Adobe Flash Player Plugin
What is Adobe Flash Player Plugin?
The Adobe Flash Player 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.
Overview
The most used version is 9.0.124.0, 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. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is NPSWF32.dll. The software installer includes 278 files and is usually about 2.51 MB (2,629,241 bytes). The Adobe Flash Player Update Service (FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe) included with the Flash Player is set to run once per day if Flash Player has been configured during installation to install updates automatically when available.
Program details
URL: www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer
Help link: www.adobe.com/go/flashplayer_support
Installation folder: C:\Windows\System32\macromed\flash
Uninstaller: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\uninstall_plugin.exe
Estimated size: 2.51 MB
Files installed by Adobe Flash Player Plugin
| Program module: | NPSWF32.dll |
| Name: | Shockwave Flash |
| Shockwave Flash 10.0 r22 |
| Path: | C:\Windows\System32\macromed\flash\NPSWF32.dll |
| MD5: | 72b7f936c68b8b9a1944753702e1f1ff |
| Shockwave Flash 10.0 r22 allows web pages to display interactive web content like games, business presentations, entertainment, and advertisements from your web browser. This is the plug-in specifically for Internet Explorer and runs as an... |
Additional files:
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FlashUtil32_11_2_202_228_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller (Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 11.2 r202)
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FlashUtil32_11_2_202_233_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_2_202_235_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_2_202_235_Plugin.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_3_300_257_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 11.3 r300
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FlashUtil32_11_3_300_265_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_3_300_268_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_4_402_265_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 11.4 r402
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FlashUtil32_11_4_402_278_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_4_402_287_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_5_502_110_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 11.5 r502
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FlashUtil32_11_5_502_110_Plugin.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_5_502_135_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_5_502_149_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_5_502_149_Plugin.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_6_602_180_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 11.6 r602
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FlashUtil32_11_6_602_180_Plugin.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_7_700_202_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 11.7 r700
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FlashUtil32_11_7_700_202_Plugin.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_8_800_168_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 11.8 r800
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FlashUtil32_11_8_800_168_Plugin.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_8_800_174_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_8_800_175_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_8_800_94_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_8_800_94_Plugin.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_9_900_117_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 11.9 r900
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FlashUtil32_11_9_900_117_Plugin.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_9_900_152_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_9_900_152_Plugin.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_9_900_170_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_11_9_900_170_Plugin.exe
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FlashUtil32_12_0_0_38_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 12.0 r0
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FlashUtil32_12_0_0_44_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_12_0_0_70_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_12_0_0_77_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_12_0_0_77_Plugin.exe
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FlashUtil32_13_0_0_182_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 13.0 r0
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FlashUtil32_13_0_0_206_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_13_0_0_214_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_14_0_0_101_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 14.0 d0
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FlashUtil32_14_0_0_125_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 14.0 r0
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FlashUtil32_14_0_0_145_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil32_14_0_0_90_Plugin.exe
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FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Update Service (Adobe® Flash® Player Update Service 13.0 r0)
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FlashUtil10h_ActiveX.exe - Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller (Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 10.1 r53)
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FlashUtil10i_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 10.1 r82
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FlashUtil10i_Plugin.exe
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FlashUtil10k_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 10.1 r85
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FlashUtil10l_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 10.1 r102
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FlashUtil10l_Plugin.exe
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FlashUtil10m_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 10.2 r152
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FlashUtil10o_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 10.2 r153
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FlashUtil10p_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 10.2 r159
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FlashUtil10p_Plugin.exe
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FlashUtil10s_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 10.3 r181
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FlashUtil10u_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil10v_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 10.3 r183
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FlashUtil10w_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil10x_ActiveX.exe
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FlashUtil11c_ActiveX.exe - Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 11.0 r1
Behaviors exhibited
14 Google Chrome Plugins
- NPSWF32.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'NPSWF32.dll'.
- NPSWF32_14_0_0_145.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'NPSWF32_14_0_0_145.dll'.
- NPSWF32_14_0_0_90.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'NPSWF32_14_0_0_90.dll'.
- NPSWF32_13_0_0_214.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'NPSWF32_13_0_0_214.dll'.
- NPSWF32_12_0_0_77.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'NPSWF32_12_0_0_77.dll'.
- NPSWF32_11_9_900_170.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'NPSWF32_11_9_900_170.dll'.
Plus 8 more
7 Mozilla Plugins
- NPSWF32.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Adobe Flash Player' with a plugin key of '@adobe.com/FlashPlayer' for all users of the PC.
- NPSWF32_11_9_900_117.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'AdobeR FlashR Player 11.9.900.117 Plugin' with a plugin key of '@adobe.com/FlashPlayer' for all users of the PC.
- NPSWF32_14_0_0_145.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@adobe.com/FlashPlayer' with a plugin key of '@adobe.com/FlashPlayer' for all users of the PC.
- NPSWF32_13_0_0_214.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@adobe.com/FlashPlayer' with a plugin key of '@adobe.com/FlashPlayer' for all users of the PC.
- NPSWF32_11_9_900_152.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'AdobeR FlashR Player 11.9.900.152 Plugin' 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.
Plus 1 more
2 Scheduled Tasks
- FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D33FA0E2-30FF-48D0-9630-17FA5E48D7C1}' (runs on registration).
- FlashUtil32_11_9_900_117_ActiveX.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F0CB7E66-C557-40E2-9413-E47A76FF32E3}' (runs on registration).
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 'AdobeFlashPlayerUpdateSvc' (AdobeFlashPlayerUpdateSvc) "Adobe Flash Player Update Service".
72 Startup Files (User Run Once)
- NPSWF32_FlashUtil.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'FlashPlayerUpdate' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32_FlashUtil.exe -p.
- FlashUtil10s_ActiveX.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'FlashPlayerUpdate' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil10s_ActiveX.exe -update activex.
- GetFlash.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'FlashPlayerUpdate' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\GetFlash.exe.
- FlashUtil32_14_0_0_145_ActiveX.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_14_0_0_145_Plugin.exe -update plugin.
- FlashUtil32_14_0_0_125_ActiveX.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_14_0_0_125_Plugin.exe -update plugin.
- FlashUtil32_13_0_0_214_ActiveX.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'FlashPlayerUpdate' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_13_0_0_214_ActiveX.exe -update activex.
Plus 66 more
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- FlashPlayerPlugin_11_8_800_94.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerPlugin_11_8_800_94.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| FlashUtil32_11_2_202_233_ActiveX.exe |
| Memory: | 2.45 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0433947239% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01573376% | |
| User CPU: | 0.02766096% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,436,138 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 12.81 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 124.52 KB | |
| FlashUtil32_11_2_202_235_ActiveX.exe |
| Memory: | 3.18 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0295368957% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00730482% | |
| User CPU: | 0.02223207% | |
| FlashUtil32_11_4_402_265_ActiveX.exe |
| Memory: | 2.42 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0438570654% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.02929838% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01455869% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 259,322 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 523 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 196 Bytes | |
How do I remove Adobe Flash Player Plugin?
You can uninstall Adobe Flash Player 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 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 Plugin.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Adobe Flash Player 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 7 (SP1) 35%
Win 8.1 0%
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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 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
43.58% |
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| Windows XP |
24.06% |
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| Windows Vista |
16.74% |
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| Windows 10 |
15.53% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.09% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
23.89% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
19.92% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
13.28% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
13.18% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.57% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
3.23% |
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Geography
36.63% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
36.63% |
| Iran |
7.77% |
| MA |
4.52% |
| United Kingdom |
3.62% |
| France |
3.58% |
| Canada |
3.13% |
| India |
2.97% |
| Italy |
2.85% |
| Brazil |
2.60% |
| Germany |
2.56% |
| Australia |
2.44% |
| DZ |
2.24% |
| Spain |
1.55% |
| Israel |
1.26% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.79% |
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| Dell |
22.93% |
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| Acer |
13.68% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.84% |
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| ASUS |
5.63% |
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| Intel |
4.75% |
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| Sony |
4.75% |
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| Lenovo |
3.22% |
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| Toshiba |
3.06% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.90% |
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| Sahara |
2.25% |
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| Medion |
2.01% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.35% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7502 |
4.14% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.11% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.48% |
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| GBT AWRDACPI |
2.48% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.48% |
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About Adobe Systems
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Publisher URL: www.adobe.com