How to uninstall Macromedia Flash Player 8

I don't remember when I installed this hideous software! And it doesn't exist in the Applications Folder and cannot be found with Spotlight (that I find useless BTW).
Unfortunately this "Macromedia Flash Player 8" is set as default for all .flv videos. If I try to play a video by double clicking on it, the "Macromedia Flash Player 8" icon shows on the Deck but doesn't play a thing. The only to play a video is to choose another application from the right click menu every time I want to play a clip!
I tried Adobe's website but failed to find a solution for Mac users!
I'd be grateful if someone can:
1) help me remove this application for good.
2) help me set default applications and preset them with certain file extensions because if I choose another application and ask to ALWAYS OPEN WITH, still it didn't work in this case!

Thank you all for your contribution.
I have no clue how or when I mistakenly installed this Flash 8. Anyway, all the above I have tried but of no use.
My last resort -which thank God worked for me- was to uninstall all Adobe software to avoid confusion. I use AppDelete that helped clear the remaining leftovers
Then I used Spotlight as advised above, but at first it didn't help because the application couldn't be found in any search as if it is unlisted... until I used the Spotlight to search for old applications by date where I found the icon f in a blue circle representing the Flash 8. I deleted it and that was the end of it.
I reinstalled all Adobe applications back... and all is well.
Thanks to all who contributed to this thread.

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