What is ACDSee Pro 5?

ACDSee Pro 5 is software application developed by ACD Systems Ltd. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 71.50% of installations running this operating system. ACDSee Pro 5's installer is typically 58.00 MB in size and installs around 216 files. The most common release is 5.3.168 with 38.71% of all installations currently using this version.

ACDSee Pro 5 is most popular in the United States with 19.4% of installations residing in this country.

ACDSee Pro 5 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 Pro 5 is known to create 4 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About ACDSee Pro 5?

ACDSee is a comprehensive software solution that serves as an image organizer, viewer, and RAW/image editor designed for use with Microsoft Windows. ACDSee's key features include rapid processing, lossless RAW/image editing capabilities, efficient batch processing of images, integration with metadata (including Exif/IPTC data), the ability to embed metadata directly into image files, image rating, keyword and category organization, and geotagging/GPS support. The software excels in swiftly and accurately assessing image quality, thanks to its proficient next/previous image caching, quick image/RAW decoding, and seamless one-click toggling between 100% and fit screen zoom modes. For professional users, ACDSee also offers extensive keyboard accessibility for accessing its many features.

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'.
ACDSeeQV10.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\10.0\ACDSeeQV10.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).
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).
ACDSee8Pro.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E315BA2A-EFE2-4955-AAAE-15ADA05D1A3E}' (runs on registration).
ACDSeePro5.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A313C588-81CC-4DDC-B236-00E890A0AAB1}' (runs on registration).
ACDSee Free.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0491DA1A-A728-4D8E-AD83-159CD7C13FEC}' (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".
ACDSeePro5.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\5.0\ACDSeePro5.exe /tray.
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.