flashutil_activex.exe
Adobe Flash Player Utility by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
Overview
flashutil_activex.exe has 26 known versions, the most recent one is 14,0,0,125. flashutil_activex.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The average file size is about 525.49 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Microsoft Corporation by the certification authority Microsoft Corporation. The programs Adobe Flash Player 11 Plugin, Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX and Adobe Flash Player 11 Plugin (x64) have been observed as installing specific variations of flashutil_activex.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 3.33 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.39 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 6.35 KB per minute for reads and 94 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is flashutil_activex.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 flashutil_activex.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)
“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”
Details |
File name: | flashutil_activex.exe |
Publisher: | Adobe Systems Incorporated |
Product name: | Adobe® Flash® Player Utility |
Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\macromed\flash\flashutil_activex.exe |
Original name: | FlashUtil.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
Expiration date: | Wednesday, August 14, 2013 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Adobe® Flash® Player Utility.)
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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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...
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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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 ...
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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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 b...
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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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 b...
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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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 ...
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Adobe Flash Player 11 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 ...
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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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...
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Adobe Flash Player 11 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 ...
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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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 Fla...
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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“Cross-platform plugin plays animations, videos and sound files in .SWF format. Adobe® Flash® Player is a lightweight browser plug-in and rich Internet application runtime that delivers consistent and ...”
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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“Adobe® Flash® Player 13 drives innovation for rich, engaging digital experiences with new features for cross-platform browser-based viewing of expressive rich internet applications, content, and video...”
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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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 r...
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Cross-platform plugin plays animations, videos and sound files in .SWF format.
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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“Adobe® Flash® Player 12 drives innovation for rich, engaging digital experiences with new features for cross-platform browser-based viewing of expressive rich internet applications, content, and video...”
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Cross-platform plugin plays animations, videos and sound files in .SWF format.
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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“Adobe® Flash® Player 12 drives innovation for rich, engaging digital experiences with new features for cross-platform browser-based viewing of expressive rich internet applications, content, and video...”
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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“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...”
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Cross-platform plugin plays animations, videos and sound files in .SWF format.
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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All file variations of flashutil_activex.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 8 |
35.82% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
34.33% |
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Windows 8.1 |
10.45% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
10.45% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
4.48% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise N |
1.49% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise |
1.49% |
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Windows 8 Release Preview |
1.49% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 53.85% of Adobe® Flash® Player Utility.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
ASUS |
24.24% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
16.67% |
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Toshiba |
15.15% |
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Acer |
13.64% |
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Dell |
12.12% |
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Sony |
9.09% |
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Intel |
3.03% |
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Lenovo |
3.03% |
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Samsung |
1.52% |
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GIGABYTE |
1.52% |
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