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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1,8,0,31 20.00%
1,7,0,56 20.00%
1,7,0,56 40.00%
1,5,0,30 10.00%
1, 3, 12, 0 10.00%

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyW
kernel32.dll
GetProcessHeap, CreateFileW, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleW, FreeLibrary, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, InterlockedDecrement, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, GetFileAttributesExW, GetLastError, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenA, FindFirstFileW, VirtualQuery, GetExitCodeProcess, WaitForSingleObject, CreateProcessW, GetModuleFileNameW, ReadFile, GlobalFree, CreatePipe, GetStdHandle, GlobalAlloc, GetEnvironmentVariableW, WideCharToMultiByte, LocalFree, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, SetEndOfFile, CompareStringW, CloseHandle, InitializeCriticalSection, HeapReAlloc, GetLocaleInfoW, GetStringTypeW, LoadLibraryW, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetModuleFileNameA, SetFilePointer, FlushFileBuffers, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, GetStartupInfoW, GetFileType, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, SetHandleCount, WriteFile, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, InterlockedIncrement, Sleep, SetEnvironmentVariableA, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, RaiseException, RtlUnwind, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCommandLineA, LCMapStringW, GetCPInfo, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, HeapSize, ExitProcess, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, LoadLibraryA, GetSystemDirectoryA, CreateFileA, GetStringTypeA, GetVersionExA, GetModuleHandleA, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, GetStartupInfoA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, LCMapStringA
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize, CLSIDFromString, CLSIDFromProgID, OleRun
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
AssocQueryStringW
user32.dll
wsprintfW
wininet.dll
InternetCloseHandle, InternetOpenA, InternetSetOptionA, InternetCrackUrlA, HttpQueryInfoA, HttpSendRequestA, HttpOpenRequestA, HttpSendRequestW, InternetConnectA
ws2_32.dll
getaddrinfo, freeaddrinfo
Export table
AdobeHelpEncodeURIComponent
DisplayAdobeHelpClientPage
GetAdobeHelpClientOnlineStatus
GetAdobeHelpClientVersion
InitializeAdobeHelpClient
OpenURL
SearchHelp
ValidateAdobeHelpClientPageId

ahclient.dll

AdobeHelp Dynamic Link Library by Adobe Systems Incorporated (Signed)

Remove ahclient.dll
Version:   1,8,0,31
MD5:   14d21ef30e9142c19e08ada8335de721
SHA1:   1708abf4ec7ba4d3a837a41a4567c180bdc5ff4c
SHA256:   9603314ef0914e36a6cade164d7534285802da9f9b200e236594d989e4d8cff1

What is ahclient.dll?

The Adobe Help manager is an AIR-based content installation utility that downloads offline help content and notifies you when new updates are available, ensuring that you always have the most up-to-date and accurate reference information from Adobe. The Help Manager will download either HTML or PDF content, depending on which file is the most recent. The Adobe Help Manager is installed by default with Adobe Creative Suite 6 and many other products.

About ahclient.dll (from Adobe Systems Incorporated)

Adobe CS5 applications ship with a new help application named the Adobe® Community Help Client. The client is designed to display help content which is hosted on an Adobe Help website. The content can

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File name:ahclient.dll
Publisher:Adobe Systems Incorporated
Product name: AdobeHelp Dynamic Link Library
Description:Adobe Help Client Library
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\adobe\adobe illustrator cs6\support files\contents\windows\ahclient.dll
File version:1,8,0,31
Size:287.38 KB (294,280 bytes)
Build date:11/14/2012 1:32 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Adobe Systems Incorporated
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Saturday, December 15, 2012
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Photoshop® CC is part of Creative Cloud™. That means you have access to all the latest updates and future releases the moment they're available. Use Save to Cloud to keep your files organized across multiple computers. And with Behance® integration, you can share your projects straight from Photoshop CC and get immediate feedback from creatives around the world. More freedom, speed, and power to make incredible images real. You'll get d...
Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 40.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.00%
Windows 8 10.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 10.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 60.00% of AdobeHelp Dynamic Link Library.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 44.44%
Dell 22.22%
Acer 11.11%
Hewlett-Packard 11.11%
American Megatrends 11.11%
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