What is Flasher.exe?

Flasher.exe is part of Flash Player Update and developed by Adobe Inc according to the Flasher.exe version information.

Flasher.exe's description is "Flash Player Update Setup "

Flasher.exe is usually located in the 'C:\ProgramData\MacroMedia\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Flasher.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameFlash Player Update
Company nameAdobe Inc
File descriptionFlash Player Update Setup
CommentsThis installation was built with Inno Setup.
Legal copyright
Product version1.8
File version

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

Product nameFlash Player Update ..
Company nameAdobe Inc ..
File descriptionFlash Player Update Setup ..
CommentsThis installation was built with Inn..
Legal copyright ..
Product version1.8 ..
File version

Digital signatures [?]

Flasher.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Flasher.exe file.

None of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the Flasher.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD523adf718c642c10cfb0d3a49c661870a
SHA25663c156c5a07f418464a9fe16ccc49b7c4a9a5f886e0675c080c28eee7096dc80

Error Messages

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

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

flasher.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.

Flash Player Update Setup has stopped working.

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

flasher.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with Flasher.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Flasher.exe. 67% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 3 users.

User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with Flasher.exe. Only 3 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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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.

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