How to Remove the Flashplayerupdate.exe virus from PC

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.

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 20 January 2010 at 12:22 pm

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
5	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	3718991b554b3df7 7432a8855b3d088c ec74ed9f	ad2dade37b02dbb6 3e8fabccf2e8be68	Virus.Win32. Murofet.a	No	1.0.20	10.0.45.2	United States	N/A
6	Macromedia, Inc.	Executable	4faefd0dcca97074 18e2a3f144ed2bad 7c661b7f	2297862a659c72cd 417f079150612f5d	Worm.Win32.D ropper.RA	Yes	8.0.0.478	8.0.0.478	Internal Submission	N/A
7	NULL	Executable	26610ef10487f1e8 60d10ce998bdb9b1 f6936e23	1f06ca48d4795485 4b8495c84502f8b1	Unclassified Malware	No	10.33.0051	10.33.0051	Internal Submission	N/A
8	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	7bdd36cad23ac04a 92bcb6cfc44e59ee 5777fe84	ddda316826ee3f4e d3f6d86b23c4319b	Virus.Win32. Sality.AE	No	1.0.20	10.0.45.2	Russian Federation	N/A
9	Adobe Systems, Inc.	Executable	7d9b6fbe3bca9ddb d8a952cbf397654d 7949bfba	7123822756343efd a8e2d24363b185c7	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	Yes	10,1,85,3	10,1,85,3	Taiwan	N/A
10	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	fea670d5f95f0de1 5ce067967db5ad26 85a600c6	e48a253ec010870d 0394aa3aacfccfe0	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	Yes	1.0.20	10.0.32.18	Japan	N/A
11	Adobe Systems, Inc.	Executable	67705f5840b30b84 b1a9fcdb79676e48 a5d703a4	392d8c92bfd235bd d885c27bce21d79d	EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001	Yes	10,1,53,64	10,1,53,64	United Arab Emirates	N/A
12	N/A	Executable	14d649134f2f93a2 a9af4ff451f76414 bcbb5418	311d749384bbe2c2 006bcdd4f6afea3b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	N/A	N/A	197.210.29.16/32	N/A
13	N/A	Executable	046a47de1601cae6 8f7c7881f4906d4a 819b7b14	5bf724ed283c5e4c eddd03e99ee7dd35	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
14	NULL	Executable	0b7918ef818d9222 885277309b75482e 85d02405	5e71f38e9aacbd23 a60faad0cc907f9d	Unclassified Malware	No	NULL	NULL	Internal Submission	N/A
15	N/A	Executable	3682e1db2cf38574 37d5c065b48dc4f0 53f23e0f	7283c3d71e54d851 ad8278fc4d7b02cd	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	10.224.1.21/32	N/A
16	N/A	Executable	7f1a7bcaf8826948 591d6247f84cab10 a564ac92	8765146cd90cb7ca 137f0e024c70a6e5	ApplicUnwnt. Win32.AdWare .RekloPay.A	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
17	N/A	Executable	e46f82fa74dc185d 215bd61c82af434e 11327901	595544821b539d64 24c1dbfb744f0061	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
18	Optimal Software s.r.o.	Executable	753cdca89124e57a db1ede8e68fddd50 1b48f608	14954498c24505af 5f6428d34fd36018	Unclassified Malware	No	2.4.9.67	2.4.9.67	Internal Submission	N/A
19	N/A	Executable	78fe23f6af8fe8d2 434d3256ddaefe93 8f1f6c3c	0d77d5e7b2ccc5a9 416a522d714d1ef4	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
20	Adobe Systems, Inc.	Executable	546ef60f10246e70 53e15d0fa6640941 5f86e305	25f3128a72654025 ee2a581fb280c0bb	EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001	Yes	10,1,53,64	10,1,53,64	Nigeria	N/A
21	Adobe Systems, Inc.	Executable	fbef2241ec173254 d96dc992b0f0b655 559f0ca1	ee5ac020889f5746 8633b99f26a433c1	Worm.Win32.M abezat.b5	Yes	10,1,53,64	10,1,53,64	France	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 05 June 2008 at 6:23 pm

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
5	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	41e45435623f4a5a d28be8323173a4be 0807af81	a5e43d9c7b81966f 5e32944a700d1cd6	Yes	11,8,800,1 74	11,8,800,1 74	Mexico
6	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	37fd459a77559944 aca3ade37d577441 c2f28b3e	5e308f2cdd37c25f c09d343d0a773029	Yes	12,0,0,44	12,0,0,44	147.30.35.180/32
7	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	eec7409e41241f02 2588aabd2ffd12d4 e5797b70	d32a0e6e90d6a1ff ec7820ea18d7d24c	Yes	11,4,402,2 78	11,4,402,2 78	Latvia
8	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	9ff9c370dd237132 cc96c8f4f86fa881 ae2a7b7b	5df67ca3e0b2ec25 76c0675a3d0573b8	Yes	11,5,502,1 35	11,5,502,1 35	Latvia
9	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	cbbcd61c663553a6 64259938261e8d15 81ac249b	aea117fa4352b0b2 a9cb8f3b10fa51fd	Yes	1.0.20	10.0.42.34	United States
10	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	9af6384b1ee15311 0e58109c50e7dbc7 e7345975	c32402131fa0295f f877beb19bb66409	Yes	11,6,602,1 71	11,6,602,1 71	Sweden
11	Adobe Systems, Inc.	Executable	91d951fadf5ccb91 23f1d693200d398e c6a1e09d	2ead977cad736f8a 561f3182254c3cba	Yes	10,1,53,64	10,1,53,64	Ireland
12	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	d4037b154a73842b 8ae8b4882484334f 4f1ab74d	bed4a3e17f1e4c3e d0a82ce02aee3e56	Yes	11,5,502,1 35	11,5,502,1 35	Slovenia
13	N/A	Executable	0abbc542f5096818 f081ddb7723a3dfa af18d8fb	55a0088b7c46864f 77f1a491538229fb	Yes	N/A	N/A	South Africa
14	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	8a54e809d7492ad4 32673a7bb0526f49 8f64a924	76a61e069f66fdba e906ffba983a2173	Yes	11,4,402,2 87	11,4,402,2 87	Vietnam
15	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	c6ab7f947dc835c5 bc1e2ff94b777420 d77438a7	cb9c49fd03f8b7aa cd9725217da9f2a7	Yes	1.0.20	10.0.32.18	United States
16	Adobe Systems, Inc.	Executable	ad818a1b1df48e3c e376558a7a2997f6 32c9e3da	2e23c9e1a27ee544 f938f4c5046796f2	Yes	10,1,82,76	10,1,82,76	United States
17	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	1ed082f7202b731b ed72691ad6537fb2 cbacaa22	17f975298a877a4b 499a895656752332	Yes	11,7,700,1 69	11,7,700,1 69	Greece
18	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	8fe34a79d7825d44 147e53869ce6b451 89dca6c0	df38eba7de269eb5 d3eea05ccec31e12	Yes	1.0.20	10.0.32.18	United Kingdom
19	N/A	Executable	fd0962542f3caddb f502b8463534bd2d a572f906	3834760791340176 e5d85f76f06ccec9	No	N/A	N/A	United Kingdom
20	N/A	Executable	07a800c44861d98d 25a9f95670dc2b7c 7af7ff22	0cc8843d05e41eea 24ea8401693b8176	Yes	N/A	N/A	Czech Republic
21	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	d535a298ada3dc76 93eb8e3c9ce50bd7 98da206a	d6bd48def32f1a1f 34fb07e737bd45ae	Yes	11,9,900,1 17	11,9,900,1 17	Russian Federation
22	N/A	Executable	0befd04f4a52ce09 a29e87ee89bd2ee4 7a991e19	e0d889be515abefd fa5c8ef39d7e5aae	Yes	N/A	N/A	United States
23	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	0a37dab77214d7c6 4337dbd420194ce9 e0abe09f	a81ae10e8eb4a526 debb958351418330	Yes	11,7,700,1 69	11,7,700,1 69	Mexico
24	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	6ab10ed8fa7e102d c9374848097ccdcf 66bc5b00	263eb8fe1033bc04 8e826fbfce8b4e34	No	1.0.20	9.0.124.0	Israel
25	Adobe Systems, Inc.	Executable	ce3735e43dac178a ab76200c33617adf d729d793	471eb0f27c4c242b 7bce439519c1dfe5	Yes	10,1,82,76	10,1,82,76	Spain
26	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	976ae0dacdf87fba c4f4edc0c64758ac 62a7edb1	7ebf691b6b62f628 4fb382c4ac0ed781	Yes	15,0,0,239	15,0,0,239	164.177.180.116/32
27	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	6f5e0b23e7b5a34a d949ae50efc90777 38f44218	dc4a544a6cc255c8 2c02d397abba9370	Yes	11,4,402,2 65	11,4,402,2 65	Italy
28	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	a054c8eb8df3078f 52a19cd7e6dbad3e b2fb359f	469a6135b5a57d7c 5514a085ce67e761	Yes	11,7,700,2 02	11,7,700,2 02	Slovenia
29	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	2c24b7bbf44ae2ce 0767ee3a2218b845 1bdae0a5	ebeeda54b45299bf 5c947583da1ac2bc	Yes	12,0,0,38	12,0,0,38	United States
30	N/A	Executable	0d6a3aaf1761900f 3c4b4ac0dafb7c50 8d4d9c2f	665f302fc39a88a6 263b12bafdf8b573	Yes	N/A	N/A	Malaysia
31	Adobe Systems, Inc.	Executable	be3ff5205f7f7884 4ed0df6acfcc26a6 c9a7134d	30aef67a6e27389d fdf02c8a5dd8a499	Yes	10,1,102,6 4	10,1,102,6 4	United States
32	Adobe Systems, Inc.	Executable	fc20f53d4f10aec0 f60dff2b358cfaef 7f1b8f1a	d282e5000a44a66d b084476f3da62162	Yes	10,1,82,76	10,1,82,76	Poland
33	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	d2f8ab1fae56d5a6 85ad4c84e7064b2f 1024823b	0d8d8bbeb2702a9c b0556db85fe76cad	Yes	1.0.20	10.0.45.2	United States
34	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	d41ba8df00e11c9b b927c37b905f2921 958b69d1	4a19d25e655ce7fc d0c38279ddc10c88	No	1.0.20	10.0.22.87	Russian Federation
35	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	226d5293f304d39e 1acd1e3631f70cca acd4195a	2e58b38825c27ca3 17c371f38c6e0214	Yes	14,0,0,145	14,0,0,145	Portugal
36	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	059f685c64c9de96 28c3ff136442874e 11ab7d6d	d0b8290dc79f876c 5dd0aa62f267496d	Yes	11,8,800,9 4	11,8,800,9 4	Kazakhstan
37	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	ad60cf5eb4e02031 669cb2965fdfeffe 23c248da	801278cd83f3aba1 6cfc78141568762d	Yes	1.0.20	10.0.45.2	Malaysia
38	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	d95a0299d2d9d633 0cdcc4bfffd26266 6ed2719a	b0bcc622cfb0031f 0faf53a5986cce92	Yes	13,0,0,206	13,0,0,206	Mexico
39	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	b5b50ea25aa2987d b2dac3f62439bbde bf9a5192	3908e4872ad9f2d8 5965149c4d94801e	Yes	16,0,0,296	16,0,0,296	Portugal
40	Adobe Systems, Inc.	Executable	ff1bffffd35bed44 59c5dfd7ed54beb0 2fb7806f	6560dd4a301579d0 482715bd59b60c9a	Yes	10,1,102,6 4	10,1,102,6 4	United States
41	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	46ed276aa0b75142 f92b9eaff305a468 84d1bcf8	44c09d51c514c735 b94ce0d930e1c149	Yes	16,0,0,235	16,0,0,235	United States
42	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	b5554501a26ad93e f8ff01c2427b22be 112bdaf9	f5115ab77c5f3a91 e0e16472ad33d229	Yes	1.0.20	10.0.45.2	Ireland
43	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	c439aedfad11680a d479f5776166fa3e c25a3ff3	5d3eb828643bbca8 5e6cb74f6caba5fd	Yes	11,2,202,2 28	11,2,202,2 28	Latvia
44	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	4670fec648efb040 600484feb9c289c9 4f9190ff	0560839ddf3ca91f c1ceae28144eb741	Yes	11,6,602,1 71	11,6,602,1 71	United States
45	Adobe Systems, Inc.	Executable	c155dc6badeb5b24 f6e0a2e3efd2f917 5f0d2ffb	c710a2299541fd26 3a57c9f27aa8596f	Yes	10,1,102,6 4	10,1,102,6 4	Brazil
46	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	e3d8297ccd5637c9 daeb3184fa86c0bd 94f9a441	d2e8974b3d6ab567 f5bbf936f1cb663d	Yes	15,0,0,189	15,0,0,189	Portugal
47	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	a361965c22c2440e ead043652b3f2bfb 0b14cd82	0c22be49203ca037 601bd08ac20e9cba	Yes	1.0.20	10.0.22.87	United States
48	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	99cf78675803d3d5 e0c36d03f07f3cf9 54354665	2e7ca2c4d81a4011 5f78c29bab3e95ab	Yes	1.0.20	10.0.42.34	Internal Submission
49	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	0be87854ce8b3b7e 07e78eaf560a34b6 11cea6e3	58ac2b57a9e04aca 3061824f6a4f8007	Yes	11,5,502,1 10	11,5,502,1 10	Latvia
50	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	99cf78675803d3d5 e0c36d03f07f3cf9 54354665	2e7ca2c4d81a4011 5f78c29bab3e95ab	Yes	1.0.20	10.0.42.34	United States
51	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	3ee12919b9ca9e39 8e21797f3125941e 6a199ab3	87282140faa101aa f5f24db55c5de3ea	Yes	11,4,402,2 78	11,4,402,2 78	United States