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11,4,402,285 1.39%
11,3,300,265 1.39%
11,1,102,63 4.17%
11,1,102,63 0.69%
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11,1,102,55 20.14%
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10,3,183,11 0.69%
10,3,183,10 2.08%
10,3,183,7 4.86%
10,3,183,5 3.47%
10,3,181,34 0.69%
10,3,181,34 4.86%
10,3,181,26 2.78%
10,2,159,1 2.08%
10,2,152,32 0.69%
10,2,152,26 4.17%
10,1,102,64 6.94%
10,1,85,3 0.69%
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Import table
advapi32.dll
CryptAcquireContextW, CryptGenRandom, CryptReleaseContext, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyA, RegOpenKeyExW, RegDeleteValueA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegCreateKeyA, RegSetValueExA, RegCloseKey
comdlg32.dll
GetSaveFileNameW, GetOpenFileNameW, CommDlgExtendedError, PrintDlgW
crypt32.dll
CertNameToStrW, CryptDecodeObjectEx, CertFindRDNAttr, CertRDNValueToStrW, CryptFindOIDInfo, CertCompareCertificateName, CertAddCertificateContextToStore, CertEnumCertificatesInStore, CertCompareCertificate, CertVerifyTimeValidity, CertVerifyRevocation, CertOpenStore, CertAddStoreToCollection, CryptVerifyMessageSignature, CryptGetMessageCertificates, CertCreateCertificateContext, CertVerifySubjectCertificateContext, CertFindCertificateInStore, CertFreeCertificateContext, CertCloseStore
gdi32.dll
SetPixel, CreateDCA, GetICMProfileA, SelectPalette, RealizePalette, RectVisible, LPtoDP, StretchDIBits, GetStockObject, Rectangle, GetDeviceCaps, GetSystemPaletteEntries, GetClipBox, CreateSolidBrush, EnumFontFamiliesW, CreateBitmap, GetStretchBltMode, SetStretchBltMode, GetTextMetricsW, EnumFontFamiliesA, ExtTextOutA, SetTextColor, CreateFontIndirectA, IntersectClipRect, GetClipRgn, CreateRectRgn, SetTextAlign, SetBkMode, GetTextAlign, GetBkMode, GetTextColor, DeleteObject, CreateFontIndirectW, SelectClipRgn, GetBkColor, SetTextCharacterExtra, CreatePen, GetTextExtentPoint32W, GetCurrentObject, DPtoLP, GetTextExtentPoint32A, GetTextCharacterExtra, SetWorldTransform, SetGraphicsMode, GetWorldTransform, CreatePalette, StartDocW, EndDoc, StrokePath, ExtCreatePen, FillPath, StretchBlt, SetBkColor, ExtTextOutW, SelectObject, BitBlt, CreateDIBSection, GetObjectW, GdiFlush, DeleteDC, CreateCompatibleDC, RestoreDC, SelectClipPath, PolyBezierTo, GetFontData, EnumFontFamiliesExW, LineTo, MoveToEx, EndPath, BeginPath, SaveDC, SetPolyFillMode, StartPage, EndPage, CreateCompatibleBitmap, GetDIBits, CreateDCW
kernel32.dll
DllMain
mscms.dll
TranslateBitmapBits, DeleteColorTransform, CreateColorTransformW, OpenColorProfileW, CloseColorProfile
ole32.dll
ReleaseStgMedium, OleUninitialize, OleFlushClipboard, OleIsCurrentClipboard, CreateBindCtx, PropVariantClear, OleInitialize, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoCreateInstance, OleSetClipboard, OleGetClipboard, CoInitializeEx, MkParseDisplayName
rpcrt4.dll
RpcStringFreeA, UuidToStringA
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHAppBarMessage, SHGetFolderPathA, SHBrowseForFolderW, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetFolderPathW, SHFileOperationW, SHGetDiskFreeSpaceExW, ShellExecuteW, SHGetSettings
shlwapi.dll
UrlCanonicalizeW, AssocQueryStringW, PathRemoveFileSpecA
urlmon.dll
CopyStgMedium
user32.dll
EnumDisplayDevicesW, EmptyClipboard, SetClipboardData, IsClipboardFormatAvailable, OpenClipboard, GetClipboardData, CloseClipboard, RegisterClipboardFormatW, IsWindow, GetWindowThreadProcessId, RemoveMenu, SetMenuItemInfoW, GetMenuItemInfoW, InsertMenuItemW, CreatePopupMenu, TrackPopupMenu, DrawMenuBar, DestroyMenu, CreateMenu, SetMenuInfo, MapVirtualKeyW, WaitForInputIdle, GetForegroundWindow, DialogBoxParamW, SetWindowTextA, RedrawWindow, DialogBoxIndirectParamW, EndDialog, GetDesktopWindow, GetDlgItem, SetWindowTextW, SendMessageTimeoutW, CreateIconIndirect, SetRectEmpty, GetCursor, DestroyIcon, LoadImageW, GetPropW, SetPropW, GetMonitorInfoW, GetClipboardFormatNameA, RegisterClipboardFormatA, SetWindowPos, DestroyCaret, DestroyWindow, RegisterClassA, CreateWindowExA, SetCapture, ReleaseCapture, GetSubMenu, ScreenToClient, GetCapture, GetCursorPos, WindowFromPoint, GetParent, GetTopWindow, PeekMessageW, GetQueueStatus, KillTimer, SetTimer, InvalidateRect, LoadIconW, RegisterClassW, IsWindowVisible, PostMessageW, GetFocus, SendMessageW, SendNotifyMessageW, GetKeyState, ReleaseDC, SetCursor, LoadStringW, MessageBoxW, EnableMenuItem, CheckMenuItem, FillRect, GetDC, BeginPaint, EndPaint, UnregisterClassA, SetFocus, GetWindowInfo, CopyRect, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassExW, CallWindowProcW, PostQuitMessage, LoadCursorW, GetClassInfoExW, SetWindowLongW, MapWindowPoints, ShowWindow, DefWindowProcW, ClientToScreen, SendInput, GetKeyboardLayout, GetWindowLongW, GetWindowRect, UpdateLayeredWindow, EnumDisplayDevicesA, GetSystemMetrics, SetRect, OffsetRect, MonitorFromWindow, GetDoubleClickTime, EnumDisplaySettingsW, MoveWindow, SetCaretPos, CreateCaret, SystemParametersInfoW, ShowCaret, PostMessageA, RegisterWindowMessageA, GetClientRect, MessageBoxA, GetAncestor, PtInRect, InflateRect, SetCursorPos, GetMessageTime, AttachThreadInput, EnableWindow, UpdateWindow, SetParent, SetActiveWindow, UnhookWindowsHookEx, SetWindowsHookExW, RemovePropW, ValidateRect, GetUpdateRect, CallNextHookEx, GetClassNameA, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, WaitMessage, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, CallMsgFilterW, UnregisterClassW
version.dll
VerQueryValueA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, GetFileVersionInfoA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW, VerQueryValueW
wininet.dll
InternetSetOptionW, InternetCloseHandle, InternetReadFile, HttpSendRequestW, HttpOpenRequestA, InternetConnectA, InternetOpenA, HttpQueryInfoA, HttpQueryInfoW, HttpSendRequestA
winmm.dll
timeGetTime, waveInOpen, waveInPrepareHeader, waveInReset, timeSetEvent, timeKillEvent, timeEndPeriod, timeBeginPeriod, timeGetDevCaps, waveOutWrite, mixerGetID, waveInGetDevCapsA, waveOutGetDevCapsA, waveOutMessage, waveInMessage, mixerClose, mixerGetLineControlsA, mixerGetLineInfoA, mixerGetDevCapsA, mixerOpen, mixerGetControlDetailsA, waveOutRestart, waveOutPause, waveInGetPosition, mixerSetControlDetails, waveInUnprepareHeader, waveInClose, waveOutClose, waveInStop, waveInAddBuffer, waveInStart, waveOutReset, waveOutGetPosition, waveOutOpen, waveInGetNumDevs, waveOutGetNumDevs, waveInGetDevCapsW, waveOutGetDevCapsW, waveOutUnprepareHeader, waveOutPrepareHeader
winspool.drv
ClosePrinter, OpenPrinterW, GetPrinterW
ws2_32.dll
WSAIoctl, WSASocketW, WSACloseEvent, WSAEnumNetworkEvents, WSAEventSelect, WSACreateEvent, WSAAddressToStringA
Export table
BrokerMainW
CreateInstance
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer
Flash_DisableLocalSecurity
Flash_EnforceLocalSecurity
FlashPlayer_10_1_53_64_FlashPlayer
FlashPlayer_10_3_181_34_FlashPlayer
FlashPlayer_10_3_183_10_FlashPlayer
FlashPlayer_10_3_183_11_FlashPlayer
FlashPlayer_11_0_1_129_FlashPlayer
FlashPlayer_11_1_102_55_FlashPlayer
FlashPlayer_11_1_102_62_FlashPlayer
FlashPlayer_11_3_300_265_FlashPlayer
Java_ShockwaveFlash_CurrentFrame_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_FlashVersion_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_FrameLoaded_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_GetVariable_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_GotoFrame_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_IsPlaying_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_LoadMovie_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_Pan_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_PercentLoaded_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_Play_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_SetVariable_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_SetZoomRect_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_StopPlay_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_TCallFrame_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_TCallLabel_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_TCurrentFrame_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_TCurrentLabel_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_TGetProperty_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_TGotoFrame_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_TGotoLabel_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_TotalFrames_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_TPlay_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_TSetProperty_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_TStopPlay_stub
Java_ShockwaveFlash_Zoom_stub
native_ShockwaveFlash_CurrentFrame
native_ShockwaveFlash_FlashVersion
native_ShockwaveFlash_FrameLoaded
native_ShockwaveFlash_GetVariable
native_ShockwaveFlash_GotoFrame
native_ShockwaveFlash_IsPlaying
native_ShockwaveFlash_LoadMovie
native_ShockwaveFlash_Pan
native_ShockwaveFlash_PercentLoaded
native_ShockwaveFlash_Play
native_ShockwaveFlash_SetVariable
native_ShockwaveFlash_SetZoomRect
native_ShockwaveFlash_StopPlay
native_ShockwaveFlash_TCallFrame
native_ShockwaveFlash_TCallLabel
native_ShockwaveFlash_TCurrentFrame
native_ShockwaveFlash_TCurrentLabel
native_ShockwaveFlash_TGetProperty
native_ShockwaveFlash_TGotoFrame
native_ShockwaveFlash_TGotoLabel
native_ShockwaveFlash_TotalFrames
native_ShockwaveFlash_TPlay
native_ShockwaveFlash_TSetProperty
native_ShockwaveFlash_TStopPlay
native_ShockwaveFlash_Zoom
NP_Acrobat_GetEntryPoints
NP_Acrobat_Initialize
NP_GetEntryPoints
NP_Initialize
NP_SetBrokerClient
NP_SetNPAPIHostProxy
NP_Shutdown
register_ShockwaveFlash
unregister_ShockwaveFlash
unuse_netscape_plugin_Plugin
unuse_ShockwaveFlash
use_netscape_plugin_Plugin
use_ShockwaveFlash

npswf32.dll

Shockwave Flash by Adobe Systems Incorporated (Signed)

Remove npswf32.dll
Version:   10,3,181,34
MD5:   5ff9d3dbdb154fc50f680a32ba397614
SHA1:   4e3874791d9b9fe1f467b71f5e7a6bf237a99b6c
SHA256:   de3e506d631a6f3aabbc7a0b5c5a588ab089fcb688b635a47c2928768f2b25de

What is npswf32.dll?

Shockwave Flash 10.0 r22 allows web pages to display interactive web content like games, business presentations, entertainment, and advertisements from your web browser. This is the plug-in specifically for Internet Explorer and runs as an integrated ActiveX application.

About npswf32.dll (from Adobe Systems Incorporated)

Over 450 million Internet-enabled desktops have installed Adobe Shockwave Player. These people now have access to some of the best the Web has to offer - including dazzling 3D games and entertainment,

DetailsDetails

File name:npswf32.dll
Publisher:Adobe Systems, Inc.
Product name:Shockwave Flash
Description:Shockwave Flash 10.0 r22
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\macromed\flash\npswf32.dll
File version:10,3,181,34
Size:5.98 MB (6,271,648 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Adobe Systems Incorporated
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, October 23, 2008
Expiration date:Thursday, December 10, 2009
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.867197
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
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 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 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 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 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 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 videos across devices. This beta release provides access to the Flash Player 12 runtime for Mac OS and Windows desktop environments. We are moving to a rapid beta release cycle using "Background Update". We encourage you to subscribe so you can ...
Adobe Systems Incorporated
6% 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 Systems Incorporated
12% remove
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 engaging user experiences.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Cross-platform plugin plays animations, videos and sound files in .SWF format.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Cross-platform plugin plays animations, videos and sound files in .SWF format.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Cross-platform plugin plays animations, videos and sound files in .SWF format.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
3% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Google Chrome plugins
Stored per user in the directory 'Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences'
  • Name: 'NPSWF32.dll'
Mozilla plugins
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Plugin
  • Adobe Flash Player
  • Adobe® Flash® Player Plugin

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 30.77%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.38%
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.98%
Windows Vista Home Premium 6.99%
Windows 7 Professional 6.29%
Windows 8 Pro 4.20%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.50%
Windows XP Professional 1.40%
Windows 8.1 Pro 0.70%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.70%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.70%
Windows 8 Consumer Preview 0.70%
Windows Vista Business 0.70%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 33.58% of Shockwave Flash.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 19.05%
Acer 14.29%
Hewlett-Packard 9.52%
Sony 9.52%
Toshiba 9.52%
Lenovo 9.52%
American Megatrends 7.14%
GIGABYTE 4.76%
Compaq 4.76%
MSI 4.76%
ASUS 2.38%
Intel 2.38%
Samsung 1.19%
Sahara 1.19%
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