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8.0.0.22 1.43%
7.0.0.450 2.86%
7.0.0.415 1.43%
7.0.0.414 4.29%
7.0.0.324 5.71%
7.0.0.233 4.29%
7.0.0.193 2.86%
6.2.136.0 15.71%
6.2.112.0 1.43%
6.0.335.0 24.29%
2.2.41.0 11.43%
2.0.242.0 1.43%
2.0.240.0 4.29%
1.5.86.0 4.29%
1.0.175.0 14.29%

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advapi32.dll
SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, AllocateAndInitializeSid, SetEntriesInAclW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, FreeSid, GetNamedSecurityInfoW, SetNamedSecurityInfoW
kernel32.dll
GetTickCount, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, InterlockedDecrement, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetProcessHeap, SetEndOfFile, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, HeapReAlloc, GetStringTypeW, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetLocaleInfoW, HeapCreate, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, GetFileType, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetStdHandle, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, HeapSize, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, WaitForSingleObject, GetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, CloseHandle, SetEvent, CreateEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateThread, GetDateFormatW, Sleep, GetTimeFormatW, GetLocalTime, GetSystemDefaultLangID, CreateProcessW, WriteFile, WideCharToMultiByte, ReadFile, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateFileW, MultiByteToWideChar, FlushFileBuffers, GetTempPathW, SetLastError, LocalAlloc, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, LocalFree, lstrlenA, InterlockedIncrement, ExitProcess, ReleaseSemaphore, CreateSemaphoreW, OpenSemaphoreW, GetCurrentProcessId, SetFilePointer, CreateDirectoryW, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, IsDBCSLeadByteEx, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, GetCommandLineW, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, RtlUnwind, RaiseException, LCMapStringW, GetCPInfo, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetModuleHandleW, IsDebuggerPresent, VirtualAlloc, CreateFileA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, LoadLibraryA, GetStringTypeA, VirtualFree, GetStartupInfoA, GetModuleHandleA, LCMapStringA, GetModuleFileNameA, CompareStringW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GetTimeZoneInformation, MoveFileW, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedCompareExchange, OpenMutexW, GetFileSizeEx, ReleaseMutex, CopyFileW, GetFileAttributesW, lstrlenW, SetFileAttributesW, GetFullPathNameW, GetFullPathNameA, GetFileSize, UnlockFile, LockFile, FormatMessageA, GetVersionExW, GetFileAttributesA, LockFileEx, GetDiskFreeSpaceW, GetDiskFreeSpaceA, DeleteFileW, GetTempPathA, GetSystemTime, AreFileApisANSI, DeleteFileA, CreateMutexW, lstrcpyW, SetDllDirectoryW
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CLSIDFromProgID, CLSIDFromString, OleRun, CoInitialize, CoTaskMemFree
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHGetFolderLocation, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetFolderPathW, SHCreateDirectoryExW
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathRenameExtensionW, PathAddExtensionW, PathIsFileSpecW, PathRemoveExtensionW, PathStripPathW, PathRemoveBackslashW, PathAppendW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathFindFileNameW
user32.dll
DefWindowProcW, DestroyMenu, UpdateWindow, SendMessageW, MessageBoxW, InsertMenuW, CreateWindowExW, CreatePopupMenu, wsprintfW, EndPaint, DestroyWindow, TranslateAcceleratorW, GetMessageW, PostQuitMessage, TrackPopupMenu, PostMessageW, SetForegroundWindow, LoadCursorW, BeginPaint, TranslateMessage, LoadAcceleratorsW, RegisterClassExW, LoadIconW, GetCursorPos, DispatchMessageW

AAM Updates Notifier.exe

AAM Updates Notifier Application by Adobe Systems Incorporated (Signed)

Remove AAM Updates Notifier.exe
Version:   6.2.136.0
MD5:   36c727491f1f934ef3caee686c946de5
SHA1:   849795625f5aeb38b139db3ebf32b99fad0cb704
SHA256:   962584b7412e4fab43acf01863648b83f2a0a46e578657975f06afd0f5e0d58b

What is AAM Updates Notifier.exe?

AAM Update Notifier is installed with Adobe Master Collection CS5 and other Adobe Creative Suite products which checks for software updates periodically. If Adobe releases new updates, the AAM Update Notifier will automatically download and install these.

Overview

aam updates notifier.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. The file is digitally signed by Adobe Systems Incorporated which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:aam updates notifier.exe
Publisher:Adobe Systems Incorporated
Product name:AAM Updates Notifier Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\adobe\oobe\pdapp\uwa\aam updates notifier.exe
File version:6.2.136.0
Size:289.45 KB (296,392 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Adobe Systems Incorporated
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Saturday, December 11, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details
Network connections
  • [TCP] a23-37-9-92.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.37.9.92:80)
  • [TCP] a23-5-147-235.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.5.147.235:80)
  • [TCP] a23-67-250-106.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.250.106:80)
  • [TCP] d226-16-75.home.cgocable.net (24.226.16.75:80)
  • [TCP] a23-62-237-96.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.62.237.96:80)
  • [TCP] a23-15-7-160.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.15.7.160:80)
  • [TCP] a23-3-106-42.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.3.106.42:80)

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.06884159%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.04071306%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.02812853%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:2,330 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:8,051,651/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:11/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:8.36 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):17.03 MB
    Private (minimum):4.18 MB
    Non-paged memory:8.36 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:119.47 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):135.15 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:3.97 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):17.16 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:10,670/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:194.48 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:120/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:121.29 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:488/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:55.87 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:1,715/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:6
    12
    Handles:266
    600
    GUI GDI count:13
    103
    GUI GDI peak:16
    142
    GUI USER count:7
    49
    GUI USER peak:8
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:64-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\adobe\oobe\pdapp\uwa\aam updates notifier.exe"
    Owner:User

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    AAM Updates Notifier.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.18150137%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.08017860%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.10132277%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:4,193,008/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:3/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:304 KB
    1.16 MB
    wow64cpu.dll
    Total CPU:0.00255035%
    Kernel CPU:0.00255035%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:61,594/sec
    Memory:32 KB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 34.29%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 24.29%
    Windows 8 Pro 8.57%
    Windows 8 5.71%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 5.71%
    Windows 7 Professional 4.29%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 2.86%
    Microsoft Windows XP 2.86%
    Windows 8 Single Language 1.43%
    Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.43%
    Windows 8.1 1.43%
    Windows 8.1 Pro 1.43%
    Windows Seven Black Edition 1.43%
    Windows 8 Enterprise 1.43%
    Windows Vista Business 1.43%
    Windows Vista Home Basic 1.43%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 41.43% of AAM Updates Notifier Application.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 33.33%
    Hewlett-Packard 15.00%
    ASUS 13.33%
    MSI 10.00%
    Acer 8.33%
    Lenovo 6.67%
    GIGABYTE 3.33%
    Toshiba 3.33%
    Samsung 1.67%
    Sahara 1.67%
    American Megatrends 1.67%
    Alienware 1.67%
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