Versions

1.5.5.0	46.43%
1.4.7.0	42.86%
1.0.5.0	10.71%

AdobeARM.exe has 3 known versions, the most recent one is 1.5.5.0. AdobeARM.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. In order execute the program with adminsitrator rights and prevent a UAC prompt, the program will add a job to the Windows Task Scheduler that will automtaiclaly start it when a user logs on. The average file size is about 913.25 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Adobe Systems by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs Adobe Reader 9.5.4, Adobe Reader 8.3.1 and Launch Matter Binder for iManage have been observed as installing specific variations of AdobeARM.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 4.1 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 7.97 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 116.38 KB per minute for reads and 5.21 KB per minute for writes.

AdobeARM.exe is a part of new Adobe Acrobat\Reader updater. The Updater is responsible for checking for, downloading, and launching the update installer for Reader or Acrobat. The Updater primarily keeps itself up to date and downloads and extracts needed files. It does not actually install anything, as that job is handled by a separate installer. Update preferences controlled at the registry level. Log settings controlled at the registry level; log name and location is different. Checks for upd