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Should I remove Flash Player Packages?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
75% remove it25% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #38,698
Reach 0.0027%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.28 days
362.38 days >
Average installed length: 190.40 days

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Flash Player Packages

What is Flash Player Packages?  (from installCore)

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Overview

Flash Player Packages is a program developed by installCore. The main program executable is uninstaller.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 1 files and is usually about 559.32 KB (572,739 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 49% of users of Flash Player Packages come from Germany, it is also popular in the United States and France.
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Difficult to remove as it will reinstall itself
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in 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
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\0a1q1b1p1t1c1r1m1p1b\flash player packages
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\0A1Q1B1P1T1C1R1M1P1B\Flash Player Packages\uninstaller.exe /Uninstall /NM="Flash Player Packages" /AN="0A1Q1B1P1T1C1R1M1
Estimated size: 559.32 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Flash Player Packages

Program executable:uninstaller.exe
Name:Installer
Installer Setup
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\0v1l2z2z1t1i1l1t\flash player packages\uninstaller.exe
MD5:9787b0abb84c3f3c18430936256b1dc5

How do I remove Flash Player Packages?

You can uninstall 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 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 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 10 51%
Win 7 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 75%
Keep it 25%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#38,698

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 50.94%
Windows 7 45.28%
Windows XP 1.89%
Windows Vista 1.89%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.08%
Windows 8.1 16.98%
Windows 10 Home 15.09%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.43%
Windows 8 7.55%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.66%

Distribution by countryGeography

49.12% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 49.12%
  United States 12.28%
  France 10.53%
  MA 5.26%
  Canada 3.51%
  Spain 3.51%
  Netherlands 3.51%
  Sweden 3.51%
  Thailand 3.51%
  DK 1.75%
  Italy 1.75%
  TN 1.75%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 27.50%
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
Medion 15.00%
Dell 10.00%
ASUS 7.50%
Sony 2.50%
Samsung 2.50%
Packard Bell 2.50%
Lenovo 2.50%
GIGABYTE 2.50%
American Megatrends 2.50%
Common models
TOSHIBA SATELLITE L875-13... 2.22%
TOSHIBA Satellite C675 2.22%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE C50-B 2.22%
TOSHIBA Satellite A300 2.22%
Sony VPCEB3E1E 2.22%
Sony VGN-NW21MF_W 2.22%

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