What is FlashPlayer.exe?

FlashPlayer.exe is digitally signed by TUGUU SL.

FlashPlayer.exe is usually located in the 'c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\my documents\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected FlashPlayer.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

FlashPlayer.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

FlashPlayer.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameTUGUU SL
Certificate issuer nameGo Daddy Secure Certification Authority
Certificate serial number2776b257979f9a

VirusTotal report

14 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the FlashPlayer.exe file. That's a 30% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AntiVir Adware/DomaIQ.GK
Antiy-AVL Trojan/MSIL.Crypt
DrWeb Adware.W3i.29
ESET-NOD32 Win32/DomaIQ.I
Fortinet W32/Agent.HUUT!tr
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ.cb
Malwarebytes PUP.FakeFlash.Domaiq
McAfee Artemis!270E132B3AB0
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!270E132B3AB0
Sophos DomainIQ pay-per install
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0527
VBA32 TScope.Trojan.MSIL
VIPRE DomaIQ (fs)
14 of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the FlashPlayer.exe file.

FlashPlayer.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove FlashPlayer.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the FlashPlayer.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that FlashPlayer.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate FlashPlayer.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the FlashPlayer.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate FlashPlayer.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\my documents\downloads\FlashPlayer.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the FlashPlayer.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If FlashPlayer.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If FlashPlayer.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If FlashPlayer.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that FlashPlayer.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








Free Questionnaires

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5270e132b3ab0e255b821e39188e6be7b
SHA256ac9bc32e3ed3df8d2ac7f150b8348d94948781f1aff6b0ad2756bffe637be07f

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to flashplayer.exe:

flashplayer.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

flashplayer.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

flashplayer.exe has stopped working.

End Program - flashplayer.exe. This program is not responding.

flashplayer.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

flashplayer.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with the file?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with the file:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Roger Karlsson writes

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FlashPlayer.exe is detected by some of the scanners over at virustotal.com:

* DrWeb Adware.W3i.29 20130529
* ESET-NOD32 Win32/DomaIQ.I 20130529
* Kaspersky Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.huut 20130529
* Malwarebytes PUP.FakeFlash.Domaiq 20130529
* McAfee Artemis!270E132B3AB0 20130529
* McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!270E132B3AB0 20130529
* Sophos DomainIQ pay-per install 20130529
* TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0527 20130529
* VIPRE DomaIQ (fs)

# 31 May 2013, 22:04

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