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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

11.0.07.79 6.10%
11.0.06.70 1.22%
11.0.04.63 13.41%
11.0.03.37 6.10%
11.0.02.0 1.22%
11.0.01.36 8.54%
11.0.0.379 9.76%
10.1.8.24 3.66%
10.1.7.27 8.54%
10.1.6.1 1.22%
10.1.5.33 4.88%
10.1.4.38 15.85%
10.1.0.534 3.66%
10.0.0.396 1.22%
9.5.3.305 1.22%
9.5.2.295 4.88%
9.2.0.124 1.22%
9.0.0.2008061200 1.22%
8.3.1.289 1.22%
8.1.0.2007051100 2.44%
7.0.0.0 1.22%
6.0.1.2003110300 1.22%

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyA, RegQueryValueA, RegOpenKeyW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExA, CryptGenKey, GetSecurityInfo, SetEntriesInAclW, SetSecurityInfo, GetTokenInformation, AllocateAndInitializeSid, OpenProcessToken, EqualSid, FreeSid, RegCreateKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegEnumValueW, ConvertSidToStringSidW, RegDisablePredefinedCache, RevertToSelf, SetThreadToken, CreateProcessAsUserW, SetTokenInformation, GetLengthSid, ConvertStringSidToSidW, GetSecurityDescriptorSacl, DuplicateTokenEx, CreateRestrictedToken, DuplicateToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, CopySid, CreateWellKnownSid, AccessCheck, MapGenericMask, GetNamedSecurityInfoW, OpenThreadToken, CheckTokenMembership, CryptGetProvParam, CryptSetProvParam, CryptGenRandom, CryptDecrypt, CryptHashData, CryptSignHashA, CryptSignHashW, CryptGetHashParam, CryptSetKeyParam, CryptAcquireContextA, CryptAcquireContextW, CryptImportKey, CryptGetUserKey, CryptCreateHash, CryptReleaseContext, CryptDestroyKey, CryptDestroyHash, RegFlushKey, RegQueryValueW
gdi32.dll
CreateBitmap, CreateCompatibleBitmap, GetMapMode, BitBlt, GetTextMetricsW, CreateEnhMetaFileW, CreateMetaFileW, SetMapMode, SetWindowOrgEx, SetWindowExtEx, SetViewportExtEx, StretchDIBits, CloseEnhMetaFile, DeleteEnhMetaFile, SetBkColor, GetCurrentObject, GetRgnBox, CreateRectRgn, CombineRgn, SetPolyFillMode, GetObjectType, SetDIBits, CloseMetaFile, DeleteMetaFile, GetEnhMetaFileHeader, GetObjectW, GetDIBits, GetEnhMetaFileBits, GetWorldTransform, EnumEnhMetaFile, PlayEnhMetaFileRecord, SetWorldTransform, ModifyWorldTransform, SetEnhMetaFileBits, PlayEnhMetaFile, SelectObject, GetFontData, CreateScalableFontResourceW, RemoveFontResourceW, DeleteDC, DeleteObject, CreateFontIndirectW, CreateDCW, GetClipBox, GetTextColor, GetTextAlign, GetBkMode, GetStretchBltMode, GetPolyFillMode, GetMiterLimit, AddFontResourceW, ExtEscape, Escape, ResetDCW, EndDoc, EndPage, StartPage, AbortDoc, StartDocW, CreateDCA, CreateICW, DPtoLP, GetTextExtentPoint32W, GetStockObject, GetBkColor, CreateSolidBrush, CreateCompatibleDC, GetDeviceCaps
kernel32.dll
CloseHandle, UnmapViewOfFile, CreateFileA, VirtualQueryEx, GetCurrentProcess, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingW, GetFileAttributesA, FindClose, FindNextFileA, FindFirstFileA, ReadFile, SetFilePointer, GetTempPathA, GetWindowsDirectoryA, GetSystemDirectoryA, GetModuleFileNameA, SizeofResource, LockResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, GetSystemInfo, MultiByteToWideChar, LoadLibraryW, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetModuleHandleW, WaitForSingleObject, CreateSemaphoreW, ReleaseSemaphore, HeapReAlloc, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, HeapDestroy, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, RaiseException, GetVersionExA, IsDebuggerPresent, OutputDebugStringA, GetVersionExW, HeapSize, GetProcessHeap, GetCurrentThreadId, FindResourceExW, GetCurrentProcessId, GetThreadLocale, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, Sleep, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetStartupInfoW, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, InterlockedExchange, DllMain, CreateFileMappingA, LoadLibraryA, GetModuleHandleA, CreateSemaphoreA, GetStartupInfoA, VirtualProtect, GetCommandLineA, ExitProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetLastError, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, GetOEMCP, GetCPInfo, VirtualAlloc, RtlUnwind, VirtualQuery, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemFree, CLSIDFromString, GetHGlobalFromStream, CoMarshalInterface, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, StringFromCLSID, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoInitialize, StringFromGUID2, OleLockRunning, CoGetClassObject, OleInitialize, OleUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, CoLockObjectExternal, CoTaskMemAlloc, CLSIDFromProgID, CoRevokeClassObject, ReadClassStg, GetConvertStg, WriteFmtUserTypeStg, WriteClassStg, CreateDataAdviseHolder, CreateOleAdviseHolder, CoDisconnectObject, CoRegisterClassObject, CoResumeClassObjects, CoUninitialize, CoUnmarshalInterface, ReleaseStgMedium, MkParseDisplayName, CreateBindCtx
secur32.dll
FreeContextBuffer, FreeCredentialsHandle, InitializeSecurityContextA, AcquireCredentialsHandleA, DeleteSecurityContext
shell32.dll
SHGetMalloc, SHGetPathFromIDListA, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHGetFolderPathW, ShellExecuteExW, SHGetFileInfoW, FindExecutableW, SHBrowseForFolderW, SHGetPathFromIDListW, ShellExecuteW, SHCreateDirectoryExW, CommandLineToArgvW
shlwapi.dll
PathRemoveBackslashW, PathAddBackslashW, PathCreateFromUrlW, PathFindFileNameW, UrlCanonicalizeW, PathIsUNCW, PathFindExtensionW, PathCombineW, PathIsDirectoryW, AssocQueryStringW, UrlGetPartW, PathIsRelativeW, PathFileExistsW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathAppendW, SHDeleteKeyW, PathIsURLW, UrlIsW, StrStrIW, StrStrIA
user32.dll
MessageBoxW, SendMessageW, FindWindowW, UnregisterClassA, GetDC, ReleaseDC, RegisterClipboardFormatW, DispatchMessageW, PeekMessageW, TranslateMessage, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, DdeDisconnect, DdeConnect, DdeCreateDataHandle, DdeAddData, SystemParametersInfoW, GetThreadDesktop, GetProcessWindowStation, CloseWindowStation, GetDesktopWindow, CreateWindowStationW, CreateDesktopW, GetUserObjectInformationW, PostThreadMessageW, GetActiveWindow, SetTimer, GetAsyncKeyState, UnregisterClassW, RegisterClassW, EnableWindow, SetWindowTextW, GetWindowInfo, EnumChildWindows, GetRawInputDeviceList, GetRawInputDeviceInfoW, SetWindowPos, GetWindowRect, GetWindowTextW, GetWindowTextLengthW, CreateIconFromResourceEx, UnhookWindowsHookEx, SetDlgItemTextW, SetWindowsHookExW, GetParent, GetClassNameW, FindWindowExW, DdeClientTransaction, SetActiveWindow, IsWindowEnabled, CloseWindow, GetClipboardFormatNameA, GetClipboardData, OpenClipboard, CloseClipboard, EmptyClipboard, SetClipboardData, IsClipboardFormatAvailable, EnumClipboardFormats, CountClipboardFormats, GetClipboardFormatNameW, GetClipboardSequenceNumber, GetClipboardOwner, GetOpenClipboardWindow, GetClipboardViewer, LoadCursorW, LoadIconW, SetFocus, GetFocus, SendDlgItemMessageW, MoveWindow, GetClientRect, UpdateWindow, GetClassInfoExW, IsChild, GetMessageW, GetSysColor, ClientToScreen, ScreenToClient, InvalidateRect, InvalidateRgn, RedrawWindow, SetCapture, ReleaseCapture, FillRect, CallWindowProcW, EndPaint, BeginPaint, DestroyAcceleratorTable, CreateAcceleratorTableW, IsDialogMessageW, MapWindowPoints, GetMonitorInfoW, MonitorFromWindow, SetCursor, LoadBitmapW, SetWindowContextHelpId, MapDialogRect, CreateDialogIndirectParamW, GetWindowDC, SetPropW, PostQuitMessage, GetPropW, DdeGetData, EnumThreadWindows, SetForegroundWindow, IsWindowVisible, DdeInitializeW, DdeUninitialize, DdeFreeStringHandle, DdeCreateStringHandleW, DdeNameService, FindWindowA, RegisterWindowMessageA, SetWindowLongW, ShowWindow, SetProcessWindowStation, SetThreadDesktop, OpenInputDesktop, CloseDesktop, DefWindowProcW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassExW, RegisterWindowMessageW, PostMessageW, DestroyWindow, EnumWindows, IsWindow, UserHandleGrantAccess, SetParent, GetWindowLongW, GetWindow, BringWindowToTop, GetSystemMetrics, GetForegroundWindow, EndDialog, GetDlgItem, AllowSetForegroundWindow, CharNextW, DialogBoxParamW, GetGUIThreadInfo, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetPriorityClipboardFormat, ChangeClipboardChain, SetClipboardViewer, RegisterClipboardFormatA, SendNotifyMessageW, wsprintfW, SendMessageA, MessageBoxA

AcroRd32.exe

Adobe Reader by Adobe Systems (Signed)

Remove AcroRd32.exe
Version:   6.0.1.2003110300
MD5:   572f64072ee4abe6dd7f217e22fd6e31
SHA1:   afe0b8ebefd9caea9ed97829000d78da0eea203a
SHA256:   e54f81719e5562d83bf21ed4d1515cd945f161694a2860f606b459ac13ccdc9d

What is AcroRd32.exe?

Adobe Acrobat is a set of application software developed by Adobe Systems to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF).

Overview

AcroRd32.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Adobe Reader 6.0.1 published by Adobe Systems Incorporated and Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional published by Adobe Systems Incorporated. The file is digitally signed by Adobe Systems which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:AcroRd32.exe
Publisher:Adobe Systems Incorporated
Product name:Adobe Reader
Description:Adobe Reader 9.0
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\adobe\reader 9.0\reader\acrord32.exe
File version:6.0.1.2003110300
Size:7.32 MB (7,671,876 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Adobe Systems
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, September 18, 2006
Expiration date:Thursday, November 5, 2009
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:5.351788
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Adobe Systems Incorporated
8% remove
Acrobat Reader lets you read and print from any system any document created as an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file, with its original appearance preserved. PDF files are compact and can be shared, viewed, navigated, and printed exactly as the author intended by anyone with Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Adobe Reader 6.0.2 update addresses multiple known issues in Adobe Reader 6.0, including support for forms that use Adobe's XML for...
Adobe Systems Incorporated
12% remove
Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional software allows business, creative, and engineering professionals who work with graphically complex documents to exchange business-critical documents accurately and efficiently. Convert any document to Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), and with one click from Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Project, as well as from Microsoft Visio and AutoCAD, preserve document layers.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled tasks
  • The task '{7BA77A3A-9000-4A31-AA85-9153D38FD7C7}' runs on registration in the path '\{7BA77A3A-9000-4A31-AA85-9153D38FD7C7}'
  • The job '{C38D5D8F-604E-43D3-8739-B66C1B490541}' runs on registration in the path '\{C38D5D8F-604E-43D3-8739-B66C1B490541}'
  • The job '{A5EA3B4C-A5F1-4E0E-8F40-35BCB2C35E59}' runs on registration in the path '\{A5EA3B4C-A5F1-4E0E-8F40-35BCB2C35E59}'
  • The task '{95B0BB98-D891-4F39-B1BF-E5875B328A92}' runs on registration in the path '\{95B0BB98-D891-4F39-B1BF-E5875B328A92}'
  • The job '{4BD76361-419D-4920-8936-F6F03D4420BA}' runs on registration in the path '\{4BD76361-419D-4920-8936-F6F03D4420BA}'
  • The task '{9F90E156-3443-4F55-BDE7-83312D6A3B97}' runs on registration in the path '\{9F90E156-3443-4F55-BDE7-83312D6A3B97}'
  • Entry path '\{BCBC90BC-7132-43D2-93A1-EB18C7AB46D2}'
  • Entry path '\{B6D33AB2-D5BE-4A57-84A7-1AD706526772}'
  • Entry path '\{951A0EC2-87B8-4DCA-88D3-96A448B71B78}'
  • Entry path '\{6BA3BAE6-9367-4952-B0C7-5AA62F8977DC}'
  • Entry path '\{56E820C4-C882-4899-9AE3-1810142BA6BA}'
  • Entry path '\{4A05E0BF-EDDF-4C3B-B51B-35C63CA19FC6}'
  • Entry path '\{2505ED7D-D0A4-4A7E-B9E8-5FFDFDB6F802}'
  • Entry path '\{0FCB99A3-188B-4F9E-B845-7C85CD0392B6}'
  • Entry path '\{867D4E1F-80BE-4A2D-8157-1A8705020099}'
  • Entry path '\{3323ED45-BDD5-46DD-B0D0-49B72DE4D5E4}'
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe'

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.68%
Windows 8 9.76%
Windows 8 Pro 8.54%
Windows 7 Professional 8.54%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.32%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.10%
Windows 7 Starter 3.66%
Windows XP Professional 3.66%
Windows 8.1 Pro 2.44%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.44%
Windows 8.1 N 1.22%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.22%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.22%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.22%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 48.68% of Adobe Reader.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 28.57%
Hewlett-Packard 16.07%
Acer 16.07%
Dell 10.71%
Sony 7.14%
Toshiba 7.14%
GIGABYTE 7.14%
Intel 7.14%
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