What is Flash_Setup.exe?

Flash_Setup.exe is part of Adobe Flash Player and developed by AirInstaller according to the Flash_Setup.exe version information.

Flash_Setup.exe's description is "Adobe Flash Player "

Flash_Setup.exe is digitally signed by Air Software.

Flash_Setup.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Flash_Setup.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_Setup.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAdobe Flash Player
Company nameAirInstaller
File descriptionAdobe Flash Player
Internal namesetup.exe
Original filenamesetup.exe
Legal copyright(c) AirInstaller
Product version2.0.4.15
File version2.0.4.15

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

Product nameAdobe Flash Player ..
Company nameAirInstaller ..
File descriptionAdobe Flash Player
Internal namesetup.exe
Original filenamesetup.exe
Legal copyright(c) AirInstaller
Product version2.0.4.15
File version2.0.4.15

Digital signatures [?]

Flash_Setup.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAir Software
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number3ac786e09219df82da830e461d4fc39f

VirusTotal report

29 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Flash_Setup.exe file. That's a 52% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.2
Agnitum Adware.Agent!0ZucFG+vIWQ
Avast Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
AVG Generic_r.JA
Avira ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.2
CAT-QuickHeal Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
Comodo Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
Cyren W32/A-8c0ea402!Eldorado
DrWeb Adware.Downware.1410
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted
F-Prot W32/A-8c0ea402!Eldorado
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
GData Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.2
Ikarus PUA.AirAdInstaller
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 0040f6e91 )
K7GW Adware ( 0040f6e91 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller.emlr
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.LiveSoftAction.cc
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.2
NANO-Antivirus Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.czqrvp
nProtect Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
Rising PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
Sophos AirInstaller
VBA32 AdWare.AirAdInstaller
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Zillya Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.248
29 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the Flash_Setup.exe file.

Flash_Setup.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Flash_Setup.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Flash_Setup.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Flash_Setup.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 Flash_Setup.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Flash_Setup.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_Setup.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\Flash_Setup.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Flash_Setup.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Flash_Setup.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Flash_Setup.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Flash_Setup.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 Flash_Setup.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5f69dc0d7269e89685d581b9d76b20bfd
SHA2562af93856bdd6c68f5ca51e02a73b22842ce63b04104b0ae3c6ea72d8b63cbace

Error Messages

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

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

flash_setup.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_setup.exe. This program is not responding.

flash_setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with the file?

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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.

Comments

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