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
9956927c3cdf134ee8b09baa3751f526
DLL
b317a9085b4524b168936662ead5be15
DLL
8e82414ebea367a559b95c37d14bef2a
EXE
e967bbdb8ea47abebf80f3646698a3dd