What is ACDSee 15?

ACDSee 15 is software application developed by ACD Systems Ltd. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 61.16% of installations running this operating system. ACDSee 15's installer is typically 171.00 MB in size and installs around 181 files. The most common release is 15.2.212 with 55.78% of all installations currently using this version.

ACDSee 15 is most popular in the United States with 29.51% of installations residing in this country.

ACDSee 15 adds 6 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, ACDSee 15 is known to create 3 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About ACDSee 15?

ACDSee is an advanced software suite designed to serve as an efficient image organizer, viewer, and RAW/image editor for the Microsoft Windows platform. Its primary features include high-speed performance, lossless RAW/image editing, streamlined image batch processing, and comprehensive metadata support including Exif/IPTC editing and embedding in image files. Users can also leverage ACDSee for image rating, keyword and category organization, and geotagging/GPS support. The software's rapid image caching and decoding capabilities, as well as its seamless zoom functionality, enable quick and accurate assessment of image quality. ACDSee also offers robust support for keyboard shortcuts, allowing professional users to access its full range of features with ease.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

ACDSee Free.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee Free\ACDSee Free.exe'.
ACDSeeProInTouch2.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee Pro\5.0\ACDSeeProInTouch2.exe'.
acdIDInTouch2.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\17.0\acdIDInTouch2.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

ACDSee14.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BD8268E5-06AA-4A03-907E-A836C78344B0}' (runs on registration).
ACDSee11.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{4844B7DA-5C9E-4F59-8A4F-5A0446467F9F}' (runs on registration).
ACDSee10.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F6292316-8EF2-4787-9C89-5BB134EF473A}' (runs on registration).
ACDSee15.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{75642DB7-BF1C-4F88-A8B0-138E2DA03F84}' (runs on registration).
ACDSee12.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{142D5D49-FEB4-47E2-985A-D68120810766}' (runs on registration).
ACDSee9.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AD07C572-F3F8-47F7-9271-5412D8444B69}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

ACDSeeProInTouch2.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ACPW05DE.

Registry entries:

ACDSeeSR.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACDSeeSRPro5' and executes as "C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee Pro\5.0\ACDSeeSR.exe".
acdIDInTouch2.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACSW17EN' and executes as "C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\17.0\acdIDInTouch2.exe".
ACDSeeSR12.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACDSeeSR12' and executes as "C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\12.0\ACDSeeSR12.exe".
ACDSeePro3.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACDSee' and executes as C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee Pro\3.0\ACDSeePro3.exe /tray.
ACDSee12.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACDSee' and executes as C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\12.0\ACDSee12.exe /tray.
ACDSee16.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACDSee' and executes as C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\16.0\ACDSee16.exe /tray.