Versions

5.0.1	26.32%
5.0.0	73.68%

There are 2 versions of cs5servicemanager.exe in the wild, the latest version being 5.0.1. cs5servicemanager.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 395.23 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Adobe Systems Incorporated by VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0001% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.22 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.05 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 186 Bytes per minute for reads and 99 Bytes per minute for writes.

The CS Service Manager is a program that runs in the background whenever extensions are invoked by Adobe Creative Suite products. This service determines what extensions should be loaded in an application, based on the information provided in each extension’s manifest file. Every time an extension is installed, uninstalled, or updated, the CS Service Manager reloads the extension's manifest to reflect those changes.