Should I block it?
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
AdobeARM.exe
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager by Adobe Systems (Signed)
| Version: | 1.6.5.0 |
| MD5: | b63e5c7807334a3a8f731062f15462cc |
| SHA1: | 613953e7c7b3a47ac5d8c4e2132aa1347741f14b |
| SHA256: | f4e501f749c10c44e8f501a34d8dd309892968be70da17734267bbcddc351444 |
What is AdobeARM.exe?
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
About AdobeARM.exe (from Adobe Systems)
“Adobe Reader software is the global standard for electronic document sharing. It is the only PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all PDF documents. Use Adobe Reader to view, search, digita”
Details
| File name: | AdobeARM.exe |
| Publisher: | Adobe Systems Incorporated |
| Product name: | Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\adobe\arm\1.0\adobearm.exe |
| File version: | 1.6.5.0 |
| Size: | 897.47 KB (919,008 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Adobe Systems |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Friday, September 20, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .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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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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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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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
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Adobe ARM' → "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'Programma di aggiornamento online di Adobe' runs weekly in the path '\Programma di aggiornamento online di Adobe'
- The task 'Program aktualizacji online firmy Adobe.' runs weekly in the path '\Program aktualizacji online firmy Adobe.'
- The job 'Adobe 联机更新程序' runs weekly in the path '\Adobe 联机更新程序'
- The task 'Adobe online aktualizační program' runs weekly in the path '\Adobe online aktualizační program'
- The task 'Программа онлайн-обновления Adobe.' runs in the path '\Программа онлайн-обновления Adobe.'
- The task 'Adobe 联机更新程序' runs weekly in the path '\Adobe 联机更新程序'
- The job 'Programa de atualização online Adobe' runs weekly in the path '\Programa de atualização online Adobe'
- The job 'Программа онлайн-обновления Adobe.' runs weekly in the path '\Программа онлайн-обновления Adobe.'
- The task 'Adobe-Online-Aktualisierungsprogramm' runs weekly in the path '\Adobe-Online-Aktualisierungsprogramm'
- The task 'Programme de mise à jour en ligne de Adobe' runs weekly in the path '\Programme de mise à jour en ligne de Adobe'
- The task 'Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager' runs weekly in the path '\Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager'
- The job 'Adobe ARM' runs on logon in the path '\Adobe ARM'
- The job 'Programa de actualización online de Adobe' runs weekly in the path '\Programa de actualización online de Adobe'
- The task 'Adobe online update program' runs weekly in the path '\Adobe online update program'
- Entry path '\Программа онлайн-обновления Adobe.'
- Entry path '\Programa de atualização online Adobe'
- Entry path '\Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager'
- Entry path '\Programa de actualización online de Adobe'
- Entry path '\Programma di aggiornamento online di Adobe'
- Entry path '\Adobe-Online-Aktualisierungsprogramm'
- Entry path '\Programme de mise à jour en ligne de Adobe'
- Entry path '\Adobe オンライン更新プログラム'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\Adobe ARM'
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
[UDP] listens on port 50199
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00095803% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00052421% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00043381% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,180 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 208,395/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 4.96 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 11.8 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 4.03 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 4.96 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 104.72 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 128.73 MB | |
| Working set: | 4.99 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 29.18 MB | |
| Page faults: | 58,467/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 39.95 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 9.85 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 615 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 15/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 7 | |
| Handles: | 347 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 25 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 27 | |
| GUI USER count: | 31 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 32 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command lines: |
- "C:\Program Files\common files\adobe\arm\1.0\adobearm.exe"
- "C:\Program Files\common files\adobe\arm\1.0\adobearm.exe" /producC:reader /versioC:10.0 /modC:2
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| Owner: | User |
Threads
Averages
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00517907% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00517581% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000326% | |
| CPU cycles: | 35,824/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.23 MB | |
| AdobeARM.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00186799% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00095386% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00091413% | |
| CPU cycles: | 34,789/sec | |
| Memory: | 928 KB | |
| WININET.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000489% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000489% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 2,152/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.11 MB | |
| rasman.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000489% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000489% | |
| CPU cycles: | 9/sec | |
| Memory: | 84 KB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
11.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.50% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
2.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
2.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
1.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 N |
1.50% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
1.50% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
1.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview |
1.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.00% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
1.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
1.00% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 46.73% of Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
19.42% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
15.11% |
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| ASUS |
15.11% |
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| Toshiba |
12.95% |
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| Acer |
9.71% |
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| Lenovo |
7.91% |
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| Sony |
5.04% |
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| Intel |
3.60% |
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| Samsung |
3.24% |
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| Compaq |
2.88% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.72% |
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| Medion |
0.72% |
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| Gateway |
0.72% |
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| MSI |
0.72% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.72% |
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| NEC |
0.72% |
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| Alienware |
0.36% |
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| Sahara |
0.36% |
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