What is Flash Player 12.exe?
Flash Player 12.exe is part of Adobe Flash Player and developed by AirInstaller according to the Flash Player 12.exe version information.
Flash Player 12.exe's description is "Adobe Flash Player "
Flash Player 12.exe is digitally signed by Air Software.
Flash Player 12.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Flash Player 12.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 Flash Player 12.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Adobe Flash Player |
| Company name | AirInstaller |
| File description | Adobe Flash Player |
| Internal name | setup.exe |
| Original filename | setup.exe |
| Legal copyright | (c) AirInstaller |
| Product version | 2.0.4.60 |
| File version | 2.0.4.60 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Adobe Flash Player .. |
| Company name | AirInstaller .. |
| File description | Adobe Flash Player |
| Internal name | setup.exe |
| Original filename | setup.exe |
| Legal copyright | (c) AirInstaller |
| Product version | 2.0.4.60 |
| File version | 2.0.4.60 |
Digital signatures [?]
Flash Player 12.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Air Software |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 3ac786e09219df82da830e461d4fc39f |
VirusTotal report
12 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Flash Player 12.exe file. That's a 25% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Avast | Win32:Installer-L [PUP] |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A |
| DrWeb | Trojan.SMSSend.4653 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/AirAdInstaller.A |
| Ikarus | AdWare.Airinstall |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 0040f6e91 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 0040f6e91 ) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.AirInstaller |
| Rising | PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C |
| Sophos | AirInstaller |
| VBA32 | AdWare.AirAdInstaller |
| VIPRE | AirInstaller (fs) |
Flash Player 12.exe removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove Flash Player 12.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Flash Player 12.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Flash Player 12.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate Flash Player 12.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Flash Player 12.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 Flash Player 12.exe in the scan result.
c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\Flash Player 12.exe 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Flash Player 12.exe file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Flash Player 12.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Flash Player 12.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If Flash Player 12.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Flash Player 12.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | b9455e121061216cc37e1c11998a05d6 |
| SHA256 | c8368c91375d82a98389eaf73feb77fc08394b31e79cf1631ccf6537d6be0c00 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to flash player 12.exe:
flash player 12.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
flash player 12.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 has stopped working.
End Program - flash player 12.exe. This program is not responding.
flash player 12.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
flash player 12.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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