What is FlashPlayerApp.exe?

FlashPlayerApp.exe is part of Adobe Flash Player Control Panel Applet and developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated according to the FlashPlayerApp.exe version information.

FlashPlayerApp.exe's description is "Adobe Flash Player Control Panel Applet"

FlashPlayerApp.exe is digitally signed by Adobe Systems Incorporated.

FlashPlayerApp.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about FlashPlayerApp.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 [?]

The following is the available information on FlashPlayerApp.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAdobe Flash Player Control Panel Applet
Company nameAdobe Systems Incorporated
File descriptionAdobe Flash Player Control Panel Applet
Internal nameAdobe Flash Player Control Panel Applet 14.0
Original filenameFlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1996-2014 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe and Flash are either trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and/or other countries.
Legal trademarkAdobe Flash Player
Product version14,0,0,176
File version14,0,0,176

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameAdobe Flash Player Control Panel App..
Company nameAdobe Systems Incorporated
File descriptionAdobe Flash Player Control Panel App..
Internal nameAdobe Flash Player Control Panel App..
Original filenameFlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1996-2014 Adobe Systems..
Legal trademarkAdobe Flash Player
Product version14,0,0,176
File version14,0,0,176

Digital signatures [?]

FlashPlayerApp.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAdobe Systems Incorporated
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number50ed674255614bf4ed3ed423cc93ca7d

VirusTotal report

None of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the FlashPlayerApp.exe file.

None of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the FlashPlayerApp.exe file.

Other files also named FlashPlayerApp.exe

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d46a98f636ed62bff86a7fbd9fb8a0d3
SHA25672153dba3048f7fbf25885b37c918dad729fa31ae799245acea205bdb6787672

Error Messages

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

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

flashplayerapp.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.

Adobe Flash Player Control Panel Applet has stopped working.

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

flashplayerapp.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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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.

Malware or legitimate?

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