Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater.exe
Flash Player Auto-Updater by Jonas Zimmermann (Signed)
Version: | 1.1 |
MD5: | 1bcc38ba27cebaf9fe9817de366ccfcf |
SHA1: | a1a92db6dc63df812c9ee07a676ae1738b396592 |
SHA256: | 292d00a56bf3c1f3fa34480b8dabc60a26a629dfcf8069d8beeaad879b0a79e1 |
What is Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater.exe?
Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found. The updater will check for updates remotely and install them based on an internal schedule.
Overview
alternative flash player auto-updater.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. During installation, it (or a shortcut) is added to the user's startup folder which is designed to automatically launch when the user logs into Windows. This is typically installed with the program Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater published by pXc-coding.com. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Jonas Zimmermann which was issued by the COMODO CA Limited certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | alternative flash player auto-updater.exe |
Publisher: | pXc-coding.com |
Product name: | Flash Player Auto-Updater |
Description: | Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\alternative flash player auto-updater\alternative flash player auto-updater.exe |
File version: | 1.1 |
Size: | 409.5 KB (419,328 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Jonas Zimmermann |
Authority (CA): | COMODO CA Limited |
Expiration date: | Saturday, March 15, 2014 |
Digital DNA |
PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
.NET CLR: | Yes |
.NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater is the software update program that runs with Windows in the background and checks for updates, and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings. The program can be configured by the user for maintaining a schedule for when to check the remote server for periodic software updates. If it finds an item to download, it will download and install the new update.
Behaviors
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
- Shortcut to 'alternative flash player auto-updater.exe'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00078818% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00031888% | |
User CPU: | 0.00046930% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 2,652,017 ms/min | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 20.47 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 28.8 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 27.21 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 20.47 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 173.63 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 184.52 MB | |
Working set: | 28.78 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 29.21 MB | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 9 | |
Handles: | 269 | |
GUI GDI count: | 63 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 68 | |
GUI USER count: | 50 | |
GUI USER peak: | 54 | |
Process properties
Tray notification: | Yes |
Integrety level: | High |
Platform: | 32-bit |
Command line: | "C:\Program Files\alternative flash player auto-updater\alternative flash player auto-updater.exe" -elevate |
Owner: | User |
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Microsoft Windows XP |
50.00% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.00% |
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Distribution by country
Malaysia installs about 50.00% of Flash Player Auto-Updater.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
GIGABYTE |
100.00% |
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