • FlashUtil64_21_0_0_242_Plugin.exe
  • FlashUtil64_22_0_0_192_pepper.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 22.0 r0
  • FlashUtil64_23_0_0_185_Plugin.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 23.0 r0
  • FlashUtil64_26_0_0_131_pepper.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 26.0 r0
  • FlashUtil64_28_0_0_137_pepper.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 28.0 r0
  • FlashUtil64_29_0_0_140_pepper.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 29.0 r0
  • Uninstall.exe
  • FlashUtil_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Utility
  • FlashUtil_ActiveX.dll - Flash Player Helper (Adobe Flash Player Helper 14.0 r0)
  • FlashUtil64_23_0_0_185_Plugin.dll - Adobe Flash Player Helper 23.0 r0
  • FlashUtil64_26_0_0_131_pepper.dll - Adobe Flash Player Helper 26.0 r0
  • FlashUtil64_28_0_0_137_pepper.dll - Adobe Flash Player Helper 28.0 r0
  • FlashUtil64_29_0_0_140_pepper.dll - Adobe Flash Player Helper 29.0 r0
  • Flash.ocx - Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash Player 14.0 r0)
  • Flash64_13_0_0_206.ocx - Adobe Flash Player 13.0 r0
  • Flash64_13_0_0_214.ocx
  • NPSWF64_13_0_0_206.dll - Shockwave Flash 13.0 r0
  • NPSWF64_13_0_0_214.dll
  • NPSWF64_14_0_0_145.dll - Shockwave Flash 14.0 r0
  • NPSWF64_14_0_0_179.dll
  • NPSWF64_15_0_0_152.dll - Shockwave Flash 15.0 r0
  • NPSWF64_15_0_0_189.dll
  • NPSWF64_15_0_0_239.dll
  • NPSWF64_16_0_0_235.dll - Shockwave Flash 16.0 r0
  • NPSWF64_16_0_0_296.dll
  • NPSWF64_16_0_0_305.dll
  • NPSWF64_17_0_0_134.dll - Shockwave Flash 17.0 r0
  • NPSWF64_17_0_0_190.dll
  • NPSWF64_18_0_0_209.dll - Shockwave Flash 18.0 r0
  • NPSWF64_18_0_0_232.dll
  • NPSWF64_19_0_0_185.dll - Shockwave Flash 19.0 r0
  • NPSWF64_20_0_0_267.dll - Shockwave Flash 20.0 r0
  • NPSWF64_20_0_0_286.dll
  • NPSWF64_21_0_0_242.dll - Shockwave Flash 21.0 r0
  • NPSWF64_23_0_0_185.dll - Shockwave Flash 23.0 r0
  • NPSWF64_29_0_0_140.dll - Shockwave Flash 29.0 r0
  • pepflashplayer64_17_0_0_134.dll
  • pepflashplayer64_20_0_0_267.dll
  • pepflashplayer64_20_0_0_286.dll
  • pepflashplayer64_21_0_0_182.dll
  • pepflashplayer64_22_0_0_192.dll - Shockwave Flash 22.0 r0

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Startup Files (User Run Once)
  • FlashUtil64_14_0_0_145_Plugin.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'FlashPlayerUpdate' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil64_14_0_0_145_ActiveX.exe -update activex.
  • FlashUtil64_13_0_0_214_Plugin.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'FlashPlayerUpdate' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil64_13_0_0_214_ActiveX.exe -update activex.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

FlashUtil64_13_0_0_214_Plugin.exe
Memory:3.94 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0093569604%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00642618%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00293078%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:13,736,203
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:356
70 average
I/O reads/min:4.55 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:40 Bytes
105.02 KB average
FlashUtil_ActiveX.exe
Memory:3.25 MB
Total CPU:0.0131854521%
Kernel CPU:0.00078947%
User CPU:0.01239598%
CPU cycles/sec:1,006,451
Switches/sec:212
I/O reads/min:1.12 KB
I/O writes/min:169 Bytes

How do I remove Adobe Flash Player 13 ActiveX & Plugin 64-bit?

You can uninstall Adobe Flash Player 13 ActiveX & Plugin 64-bit 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 13 ActiveX & Plugin 64-bit, 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 13 ActiveX & Plugin 64-bit.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 54%
Win 7 8%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#24,675

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 54.23%
Windows 7 45.77%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 28.37%
Windows 8.1 Pro 21.99%
Windows 7 Professional 10.64%
Windows 8.1 9.22%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 6.38%
Windows 10 Pro 3.55%

Distribution by countryGeography

15.75% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 15.75%
  Egypt 6.85%
  India 6.16%
  Russia 5.48%
  DZ 5.48%
  IQ 5.48%
  Brazil 4.11%
  Philippines 3.42%
  Turkey 3.42%
  TN 2.74%
  South Africa 2.05%
  BY 2.05%
  CM 2.05%
  BD 2.05%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
Dell 20.00%
Acer 17.00%
Lenovo 15.00%
ASUS 10.00%
GIGABYTE 5.00%
Toshiba 5.00%
Samsung 3.00%
Common models
LENOVO 20150 2.61%
HP ProBook 4540s 2.61%
HP Pavilion TS 15 Noteboo... 2.61%
Dell Vostro 2521 2.61%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.61%
ASUS All Series 1.74%

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

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