pepflashplayer.dll file report
ThreatInfo file report
pepflashplayer.dll
Why it matters
Evidence available for this file
Latest status is clean for this hash.
First seen 2017-05-25 14:11:15 (8 years ago); latest analysis 2025-11-28 23:00:24 (6 months ago).
Company metadata: Adobe Systems, Inc.. Product metadata: Shockwave Flash.
Signed by Google Inc. The signature is not reported as trusted and valid, which can indicate tampering, repackaging, or copied publisher data.
ThreatInfo has seen this file in user or system paths listed below. Unexpected locations increase the need for local verification.
Recommended action
What to do next
- Confirm the hash and publisher match the expected software.
- Review the observed locations and signature information below.
- Rescan if the file was downloaded from an unknown source or appears in an unusual path.
File context
pepflashplayer.dll is a Windows file recorded in the ThreatInfo database. It is associated with Shockwave Flash. The reported company name is Adobe Systems, Inc.. The current detection status is Clean, based on the latest analysis from 2025-11-28 23:00:24 (6 months ago).
This record is currently marked as clean, but file reputation can depend on the exact path, hash, and source. Compare the MD5 and publisher data below with the file on your system.
File Details
| Product Name: | Shockwave Flash |
| Company Name: | Adobe Systems, Inc. |
| MD5: | e6b0bc04dca07169abfc4456c4671307 |
| Size: | 15 MB |
| First Published: | 2017-05-25 14:11:15 (8 years ago) |
| Latest Published: | 2025-11-28 23:00:24 (6 months ago) |
| Status: | Clean (on last analysis) | |
| Analysis Date: | 2025-11-28 23:00:24 (6 months ago) |
Overview
| Signed By: | Google Inc |
| Status: | Invalid (digital signature could be stolen or file could be patched) |
The signature on pepflashplayer.dll is not reported as trusted and valid. Invalid or suspicious signature data can indicate tampering, repackaging, or an unrelated file using copied publisher information.
Common Places:
| %programfiles%\ucbrowser\application\5.5.8071.1004\pepperflash |
| %localappdata%\ucbrowser\user data_i18n\pepperflash\19.0.0.186 |
| %programfiles%\ucbrowser\application\5.5.6367.1013\pepperflash |
| %programfiles%\ucbrowser\application\5.4.4237.1032\pepperflash |
| %programfiles%\mybrowser\mybrowser\application\39.5.2171.95\pepperflash |
| %programfiles%\ucbrowser\application\5.5.9936.1004\pepperflash |
| %localappdata%\ucbrowser\user data\pepperflash\19.0.0.186 |
| %profile%\ag\local settings\application data\ucbrowser\user data_i18n\pepperflash\19.0.0.186 |
| %programfiles%\ucbrowser\application\5.4.5426.1034\pepperflash |
| %profile%\dministrator\local settings\application data\ucbrowser\user data\pepperflash\19.0.0.186 |
ThreatInfo has observed pepflashplayer.dll in the locations listed above. Files found in temporary folders, user profile folders, startup locations, or unusual application directories should be reviewed more carefully than files installed under a known program directory.
Geography:
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The strongest geographic signal for this file is Vietnam with 45.7% of observed hits. Geographic distribution can help identify targeted campaigns, regional software bundles, or where a file is most commonly reported.
OS Version:
| Windows 7 | 72.3% | |
| Windows 10 | 17.4% | |
| Windows 8.1 | 3.7% | |
| Windows XP | 3.3% | |
| Windows 8 | 2.9% | |
| Windows Embedded Standard | 0.4% |
The most common operating system signal for pepflashplayer.dll is Windows 7 with 72.3% of observed hits. If your system differs from the common profile, check whether the file was introduced by a specific installer, archive, or removable device.
Analysis
pepflashplayer.dll is identified as pe for 32 systems. The subsystem is Windows CUI. PE header values are useful for triage, especially when they do not match the expected publisher, product, or release timeline.
| Subsystem: | Windows CUI |
| PE Type: | pe |
| OS Bitness: | 32 |
| Image Base: | 0x10000000 |
| Entry Address: | 0x0075fe4f |
PE Sections:
| Name | Size of data | MD5 |
| .text | 11527168 | 8c6460bce33ce408eabeda4d46ae4bc6 |
| .rodata | 4608 | 961b8bc20d84f8383949dde07de5b191 |
| .rdata | 3361792 | 46be6e8e888bdafabcbd3c5070b4ea35 |
| .data | 833536 | a0dd84ed984ea3541de7c23d4d4e2220 |
| .tls | 512 | bf619eac0cdf3f68d496ea9344137e8b |
| .rsrc | 2560 | b008a9cb712a8ddcfe445ff4a8b29611 |
| .reloc | 655360 | 768487874ac6e933c3e3afa8e8f73c0e |
PE section names and hashes can reveal packing, injected resources, or unusual build artifacts. Sections with uncommon names, very large raw data, or hashes that differ from a trusted copy deserve additional review.
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