Adobe Reader
What is Adobe Reader?
Adobe Reader is software application developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows Vista with nearly 54.46% of installations running this operating system. Adobe Reader's installer is typically 91.00 MB in size and installs around 121 files. The most common release is 6.0 with 24.32% of all installations currently using this version.
Adobe Reader is most popular in the United States with 57.10% of installations residing in this country.
Adobe Reader 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, Adobe Reader is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About Adobe Reader?
Adobe Acrobat and Reader are industry-leading software applications specifically engineered to efficiently view, create, edit, print, and organize Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Serving as a standard method for presenting information with a consistent and static layout akin to a traditional paper publication, Adobe's suite of tools provides users with advanced functionality. Additionally, Adobe supports the development of Acrobat plug-ins by third-party developers, enabling the integration of supplementary features to enhance the capabilities of the Acrobat program.
Software Behaviors
- Services:
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- LogTransport2.exe runs as a service named 'VAIO Care Performance Service' (SampleCollector) "Checks the systems performance for VAIO Care.".
- Firewall:
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- AcroRd32.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- reader_sl.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Adobe Reader Speed Launcher'.
Startup Entries
- Startup tasks:
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- reader_sl.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 6.
- reader_sl.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 2.
- reader_sl.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Adobe Reader Speed Launcher.
- reader_sl.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 4.
- reader_sl.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
- reader_sl.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Adobe Reader Speed Launcher_Reg_HKLMWow6432Run.
- adobearm.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Adobe ARM.
- reader_sl.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 7.
- reader_sl.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 3.
- reader_sl.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 10.
- Registry entries:
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- AdobeUpdateManager.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'updateMgr' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AdobeUpdateManager.exe" AcRdB7_1_0 -reboot 1.
- AdobeCollabSync.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Adobe Acrobat Synchronizer' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\AdobeCollabSync.exe".
- AdobeUpdateManager.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'updateMgr' and executes as C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AdobeUpdateManager.exe AcRdB7_0_0.
- adobeupdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AdobeUpdater' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater5\AdobeUpdater.exe".
- AdobeCollabSync.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Adobe Reader Synchronizer' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe".
- adobecollabsync.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Adobe Reader Synchronizer' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe".
- reader_sl.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Adobe Reader Speed Launcher' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe".
- adobecollabsync.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Adobe Reader Synchronizer' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe".
- adobe_updater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AdobeUpdater6' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater6\Adobe_Updater.exe".
- adobecollabsync.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Adobe Acrobat Synchronizer' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\AdobeCollabSync.exe".
- AdobeCollabSync.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Adobe Reader Synchronizer' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe".
Software Details
- URL:
- https://www.adobe.com
- Support:
- https://www.adobe.com/support/main.html
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\
- Uninstaller:
- MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-A81200000003}
- Size:
- 91.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Adobe Reader Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- AcroRd32.exe
- Name:
- Adobe Reader
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
- MD5:
- f2fd13b6aa16bcbf986c1a99a2033137
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
File Type | Filename | MD5 |
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EXE
|
9fc9045681c60a817c645cc7b12871b7 | |
EXE
|
9e41a093c5af01f709187b54458171ea | |
DLL
|
ff0d6f82a0ec13952e83b9439100e45d | |
DLL
|
956ad1579068df6ce05bb6279b96ef63 | |
DLL
|
03a23a2a24e63e9d18fca6173760dccf | |
DLL
|
3288f33be7634c85c251b01d2bab9ea8 | |
DLL
|
44629a619746dd663930015e236ceadd | |
DLL
|
04a0bea966d5b61b423071f337d9f362 | |
EXE
|
a050ade25358b2127983d63c500715fb | |
DLL
|
328e8b871875dd4c7adf88d3a2c25720 |