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What is getflash.exe? GetFlash?

Vendor:      Macromedia
Product:     Shockwave Flash Updater
Vendor Website:      http://www.macromedia.com/
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: GetFlash.exe - Macromedia Flash Player Updater 7.0 r19. Not required to run at startup.

getflash.exe uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.


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getflash.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 12 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
getflash.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x2d80d52f661a1f5aef52984c41828369 7/6/2017 4:55:00 AM Unknown 7,0,19,0 GetFlash 92 KB
2 Status 0x75ac56f42a1dd2f95a2724e71b16a3b9 11/16/2014 1:09:00 AM Unknown 7,0,14,0 GetFlash 92 KB
3 Status 0x2ca63cad2f563abbb25d7aec50ea8f29 10/4/2014 12:06:00 AM Unknown 7,0,19,0 GetFlash 97 KB
4 Status 0xae98335a6779d5625332a3f5eb7592d2 9/9/2011 4:23:00 AM Unknown 7,0,19,0 GetFlash 97 KB
5 Status 0x4060f2195c9265104745f80569c92638 9/7/2011 5:11:00 AM Unknown Unknown GetFlash 97 KB
6 Status 0x44ca2e1657f4634bc0e95fbd638cdc31 1/20/2010 5:37:00 AM Unknown 7,0,68,0 GetFlash 97 KB
7 Status 0x1ca4b6dfef24e794b6ca39e28f2759e0 8/29/2009 2:03:00 AM Unknown Unknown GetFlash 80 KB
8 Status 0x43fbdef6c6466d16a61fbcf26debb21b 7/30/2009 6:59:00 PM Unknown Unknown GetFlash 97 KB
9 Status 0x2b4e09d3675b75dfbacd55bf5738d10f 7/28/2009 11:04:00 PM Unknown 8,0,22,0 GetFlash 125 KB
10 Status 0x007a381160be1bbe3482edad30b49867 6/28/2009 8:19:00 AM Unknown 8,0,24,0 GetFlash 125 KB
11 Status 0x57d9b47f0f9066d2a822ccdfa85b9844 6/8/2009 4:24:00 AM Unknown Unknown GetFlash 112 KB
12 Status 0x9065e9ecc7c08abac768f8daf931e83e 2/22/2009 1:37:00 PM Unknown Unknown GetFlash 112 KB
13 Status 0xddaf81c592d193cc8e6f4cdcb190e7dc 2/19/2009 2:06:00 PM Unknown Unknown GetFlash 97 KB
14 Status 0xf1f1ff2baf18a645fac321738d3cb35f 11/6/2008 1:24:00 PM Unknown Unknown GetFlash 97 KB
15 Status 0x7d698ed628503c9e867174c87e5e1851 9/26/2008 6:31:00 PM Unknown Unknown GetFlash 92 KB
16 Status 0x82179fc89e4fb6bd8e302f801aa7ff9a 8/22/2008 11:54:00 AM Unknown Unknown GetFlash 273 KB
17 Status 0x7cdfba8f85658000a542ad3f40d6ac62 12/31/2007 Unknown 8,0,24,0 GetFlash 125 KB


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