What is Player (1).exe?

Player (1).exe is developed by Adobe according to the Player (1).exe version information.

Player (1).exe's description is "Adobe Flash Player 15.1 Installation "

Player (1).exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Player (1).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 Player (1).exe:

PropertyValue
Company nameAdobe
File descriptionAdobe Flash Player 15.1 Installation
Legal copyrightAdobe
File version15.1

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

Company nameAdobe ..
File descriptionAdobe Flash Player 15.1 Installation..
Legal copyrightAdobe ..
File version15.1

Digital signatures [?]

Player (1).exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

32 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Player (1).exe file. That's a 67% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Agnitum Trojan.Chromex!yU2P50huQj8
AhnLab-V3 Win-Trojan/Chromex.248665
AntiVir TR/Chromex.A
Avast Win32:Agent-ARBC [Trj]
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Agent2.fkvq
BitDefender Trojan.Generic.9131053
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Chromex
Commtouch W32/Trojan.KPXY-1874
Comodo UnclassifiedMalware
DrWeb Trojan.FakePlayer.1
Emsisoft Trojan.Generic.9131053 (B)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Chromex.A
F-Secure Trojan.Generic.9131053
Fortinet W32/Agent2.FKVQ!tr
GData Trojan.Generic.9131053
Ikarus Trojan-Downloader
K7AntiVirus Trojan
K7GW Trojan
Kaspersky Trojan.Win32.Agent2.fkvq
Malwarebytes Trojan.Chromex
McAfee RDN/Generic FakeAlert!ed
McAfee-GW-Edition RDN/Generic FakeAlert!ed
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Chromex.A
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Generic.9131053
Norman FakePlayer.CX
Panda Generic Malware
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro TROJ_SPNR.03E213
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_SPNR.03E213
VBA32 Trojan.Agent2
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
32 of the 48 anti-virus programs detected the Player (1).exe file.

Player (1).exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Player (1).exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Player (1).exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Player (1).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 Player (1).exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Player (1).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 Player (1).exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\Player (1).exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Player (1).exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Player (1).exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Player (1).exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Player (1).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 Player (1).exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD57197c1ed60377795f24f83403800a0c6
SHA2562181cd0b4462f4bc588868149450c7d256ea7d238fd5104a20f36763b76b1a10

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to player (1).exe:

player (1).exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

player (1).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 15.1 Installation has stopped working.

End Program - player (1).exe. This program is not responding.

player (1).exe is not a valid Win32 application.

player (1).exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with Player (1).exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with Player (1).exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Player (1).exe. 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 Player (1).exe. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

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