

Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10.

The Adobe Flash Player Update Service (FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe) is the Flash Player auto-update service that runs as a service and a scheduled task and used to automatically check for new releases. The setup package generally installs about 220 files and is usually about 38.18 MB (40,033,947 bytes). The primary executable is named flashutil32_12_0_0_3_plugin.exe. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager.

It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. The most common release is 12.0.0.77, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Adobe Flash Player 12 Plugin is a software program developed by Adobe Systems.
