Remove the flashplayer.exe virus from PC

What is flashplayer.exe?

flashplayer.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as Flash 8 application. It is associated with Macromedia Flash software, developed by Macromedia company. It is located in C:\Program Files by default. Malware programmers create files with virus scripts and name them after flashplayer.exe with an intention to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with flashplayer.exe malware?

Keep an eye for the following symptoms to see if your PC is infected with flashplayer.exe malware:

Internet connection fluctuates
flashplayer.exe takes too much CPU space
PC slows down significantly
Browser automatically redirects to some irrelevant websites
Unsolicited ads and popups starts appearing
Screen freezes constantly

Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible flashplayer.exe malware attack:

Step 1: Simultaneously press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.

Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\Program Files, then you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

How to remove flashplayer.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Step 1: Download the award-winning Comodo Free Antivirus.

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.

Step 3: After network detection is complete, press “Close” button for a scan window.

Step 4: Restart your PC.

Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove flashplayer.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

Malware Entries

First Seen: 24 June 2018 at 5:57 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	AirInstaller Inc.	Executable	340205c10ecf7489 7b240ab6bf2eb8ca 9bcd099c	d7b9f3720147c288 c010eb94dad74700	Application. Win32.AirAdI nstaller.A	Yes	2.0.3.65	2.0.3.65	United States	N/A
2	AirInstaller Inc.	Executable	d44482449e7f5787 43040051f3154a4d d7ec83aa	aa532d1c6aede10e 74380a6851315b31	Application. Win32.AirAdI nstaller.A	Yes	2.0.4.11	2.0.4.11	United States	N/A
3	AirInstaller Inc.	Executable	2d953000a815c8ff 1ccf609a43b5ef6a 84b24b31	7c0b38d9bd37a673 c32cf44b9d346f18	Application. Win32.AirAdI nstaller.A	Yes	2.0.3.90	2.0.3.90	United States	N/A
4	N/A	Executable	222bb60ca239711a 620ced31ac27b3bf f975e93d	faae4dc760ba77f6 dd9d28ee7e2dc83b	Unclassified Malware	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	31.0.127.46/32	N/A
5	N/A	Executable	64dce5cef7edbed6 8bc1e4ea5228c885 4b4d242b	ee83d19762506c56 ad621793d1caf7fe	TrojWare.Win 32.Injector. DZJV	No	N/A	N/A	151.247.126.219/32	N/A
6	The PXJ Team	Executable	926bd8134bfd29a2 f2ef49fbff083945 6097290e	5eace6fa0decbe43 200f2fadf691bef7	Application. Win32.ICLoad er.BIG	Yes	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
7	N/A	Executable	256b803284063418 faa7cff7c26e3c29 9c1a634a	0b0145f14114656f c4fe1e82ac8b6b29	Unclassified Malware	Yes	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	Thailand	N/A
8	N/A	Executable	97361c193708f0e6 46a03cd7ebdea488 78d44243	7adb2ef56445f085 a12ebd545061ae71	ApplicUnwnt	Yes	N/A	N/A	France	N/A
9	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	f592e05d9f0a1ce1 7e3e32ef78bb19a4 ff901d23	1a0cc17b11b4819c f3daf7826b642a17	EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001	No	11.8.800.9 4	11.8.800.9 4	United States	N/A
10	AirInstaller Inc.	Executable	4bee2eaadfb6ad20 871229e0b14da5b8 c8d04941	66786600ecc48b86 d8dcc4134ae306ee	Application. Win32.AirAdI nstaller.B	Yes	2.0.4.13	2.0.4.13	172.58.67.111/32	N/A
11	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	0df7b14388b8321a e6981fc05f73a8b6 4250d72a	323aaba36e8aab58 918cb354d63a267c	Virus.Win32. Floxif.A	No	18.0.0.209	18.0.0.209	Europe	N/A
12	N/A	Executable	569cd5b0e957e094 42f1a3c15318eb1c f4dbcbb9	f252faecc088ded6 ab24e769a8fc499f	Unclassified Malware	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	Turkey	N/A
13	AO Kaspersky Lab	Executable	478fb222c5ee804c 85bbbc719c5ee771 170b87d1	5977d25581ecd216 eee32484d25efe91	TrojWare.Win 32.UMal.aevs f	No	1.0.0.173	1.0.0.173	United Kingdom	N/A
14	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	162725835e4da325 03d9ba23f280f1e8 de5a6181	8389a2fb7f2ba91a 3165e56f51b66777	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	14.0.0.125	14.0.0.125	170.254.53.86/32	N/A
15	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	ed6a68f4a33f2df5 d51e24283b4fe5bc 7d59e554	526f46369faefb03 9e2fd400a91e5e6e	EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001	No	16.0.0.257	16.0.0.257	Turkey	N/A
16	Zsoft128	Executable	8b8c66c4b0d1b806 5398cf3d729b56f1 ab1332fa	836b2b64939768a1 e0945eef715951e3	Unclassified Malware	Yes	1.00	1.00	United States	N/A
17	©Ubeenmusaro iretraen	Executable	43337d7d7293ff46 5361c4155aa91f38 5221a018	195a6bdf3ae95ee8 0775b84d44a1a43d	Application. Win32.Dlhelp er.GJ	No	2.1.5.7	2.1.5.7	10.224.25.40/32	N/A
18	Dafod	Executable	2af3ab4be0449d5d 18f1df4566043238 64393c45	45c1448a77400ef4 3ed46f81fa376529	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	5.7.8	Canada	N/A
19	N/A	Executable	713eadce28659df1 51ec98fa64094f8f 6468bf65	111961a8a9bd3038 77d0f5f3e44360ce	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	165.16.49.27/32	N/A
20	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	31941acd92eb40a0 3b19082e42fae319 0f628909	e8def6c7485e9b87 00f2a8511481c60a	EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001	No	30.0.0.134	30.0.0.134	Turkey	N/A
21	N/A	Executable	a03e716d540d498f 12f4de9e1da4fda6 6e5ef2fb	31ae9c6f09b5204a 7d254ef199a28047	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Pakistan	N/A
22	N/A	Executable	eaeddef7fd4fc724 5d40f27acdd7a8ae 76f05ac1	e678e56aa522ef23 42f7d552b6d6db8b	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Egypt	N/A
23	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	68e0a3cc4fcf9a4a d064f7acee1b278c 78006032	23a27e1a5cc03b2c 747ae622c024840b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	17.0.0.134	17.0.0.134	Australia	N/A
24	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	55af5597c33202f9 c3591294fd1646e5 707e286b	220d8cbcc5c8e593 951099f8b9b4690f	Unclassified Malware	Yes	2.00	2.00	South Africa	N/A
25	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	ea4e73857de71d4f b4fcf02c396a0389 65cda8e8	034be787c603292d a7582dd453ff724c	Unclassified Malware	No	2.00	2.00	Iran, Islamic Republic of	N/A
26	AirInstaller Inc.	Executable	9f6ad4ee061695a3 98f4d4a6515de83d 230e5b2c	01c3ef26302ba14b 282b0eb3d6d3dd4a	Application. Win32.AirAdI nstaller.A	Yes	2.0.4.11	2.0.4.11	United States	N/A
27	N/A	Executable	ff477901d37ca6a5 80d2ba80dc49c712 25fbe4eb	8deb4ffa9bf69ab1 1b28e438905cbb30	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	N/A
28	AirInstaller	Executable	d0903ca1add9d52b 1cf9ac4076de5da5 0280253d	ce021fa05f3d93fb e6daf6f219346737	Application. Win32.AirAdI nstaller.B	Yes	2.0.4.16	2.0.4.16	United States	N/A
29	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	9259ac26635d0b21 1e18f6eec76529f2 c1c98a24	ca64d9f518d19b03 b7b5ef5399915127	Unclassified Malware	No	2.00	2.00	196.191.131.74/32	N/A
30	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	26edfcb8bc20c4ef ea0eed26e17d0367 3c3837cc	666ac9e2c7bd6120 5e3ce3dfe6560367	EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001	No	16.0.0.257	16.0.0.257	Turkey	N/A
31	AirInstaller Inc.	Executable	89d951ed32aebbbb 0fa7ed4586770951 5408808a	7ebd1161dfd776ef 23bd7369a0ee14c5	Application. Win32.AirAdI nstaller.A	Yes	2.0.4.11	2.0.4.11	United States	N/A
32	AirInstaller	Executable	28b651015ba4634f eb8e0d8873b2d0d6 d3719bc8	90f4037c035ce4eb c973d95b4c4c3856	Application. Win32.AirAdI nstaller.B	Yes	2.0.4.24	2.0.4.24	United States	N/A
33	N/A	Non-executable	cf725ca63f31e662 d5062830cba73448 608ba432	2ff1f0c562042f1e eadbf66ba064e0c6	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	Vietnam	N/A
34	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	639a7de08e8d6d24 330d23ec20c582a8 8090b4b1	eb728c2f79c1fed0 b3d20847b773b08a	Unclassified Malware	Yes	2.00	2.00	154.124.20.163/32	N/A
35	N/A	Executable	a1822827320df1a9 0fb294b0d5a87c3b c81fd5c5	c400eebe47eab3df f8f68fc4becf030c	Unclassified Malware	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	Poland	N/A
36	AirInstaller Inc.	Executable	43ee2ff2bc6b30b3 d319fc141818814b 737e14ba	df2f343e6f6688af e8765e83bd221f1c	Application. Win32.AirAdI nstaller.B	Yes	2.0.4.12	2.0.4.12	United States	N/A
37	N/A	Executable	053fcb1d1301b466 180b951a34543562 7ad0f47a	5adac6de6b47b103 b61a8b5e1e81231d	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	197.42.156.159/32	N/A
38	N/A	Executable	b56938b8324e66bf 6cb0b27f85e266be 6e683995	8ec2d43a0396b829 e712a0e97573a50a	ApplicUnwnt	Yes	N/A	N/A	United Kingdom	N/A
39	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	d461b2a3311b092b 4f6100ffceef27c1 f0eac0cc	8f12a3a2d7ef8c58 2cd47b674d8fe166	Unclassified Malware	No	2.00	2.00	Bangladesh	N/A
40	AirInstaller Inc.	Executable	1b8b5d20b41ca356 1dbbc0107f8dd041 9fa57230	4d3968a15293e971 bfd1adff89479ce8	Application. Win32.AirAdI nstaller.A	Yes	2.0.4.11	2.0.4.11	United States	N/A
41	The PXJ Team	Executable	86d280e5bf43e754 f7c0f8933f715b7b 6109a6ae	8ccd58a48ebaf3c5 0c7aa2116225af98	Application. Win32.ICLoad er.BIG	Yes	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
42	The PXJ Team	Executable	98804c7f70ff3386 1b4d4bec8b171c9a 14f38376	a4dd6d45a1c9b9c2 3a235ea6fbf20643	Application. Win32.ICLoad er.BIG	Yes	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
43	N/A	Executable	1a1485c41e5cf30b 69531e43b75534db 59d8a2fb	d4d9437d1e64a7e2 0cfcd016388c9671	Unclassified Malware	No	20.0.0.36	3.3.14.5	196.190.96.30/32	N/A
44	The PXJ Team	Executable	ccfe6bfabdeb0afb 18327b5f437b139f 17c1fcc0	5853075f7e903fe1 e55a04cc5395ef6e	Application. Win32.ICLoad er.BIG	Yes	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
45	N/A	Executable	1bbbda6f97482436 a00e50bdac24fe93 b880054b	9a1d7c902677b55c c72e2cd3367a7736	TrojWare.Win 32.Delf.DZC	No	N/A	N/A	165.16.49.27/32	N/A
46	Tegode	Executable	bf7b82673a52249d f6e0cb9b2d336fd0 eb8b2cdd	2c0c3c9908ea3887 3ab6e2cd0c22dd43	ApplicUnwnt	Yes	N/A	4.0.6	United States	N/A
47	Condestil·Installer_S.L.	Executable	084a82988d979179 485ec8625ea6fcda 6eaa7c44	9d57eea5f4d46bf2 062734798d380906	Application. Win32.Firser ia.GH	No	3.1.24.3	3.1.23	Germany	N/A