Adobe Download Assistant

Adobe Download Assistant

by Adobe Systems Incorporated

What is Adobe Download Assistant?

Adobe Download Assistant is software application developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 61.94% of installations running this operating system. Adobe Download Assistant's installer is typically 2.00 MB in size and installs around 24 files. The most common release is 1.2.9 with 25.36% of all installations currently using this version.

Adobe Download Assistant is most popular in the United States with 47.21% of installations residing in this country.

Adobe Download Assistant adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Adobe Download Assistant is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Adobe Download Assistant?

The Adobe Download Assistant is a streamlined software application designed to enhance the reliability of downloads for Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop Elements, and Adobe Premiere Elements trial products. Upon completion of the trial software download, the Adobe Download Assistant initiates the product installation process automatically. This lightweight tool is intended to streamline the download and installation process for Adobe's suite of products, ultimately improving the overall user experience.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • Adobe Download Assistant.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe Download Assistant\Adobe Download Assistant.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • Adobe Download Assistant.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F9D64C61-62BD-44D4-B812-0AE89523B394}' (runs on registration).
  • 7z.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{756B733B-AE51-48D9-A99C-3186D6DF6889}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • 7z.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named '7zip' and executes as "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe".

Software Details

URL:
https://www.adobe.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Adobe Download Assistant\
Uninstaller:
msiexec /qb /x {C8773FDB-D0DB-BE52-D536-F48F9886B57B}
Size:
2.00 MB
Language:
English

Adobe Download Assistant Executable Details

Primary executable:
Adobe Download Assistant.exe
Name:
Adobe Download Assistant
Path:
C:\Program Files\Adobe Download Assistant\Adobe Download Assistant.exe
MD5:
503e545dcba06637856872432e6b1628
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Adobe Download Assistant
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
e8c70951c18e060861c237384f2b5239
EXE
fcd7f8b3069272d291d963bb2b872402
DLL
2af9661f97960940d63c8380abebfeb9
DLL
53a34216f14dabd55ed8f65576e2614f
DLL
b9efe3e513ae6c65a3808ccb1442e2a0
DLL
df9c4492b80f793ed3ea5b7fd2138bca
DLL
539cfadcf9a8ab82e4acc7490382c925
DLL
c2e4fec6acf7d1045e703b00573b3d9b
DLL
e11b71d3bb691591b8c234f74bc3a10c
DLL
5172edf73c84f4c9b9f6cd2713f283a3