What is ABBYY FineReader?

ABBYY FineReader is software application developed by ABBYY Software House. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 53.27% of installations running this operating system. ABBYY FineReader's installer is typically 173.00 MB in size and installs around 377 files. The most common release is 5.0.0.33515 with 13.16% of all installations currently using this version.

ABBYY FineReader is most popular in Germany with 18.20% of installations residing in this country.

ABBYY FineReader adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, ABBYY FineReader is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About ABBYY FineReader?

ABBY's software is capable of recognizing text characters within images. The Finereader application can convert scanned images into editable file formats, while FlexiCapture is a data and document capture software that transforms documents into electronic form. These solutions are designed to streamline the process of transitioning from paper documents to electronic information, eliminating the need for time-consuming and manual tasks such as retyping text and data entry.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

sprint.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ABBYY\FineReader 5.0 Sprint\Sprint.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

Bonus.ScreenshotReader.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{3A4C8733-7551-4DBC-A2A7-630AF1D61BA3}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

Bonus.ScreenshotReader.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 2.

Registry entries:

Bonus.ScreenshotReader.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ABBYY Screenshot Reader Bonus' and executes as "C:\Program Files\ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Express Edition\Bonus.ScreenshotReader.exe" -autorun.
Bonus.ScreenshotReader.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ABBYY Screenshot Reader Bonus' and executes as "C:\Program Files\ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Sprint\Bonus.ScreenshotReader.exe" -autorun.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.abbyy.com

Support:

https://www.abbyy.com/support

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Professional Edition\

Uninstaller:

MsiExec.exe /I{AAF80000-22B9-4CE9-98D6-2CCF359BAC07}

Size:

173.00 MB

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