What is FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe?

FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe is part of Adobe® Flash® Player Update Service and developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated according to the FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe version information.

FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe's description is "Adobe® Flash® Player Update Service 11.2 r202"

FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe is digitally signed by Adobe Systems Incorporated.

FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about FlashPlayerUpdateService.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 FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAdobe® Flash® Player Update Service
Company nameAdobe Systems Incorporated
File descriptionAdobe® Flash® Player Update Service 11.2 r202
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1996-2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated
Legal trademarkAdobe® Flash® Player
Product version11,2,202,228
File version11,2,202,228

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

Product nameAdobe® Flash® Player Update Service
Company nameAdobe Systems Incorporated
File descriptionAdobe® Flash® Player Update Servic..
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1996-2012 Adobe Systems..
Legal trademarkAdobe® Flash® Player
Product version11,2,202,228
File version11,2,202,228

Digital signatures [?]

FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAdobe Systems Incorporated
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number15e5ac0a487063718e39da52301a0488

VirusTotal report

None of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe file.

None of the 46 anti-virus programs detected the FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD50d4c486a24a711a45fd83acdf4d18506
SHA256df72d035b31b1ff89f752e83af14b9e9dcf4913d9954f074546860d10b6908fb

Error Messages

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

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

flashplayerupdateservice.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 Update Service 11.2 r202 has stopped working.

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

flashplayerupdateservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

flashplayerupdateservice.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. 44% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 64 users.

User vote results: There were 28 votes to remove and 36 votes to keep

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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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FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe is a legit file from Adobe.

Recently there have been reports of FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe crashing on the Adobe forum:

"FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe - Application Error

The instruction at "0x7c9113c0" referenced memory at "0x00050005". The memory could not be "written". Click OK to terminate the program."

source: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4528719

# 3 Jul 2012, 21:51

brain writes

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# 19 Jul 2012, 11:12

Roger Karlsson writes

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@brian: What solutions are you referring to?

# 5 Sep 2012, 0:09

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