Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

3.3.8.19346	25.00%
3.3.8.19346	12.50%
3.3.8.19346	50.00%
3.3.8.19346	12.50%

(Note, Adobe Systems Incorporated publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

adbeape.dll (Adobe APE 2012/01/25-10:04:55 by Adobe Systems Incorporated)

adbeapecore.dll

Adobe APE 2012/01/25-10:04:55 by Adobe Systems Incorporated (Signed)

Remove adbeapecore.dll

Version:	3.3.8.19346
MD5:	c71a6b686e61cf1b74e0ed1323eae30a
SHA1:	484c965c48053e18a4ef02aa714998fd84004417
SHA256:	d4e604e4af708b9ab9db4e99fdac7892dcceb1b7d3b4d17e8965c374606154d5

What is adbeapecore.dll?

Adobe Player for Embedding (Adobe APE) is a multimedia type engine, (think Adobe AIR, which is WebKit + Flash with modifications to support Suite extensibility). Adobe APE is typiclaly included with the Adobe Creative Suite as well as more recent versions of Adobe products.

Overview

adbeapecore.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Adobe Common File Installer published by Adobe Systems Incorporated, Adobe Common File Installer from Adobe Systems Incorporated and Adobe Common File Installer by Adobe Systems Incorporated. The file is digitally signed by Adobe Systems Incorporated which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	adbeapecore.dll
Publisher:	Adobe Systems, Incorporated
Product name:	Adobe APE 2012/01/25-10:04:55
Description:	Adobe APE(32 bit)
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\common files\adobe\ape\3.3\adbeapecore.dll
File version:	3.3.8.19346
Product version:	66.1025012
Size:	113.17 KB (115,888 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Adobe Systems Incorporated
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Adobe Common File Installer

Adobe Systems Incorporated

3% remove

Adobe Common File Installer installs a number of shared components between multiple Adobe programs. If you remove this program some features of other related programs might not function properly.

Adobe InDesign CS6

Adobe Systems Incorporated

6% remove

InDesign can be used to create works such as posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers and books. InDesign can also publish content suitable for tablet devices in conjunction with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. Graphic designers and production artists are the principal users, creating and laying out periodical publications, posters, and print media. It also supports export to EPUB and SWF formats to create digital publications,...