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AcroRd32.exe
Adobe Reader by Adobe Systems (Signed)
| Version: | 8.3.1.289 |
| MD5: | ea5f3bf2f1254ebf06731ee470eb29e8 |
| SHA1: | 1e74ff76929cb9b1458b3fc01e13a7d94f88f3a4 |
| SHA256: | 86bbf6c671942f1294a6e0e41ede13fa76ae509cf4e699ce038806ae56e3abfe |
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 8.3.1 published by Adobe Systems Incorporated, Adobe Reader 8.2.6 from Adobe Systems Incorporated and Adobe Reader 8.2.6 by Adobe Systems Incorporated. The file is digitally signed by Adobe Systems which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| 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: | 8.3.1.289 |
| Size: | 337.42 KB (345,520 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
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Adobe Acrobat and Reader are a set of applications designed to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF). Acrobat and Reader are widely used as a method of presenting information with a fixed layout similar to a paper publication. Adobe also allows Acrobat plug-ins to be developed by third parties, which can add extra functions to the Acrobat program.
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Behaviors
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'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00096578% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00031475% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00065102% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 11,234 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 124/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 67.47 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 70.58 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 39.9 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 67.47 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 160.36 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 171.31 MB | |
| Working set: | 68.34 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 79.47 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 209 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 210 | |
| GUI USER count: | 377 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\adobe\reader 8.0\reader\acrord32.exe" "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My documents\quotes\farrens\site plans bangor aurora\2626(21)004 - c04.pdf" |
| Owner: | User |
| Parent process: | Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
42.68% |
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| Windows 8 |
9.76% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
8.54% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.54% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.32% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.10% |
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| 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% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 48.68% of Adobe Reader.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
28.57% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
16.07% |
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| Acer |
16.07% |
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| Dell |
10.71% |
|
| Sony |
7.14% |
|
| Toshiba |
7.14% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.14% |
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| Intel |
7.14% |
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