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adobe download assistant.exe

Remove adobe download assistant.exe
MD5:   3cf4395d4a66a9a937cf8ed89f2dbb49
SHA1:   98a4d505f0351f6a6db05b45bf27175ab5246974
SHA256:   9e26c3372fcec1f7406ac6f7711ac84dca8cf7d40f5547778bae065bc2a40735

Overview

adobe download assistant.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent Adobe AIR Application Installer.exe (Adobe AIR by Adobe Systems Incorporated). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Adobe Download Assistant published by Adobe Systems Incorporated, ACDSee Photo Manager 12 from ACD Systems Ltd and ACDSee Photo Manager 12 by ACD Systems Ltd.

DetailsDetails

File name:adobe download assistant.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\adobe download assistant\adobe download assistant.exe
Size:139 KB (142,336 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
ACDSee Photo Manager 12
 ACD Systems Ltd
25% remove
“The easy way to organize and share your photos. Manage your image collection with ease. ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 has everything you need to quickly organize and find photos, fix flaws and share favorites. New features in ACDSee 2009: Organize up front--set categories, keywords, and create backups and more as you pull images in from your camera. Save your frequently-used searches for ongoing use. Easily share your categories, keywords a...”
Adobe Download Assistant
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
20% remove
The Adobe Download Assistant is a small, lightweight application used with Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop Elements, and Adobe Premiere Elements trial product downloads to improve download reliability. After the trial software is downloaded, Adobe Download Assistant automatically starts the product installation.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled tasks
  • Entry path '\{56B5CA3F-59F6-482C-B8A7-806C4179215C}'
  • Entry path '\{4B179ED0-266B-482E-9B8D-570CF1306529}'
Network connections
  • [TCP] www-du1.adobe.com (193.104.215.61:443)

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.03934023%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.03165659%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00768364%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:3,765,625 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Memory
    Private memory:60.45 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):70.73 MB
    Private (minimum):69.11 MB
    Non-paged memory:60.45 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:183.55 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):198.96 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:70.81 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):71.35 MB
    37.95 MB
    Resource allocations
    Threads:12
    12
    Handles:457
    600
    GUI GDI count:156
    103
    GUI GDI peak:160
    142
    GUI USER count:16
    49
    GUI USER peak:22
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\adobe download assistant\adobe download assistant.exe"
    Owner:User
    Parent process:Adobe AIR Application Installer.exe (Adobe AIR by Adobe Systems Incorporated)

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Professional 75.00%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 25.00%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    MU installs about 75.00% of adobe download assistant.exe.
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