armsvc.exe
Adobe Acrobat Update Service by Adobe Systems (Signed)
Overview
armsvc.exe has 7 known versions, the most recent one is 1.701.3.3014. It is started as a Windows Service called 'AdobeARMservice'. In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 218.67 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Adobe Systems by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs Adobe Common File Installer, Adobe Reader X (10.1.6) and Adobe Reader XI (11.0.09) have been observed as installing specific variations of armsvc.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0023% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 1.67 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 4.73 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 6 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is armsvc.exe?
Adobe Acrobat Update Service is a program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.
About armsvc.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
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| File name: | armsvc.exe |
| Publisher: | Adobe Systems Incorporated |
| Product name: | Adobe Acrobat Update Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\adobe\arm\1.0\armsvc.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Adobe Systems |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Friday, September 20, 2013 |
| Windows Service |
| Display name: | AdobeARMservice |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Adobe Acrobat Update Service.)
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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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.
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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“Adobe Reader lets you read and print from any system any document created as an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file, with its original appearance preserved. PDF files are compact and can be shar...”
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Adobe Reader XI is an application 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 informati...
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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“Adobe Reader lets you read and print from any system any document created as an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file, with its original appearance preserved. PDF files are compact and can be shar...”
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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“Adobe Reader XI Font Pack enables you to display and interact with documents authored in languages other than those supported in your native Adobe Reader. It is needed to correctly display a document ...”
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Adobe Acrobat is a set of application software to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF). Acrobat and Reader are widely used as a method of presenting info...
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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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 Digita...
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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“Adobe Reader software is the free trusted standard for reliably viewing, printing, and annotating PDF documents. It’s the only PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all types of PDF content,...”
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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“Adobe Reader software is the free trusted standard for reliably viewing, printing, and annotating PDF documents. It’s the only PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all types of PDF content,...”
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of armsvc.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
All file variations of armsvc.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
38.50% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
19.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
6.75% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
3.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
2.75% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
1.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
1.50% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
1.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.00% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
0.75% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 N |
0.25% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
0.25% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.25% |
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| 25 other Windows OS version |
Distribution by country
United States installs about 44.44% of Adobe Acrobat Update Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
19.70% |
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| ASUS |
14.13% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
13.20% |
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| Toshiba |
11.90% |
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| Acer |
11.71% |
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| Sony |
9.67% |
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| Lenovo |
7.43% |
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| Samsung |
3.53% |
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| Intel |
3.35% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.42% |
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| Medion |
0.74% |
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| NEC |
0.74% |
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| Alienware |
0.56% |
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| Sahara |
0.37% |
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| Gateway |
0.37% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.19% |
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