What is FlashUtil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe?

FlashUtil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe is part of Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller and developed by Adobe according to the FlashUtil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe version information.

FlashUtil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe's description is "Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 32.0 r0"

FlashUtil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe is digitally signed by Adobe Inc..

FlashUtil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about FlashUtil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on FlashUtil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAdobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller
Company nameAdobe
File descriptionAdobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 32.0 r0
Internal nameAdobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 32.0
Original filenameFlashUtil.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1996-2019 Adobe
Legal trademarkAdobe® Flash® Player
Product version32,0,0,171
File version32,0,0,171

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

Product nameAdobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uni..
Company nameAdobe
File descriptionAdobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uni..
Internal nameAdobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uni..
Original filenameFlashUtil.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1996-2019 Adobe
Legal trademarkAdobe® Flash® Player
Product version32,0,0,171
File version32,0,0,171

Digital signatures [?]

FlashUtil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAdobe Inc.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2)
Certificate serial number0d2caccd3e9eec06738410ba31bf6595

VirusTotal report

None of the 72 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the FlashUtil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe file.

None of the 72 anti-virus programs detected the FlashUtil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

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Dropped

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Generic

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Signatures

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        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
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    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
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        "severity": 1,
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    {
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        "description": "Steals private information from local Internet browsers",
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Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

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Screenshots

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD548028f2ce3a8e0cbefcfb21268618910
SHA2566e650d5f83dbe7e800843175006e64ea55306ac06f27917f0d4d1e59cd9442f8

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to flashutil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe:

flashutil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

flashutil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.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 Installer/Uninstaller 32.0 r0 has stopped working.

End Program - flashutil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe. This program is not responding.

flashutil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

flashutil32_32_0_0_171_pepper.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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Geo writes

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32_32_0_0_171_pepper.com was detected by Bitdefender Total Protection on Windows 10. It flagged it but allowed it, asking whether to continue to allow or deny. Its destination is IP:184.150.160.35 using TCP(6) & HTTP (6). This IP traces to Bell Canada in Ottawa Canada which is a Legitimate Internet Provider. It owns IPs 184.150.160.0 trough to 184.150.160.127. 32_32_0_0_171_pepper.com is copyrighted by Adobe and is a renamed version of Adobe FlashUtil.exe which is used to install/uninstall Adobe Flash under new updated certificates. Is it still prone to attack by malware? Has Adobe rewritten and upgraded Adobe Flash? I personally don't know. Better check with Adobe.

# 22 Apr 2019, 9:55

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Geo: If the file is digitally signed by Adobe, it should be safe and free from malware.

# 24 Jun 2019, 23:29

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