What is Flashplayerupdate.exe?
Originally developed by Adobe Systems, Flashplayerupdate.exe is a legitimate file process and also known as Adobe® Flash® Player ActiveX Installer that is associated with product Adobe® Flash® Player ActiveX. It is located in C:\Program Files by default.
Flashplayerupdate.exe virus is created when malware authors write virus files and name them after Flashplayerupdate.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with Flashplayerupdate.exe malware?
If your system is affected by Flashplayerupdate.exe malware, you will notice one or the several below symptoms:
- Flashplayerupdate.exe occupies an unusually large CPU memory
- Erratic internet connection
- Your browser is bombarded with annoying popup ads
- Computer screen freezes
- PC's processing speed suffers
- You are redirected to unknown websites
To pinpoint the virus file location, take the following steps:
Step 1: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys at once to open Task Manager.
Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Program Files, you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove Flashplayerupdate.exe malware from system using Comodo Cleaning Essentials?
You can either choose to remove Flashplayerupdate.exe and other malwares using Comodo Antivirus, or Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) – both of which are absolutely free to download! CCE is a set of computer security tools designed to help you identify and remove malwares and unsafe processes from an infected computer.
To remove malwares using CCE, take the following steps:
1. Check the system requirements and download the feature-rich CCE suite for free.
2. After installation, choose the type of scan you want to perform. CCE offers 3 scan options to get rid of malwares from a PC:
- Smart Scan: Does a scan on critical areas of your system.
- Full Scan: Does a complete scan of your system.
- Custom Scan: Does a scan only on selected items.
The process to initiate the above mentioned scans are self-explanatory and thus, easy-to-use.
Additionally, it's recommended that you approve of any updates that the CCE will prompt you about to ensure it does a better job of identifying all the latest threats.
3. Click 'Next' to view the results.
Regardless of the type of scan you choose, the results will sometimes show false positive (flagging files that are actually safe), which has to be ignored. Only select the files you want to get rid of.
4. Click 'Apply' to apply the selected operations to the threats. The selected operations will be applied.
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adobe Systems, Inc. | Executable | c75681bc950ef771 de9ea51f1dac38d6 77612b1f |
de75b9424b821ca3 82386d73cff7f913 |
Virus.Win32. Parite.gen |
Yes | 10,1,53,64 | 10,1,53,64 | Poland | N/A |
2 | Adobe Systems Incorporated | Executable | 32c93ed15915a304 dfc7010ecbc6b053 4c1924e1 |
e09b2c12896e632a 61179c9a0fbec087 |
P2PWorm.Win3 2.Polip.A |
No | 1.0.20 | 9.0.115.0 | India | N/A |
3 | Adobe Systems Incorporated | Executable | a6d00adf97019f31 e9f2704f34520453 9db56343 |
d3d1dac52049ac23 e93a2c6a435f7336 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 1.0.20 | 10.0.45.2 | India | N/A |
4 | N/A | Executable | 3615b1595c5bde2f 8f6c98f9594d045d 0e92dc4d |
a2d7fb4030aed4e4 933cfec73a078614 |
Win32.Neshta .A |
No | N/A | N/A | Russian Federation | N/A |
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adobe Systems Incorporated | Executable | 64d8c5046416863e bea3f7e560e333d2 a72f257c |
c180a81787e490ac 274ab62745864060 |
No | 1.0.20 | 9.0.124.0 | Bulgaria |
2 | Adobe Systems Incorporated | Executable | 30f5b88d8a626a4f a5f1278ebc0bfa22 9e3e2947 |
4f19aaecc0854810 51f0235d1d7fcf33 |
Yes | 11,4,402,2 65 |
11,4,402,2 65 |
Kazakhstan |
3 | Adobe Systems Incorporated | Executable | ca1f9bf7fb592fa3 761e25d35533797c 082757f4 |
7d04e864456b240e 7a452c129164f145 |
Yes | 11,3,300,2 70 |
11,3,300,2 70 |
Poland |
4 | Adobe Systems, Inc. | Executable | 136b0dc524572e01 6d23b18522be073e 99600558 |
df21b7fda2a19740 f7f9018783ca91be |
Yes | 10,1,82,76 | 10,1,82,76 | India |