Ranked
#1,318
Worldwide
Ranked
#1,871
US
Lifespan
141.5
Days
 

Adobe Flash Player ActiveX

Published by Adobe Systems Incorporated

Details

Latest version:10.0.1.218
Location:C:\Windows\System32\macromed\flash
Install size:19.48 MB (20,428,709 bytes)
About URL:http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer
Help link:http://www.adobe.com/go/flashplayer_support/
Uninstall:C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash\uninstall_activeX.exe

The trust score is the reputation of Adobe Flash Player ActiveX based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
Poor Below average Good Excellent

Reasons behind trust score

  • Adds a recurring scheduled task to Windows.
  • The program starts up once after the user reboots the PC.
  • Plugs into the Mozilla Firefox web browser.
  • Adds an extension to Google Chrome.

Global Reach

Install and Uninstall Trends


flash.ocx (Main Library)
Common path:C:\Windows\System32\macromed\flash\flash.ocx
Behavior:Safe for Initializing Control
Name:Shockwave Flash
Description:Macromedia Flash Player 6.0 r79
MD5:1240074b72b4f6f2d6aee92db1d29aed
NPSWF32.dll
Behavior:Mozilla Plugin
MD5:21a67095edc11a528f5434d28bb0ef3c
FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe
Behavior:Service
Name:Adobe® Flash® Player Update Service
MD5:7a62e2a1f3976bab9bc941eaf0908a0c
FlDbg9e.ocx
Behavior:Safe for Scripting Control
MD5:f5f54c48bbbde947b639553ceba168a3
Flash9.ocx
Behavior:Safe for Scripting Control
MD5:01a35a6c89ae591953ad92f651899a78
NPSWF32_11_9_900_152.dll
Behavior:Google Chrome Plugin
MD5:ee8d96e7899d12fc3aa5db2034c0853c
NPSWF32_11_5_502_146.dll
Behavior:Google Chrome Plugin
MD5:59bf8457b987fbb7e9a26beee1312d23
NPSWF32_FlashUtil.exe
Behavior:Startup File (User Run Once)
Name:Flash Player Helper
MD5:8f9bdc7695f4daae45dbf23be59be0c8
FlashUtil32_11_9_900_117_Plugin.exe
Behavior:Startup File (User Run Once)
Name:Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller
MD5:98ebaf30ae3b607b916f0773456b075a
FlashUtil32_11_3_300_268_ActiveX.exe
Behavior:Startup File (User Run Once)
MD5:2649a8e913d965b8cab2dd9781a290af
FlashUtil9d.exe
Behavior:Startup File (User Run Once)
MD5:cb84b8b96a4eee2ae8ae5da582273411

Installs by Country

22.7%
11.9%
10.9%
4.9%
4.6%
3.3%
3.1%
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
1.9%
1.7%
1.6%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
US
DE
IR
GB
MA
FR
CA
AU
IT
PL
DZ
ES
HR
MK
BR
IN
MX
TN
JP
ID

Installs in the United States

Latest Installs



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Versions

10.0.1.218 1.86%
10.0.0.525 1.12%
9.0.289.0 0.32%
9.0.283.0 0.05%
9.0.280.0 0.11%
9.0.277.0 0.16%
9.0.262.0 0.27%
9.0.260.0 0.05%
9.0.246.0 0.32%
9.0.159.0 0.05%
9.0.151.0 0.80%
9.0.124.0 62.75%
9.0.115.0 12.11%
9.0.64.0 0.21%
9.0.60.120 0.05%
9.0.47.0 15.46%
9.0.45.0 4.30%

Facts

  • Adobe Flash Player ActiveX is developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0165% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.6801%.
  • An extension is added to the Google Chrome web browser as 'NPSWF32.dll'.
  • A plugin is added to the Firefox web browser named 'Adobe Flash Player'.
  • A scheduled task is added to Windows that will execute when a user logs in. The task is named 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Adobe Flash Player Updater.job'.
  • The app adds a Windows Service named 'Adobe Flash Player Update Service' (AdobeFlashPlayerUpdateSvc) (described as: "This service keeps your Adobe Flash Player installation up to date with the latest enhancements and security fixes.").
  • The current version is 10.0.1.218 with 17 known versions. The most widely installed version is 9.0.124.0.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 41.21%
Windows Vista 30.75%
Windows XP 25.60%
Windows 8 2.28%
Server 2003 0.16%

PC Manufacturers

HP 26.00%
Dell 13.80%
Acer 13.61%
GIGABYTE 7.60%
Toshiba 6.19%
Samsung 5.89%
ASUS 5.52%
AMI 5.21%
Sony 3.19%
Lenovo 3.13%
Intel 2.88%
Compaq 1.66%
Sahara 1.47%
Medion 1.47%
Gateway 1.10%
Packard Bell 0.49%
Alienware 0.25%
Apple 0.18%
NEC 0.18%
MSI 0.18%

User Demographics (United States)

SegmentIndex
Gender
Male59
Female41
Age
< 1846
18-2588
26-35159
36-4599
46-6052
60+28
Education
High School105
College144
Post Graduate69
Household Income
$0-50k25
$50-100k74
$100-150k126
$150k+60
 
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