Adobe Flash Player 12 ActiveX

Adobe Flash Player 12 ActiveX

by Adobe Systems Incorporated

What is Adobe Flash Player 12 ActiveX?

Adobe Flash Player 12 ActiveX is software application developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 83.52% of installations running this operating system. Adobe Flash Player 12 ActiveX's installer is typically 38.00 MB in size and installs around 363 files. The most common release is 12.0.0.77 with 49.29% of all installations currently using this version.

Adobe Flash Player 12 ActiveX is most popular in the United States with 45.21% of installations residing in this country.

Adobe Flash Player 12 ActiveX adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Adobe Flash Player 12 ActiveX is known to create 3 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe runs as a service named 'Adobe Flash Player Update Service' (AdobeFlashPlayerUpdateSvc) "This service keeps your Adobe Flash Player installation up to date with the latest enhancements and security fixes.".
Firewall:
  • FlashUtil32_12_0_0_44_Plugin.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\WINXP\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_12_0_0_44_Plugin.exe'.
  • FlashPlayerPlugin_12_0_0_77.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerPlugin_12_0_0_77.exe'.
  • FlashPlayerPlugin_11_8_800_94.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerPlugin_11_8_800_94.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{02632001-94C6-4E41-9A43-B08073ECE259}' (runs on registration).
  • FlashUtil32_11_9_900_117_ActiveX.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F0CB7E66-C557-40E2-9413-E47A76FF32E3}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Adobe Flash Player Updater.
Registry entries (User):
  • FlashUtil32_14_0_0_179_Plugin.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'FlashPlayerUpdate' which loads as C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_14_0_0_179_Plugin.exe -update plugin.
  • FlashUtil32_14_0_0_145_Plugin.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'FlashPlayerUpdate' which loads as C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_14_0_0_145_Plugin.exe -update plugin.
  • FlashUtil32_14_0_0_125_Plugin.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'FlashPlayerUpdate' which loads as C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_14_0_0_125_Plugin.exe -update plugin.
  • FlashUtil32_13_0_0_214_Plugin.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'FlashPlayerUpdate' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_13_0_0_214_ActiveX.exe -update activex.
  • FlashUtil32_13_0_0_206_Plugin.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'FlashPlayerUpdate' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_13_0_0_206_ActiveX.exe -update activex.
  • FlashUtil32_13_0_0_182_Plugin.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'FlashPlayerUpdate' which loads as C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_13_0_0_182_Plugin.exe -update plugin.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html
Support:
https://www.adobe.com/go/flashplayer_support
Installation path:
C:\windows\syswow64\macromed\flash
Uninstaller:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_12_0_0_3_ActiveX.exe -maintain activex
Size:
38.00 MB
Language:
English

Adobe Flash Player 12 ActiveX Executable Details

Primary executable:
FlashUtil32_12_0_0_3_ActiveX.exe
Name:
Adobe Flash Player 12 ActiveX
Path:
C:\windows\syswow64\macromed\flash\FlashUtil32_12_0_0_3_ActiveX.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Adobe Flash Player 12 ActiveX
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
8669497732a025bde92321022cee51c2
EXE
6913e0efdf0005907cafce3e04384eff
EXE
d1bf5acde3de42c9080448179c87a188