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advapi32.dll
SetServiceStatus, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, ControlService, ChangeServiceConfigW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, StartServiceA, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, DeleteService, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceW, RegSetValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, CreateProcessAsUserW, GetTokenInformation, DuplicateTokenEx, QueryServiceConfigW, UnlockServiceDatabase, LockServiceDatabase, QueryServiceStatusEx, StartServiceW
kernel32.dll
CloseHandle, DeleteFileW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetModuleHandleW, CreateProcessW, FindFirstFileW, SystemTimeToFileTime, WideCharToMultiByte, GetFileAttributesW, MultiByteToWideChar, GetFileSizeEx, FindClose, FindNextFileW, GetSystemTime, GetVersionExA, GetFullPathNameW, SetEvent, RemoveDirectoryW, InterlockedDecrement, FreeLibrary, GetCurrentProcess, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleW, GetTempPathW, CreateFileW, ReadFile, WriteFile, CreateDirectoryW, GetFileSize, GetTempFileNameW, GetLastError, CreateFileA, SetEndOfFile, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetStringTypeA, CreateEventW, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, GetLocaleInfoW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetModuleHandleA, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCommandLineW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetModuleFileNameW, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, Sleep, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, LoadLibraryA, RaiseException, RtlUnwind, GetCPInfo, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeW, HeapAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, HeapSize, ExitProcess, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, FlushFileBuffers, SetFilePointer, ResetEvent, TerminateThread, GlobalFree, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, lstrlenA, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, WaitForSingleObject, CopyFileW, FindResourceExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, GetVolumeInformationW, HeapDestroy, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, ExitThread, CreateThread, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW
ole32.dll
CoCreateGuid, CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitialize, CoInitializeEx, StringFromGUID2
shell32.dll
SHFileOperationW, SHGetFolderPathW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, CommandLineToArgvW
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW, PathAppendW
user32.dll
LoadStringW
userenv.dll
CreateEnvironmentBlock, DestroyEnvironmentBlock
winhttp.dll
WinHttpQueryDataAvailable, WinHttpReadData, WinHttpCloseHandle, WinHttpConnect, WinHttpSendRequest, WinHttpReceiveResponse, WinHttpOpenRequest, WinHttpOpen, WinHttpSetOption, WinHttpAddRequestHeaders, WinHttpSetStatusCallback, WinHttpGetIEProxyConfigForCurrentUser, WinHttpGetProxyForUrl, WinHttpQueryHeaders
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQueryUserToken

flashplayerupdateservice.exe

Adobe Flash Player Update Service by Adobe Systems Incorporated (Signed)

Remove flashplayerupdateservice.exe
Version:   11,6,602,171
MD5:   9942dc4cc265cda00486504444ef521d
SHA1:   5e44ef3719fc9b75c53f8902b0709f52ddca72a2
SHA256:   9ee0d305060c670f0cb93678e4529dc6c43ded2c55b4db5f2863a02ebca184cb

What is flashplayerupdateservice.exe?

Adobe Flash Player installer and uninstaller process that runs in the background. The Adobe Flash Player is software for viewing multimedia, Rich Internet Applications, and streaming video and audio, on a computer web browser or on supported mobile devices. 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.

About flashplayerupdateservice.exe (from Adobe Systems Incorporated)

“Adobe Flash Player is the standard for delivering high-impact, rich Web content. Designs, animation, and application user interfaces are deployed immediately across all browsers and platforms, attract”

DetailsDetails

File name:flashplayerupdateservice.exe
Publisher:Adobe Systems Incorporated
Product name:Adobe® Flash® Player Update Service
Description:Adobe® Flash® Player Update Service 11.2 r202
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\macromed\flash\flashplayerupdateservice.exe
File version:11,6,602,171
Size:245.36 KB (251,248 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Adobe Systems Incorporated
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Thursday, October 1, 2015
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Adobe Flash Player 11 ActiveX
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
4% remove
The Adobe Flash Player is freeware software for viewing multimedia, executing Rich Internet Applications, and streaming video and audio, content created on the Adobe Flash platform. Flash Player can run from a web browser (as a browser plug-in) or on supported mobile devices. Adobe Flash Player 11 is available in three flavors: "ActiveX", "Plug-in" and "Projector". The "ActiveX" version is an ActiveX control for use in Internet Explorer...
Adobe Flash Player 11 Plugin
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
5% remove
The Adobe Flash Player is freeware software for viewing multimedia, executing Rich Internet Applications, and streaming video and audio, content created on the Adobe Flash platform. Adobe Flash Player 11 is available in three flavors: "ActiveX", "Plug-in" and "Projector". The "ActiveX" version is an ActiveX control for use in Internet Explorer and any other Windows applications that supports ActiveX technology. The "plug-in" version is ...
Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
3% remove
Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin 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, a...
Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
5% remove
Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX 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, ...
Adobe Flash Player 9 ActiveX
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
6% remove
Adobe Flash Player 9 ActiveX 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, a...
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
9% remove
The Adobe Flash Player ActiveX 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,...
Adobe Flash Player Plugin
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
3% remove
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 Saf...
Adobe Flash Player 9 Plugin
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
7% remove
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast. The Adobe Flash Player is software for viewing multimedia, Rich Internet Applications, and streaming video and audio, on a computer web browser or on supported mobile devices. Flash Player is freely available as a plugin for recent versions of web brows...
Adobe Flash Player 14 ActiveX
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
3% remove
Cross-platform plugin plays animations, videos and sound files in .SWF format.
Adobe Flash Player 13 ActiveX
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
8% remove
Cross-platform plugin plays animations, videos and sound files in .SWF format.
Adobe Flash Player 17 ActiveX
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
11% remove
Adobe Flash Player 17 NPAPI
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
8% remove
Adobe Flash Player 20 ActiveX
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
3% remove
Adobe Flash Player 20 NPAPI
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
7% remove
Macromedia Flash Player 8
 Macromedia, Inc.
8% remove
The Adobe Flash Player is software for viewing multimedia, Rich Internet Applications, and streaming video and audio, on a computer web browser or on supported mobile devices. 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 was created by Macromedia and now developed and distributed by Adobe Systems.
Macromedia Flash Player 8 Plugin
 Macromedia, Inc.
7% remove
Flash Player is software for viewing multimedia, executing rich Internet applications, and streaming video and audio, content created on the Flash platform. Flash Player can run from a web browser as a browser plug-in for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and various other major web browsers.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'AdobeFlashPlayerUpdateSvc' (Adobe Flash Player Update Service)
  • AdobeFlashPlayerUpdateSvc
Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'AdobeFlashPlayerUpdate 2' runs on boot in the path '\AdobeFlashPlayerUpdate 2'
  • The task 'AdobeFlashPlayerUpdate' in the path '\AdobeFlashPlayerUpdate'
  • The job 'Adobe Flash Player Updater' runs daily in the path '\Adobe Flash Player Updater'
  • Entry path 'C:\WIN12515\Tasks\Adobe Flash Player Updater.job'
  • Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS.0\Tasks\Adobe Flash Player Updater.job'
  • Entry path 'K:\WINXPSP2\Tasks\Adobe Flash Player Updater.job'
  • Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS1.1\Tasks\Adobe Flash Player Updater.job'
  • Entry path 'C:\WINXP\Tasks\Adobe Flash Player Updater.job'
  • Entry path 'D:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Adobe Flash Player Updater.job'
  • Entry path 'E:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Adobe Flash Player Updater.job'
  • Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Adobe Flash Player Updater.job'
  • Entry path '\Adobe Flash Player Updater'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
  • Login entry path '\AdobeFlashPlayerUpdate 2'
  • Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Adobe Flash Player Updater.job'
Network connections
  • [TCP] a65-32-34-57.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (65.32.34.57:80)

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.01916523%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00800424%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.01116099%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:55 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:494,536/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:236/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:2.39 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):5.28 MB
    Private (minimum):4.98 MB
    Non-paged memory:2.39 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:47.79 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):49.6 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:4.98 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):5.28 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:1,466/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:10.91 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:14/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:11 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:12/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:242 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:106/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:4
    12
    Handles:144
    600

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:System
    Platform:32-bit
    Command lines:
    • C:\Windows\System32\macromed\flash\flashplayerupdateservice.exe
    • C:\windows\syswow64\macromed\flash\flashplayerupdateservice.exe
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Windows Service
    Service name:AdobeFlashPlayerUpdateSvc
    Display name:Adobe Flash Player Update Service
    Description:“This service keeps your Adobe Flash Player installation up to date with the latest enhancements and security fixes.”
    Type:Win32OwnProcess
    Parent processes:

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    wow64.dll (Win32 Emulation on NT64 by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.17266369%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.07673942%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.09592427%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:4,874,873/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:34/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:252 KB
    1.16 MB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.03837113%
    Kernel CPU:0.03837113%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:1,486,123/sec
    Context switches:15/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB
    FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00962813%
    Kernel CPU:0.00003629%
    User CPU:0.00959184%
    CPU cycles:125,114/sec
    Memory:260 KB

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 44.00%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 14.50%
    Windows 8.1 11.50%
    Windows 7 Professional 6.00%
    Windows 8.1 Pro 4.50%
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 3.00%
    Windows 8 Single Language 3.00%
    Windows 8.1 Single Language 3.00%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 3.00%
    Windows 8 Pro 3.00%
    Windows 8 2.00%
    Windows 8 Enterprise N 1.00%
    Windows Seven Black Edition 1.00%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 0.50%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 52.02% of Adobe® Flash® Player Update Service.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 18.70%
    Hewlett-Packard 18.29%
    Acer 14.23%
    ASUS 11.38%
    Lenovo 11.38%
    Toshiba 9.76%
    Sony 8.13%
    Samsung 2.44%
    GIGABYTE 2.44%
    Alienware 1.63%
    Intel 1.63%
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