Should I block it?
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
1.701.3.3014 |
8.79% |
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1, 7, 4, 0 |
34.56% |
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1, 7, 2, 0 |
28.37% |
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1, 7, 0, 0 |
9.54% |
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1, 6, 5, 0 |
15.06% |
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1, 6, 5, 0 |
0.08% |
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1, 5, 7, 0 |
3.60% |
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Relationships
armsvc.exe
Adobe Acrobat Update Service by Adobe Systems (Signed)
Version: | 1, 7, 0, 0 |
MD5: | b1ea9681502ee57f87db71d726288a5b |
SHA1: | 285a7dc6b1e5ca4c40b94d8f0af102928ca1d201 |
SHA256: | d17bd2cfae72e92c77d183331d5cba0fea893bf54875920870e271940f40a8bb |
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
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 |
File version: | 1, 7, 0, 0 |
Size: | 63.66 KB (65,192 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Adobe Systems |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Expiration date: | Friday, September 20, 2013 |
Digital DNA |
PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 |
.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 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 shared, viewed, navigated, and printed exactly as the author intended by anyone with Adobe Reader.”
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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 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 when an author does not embed the appropriate font into the document. It is also needed when the author does embed the font, but the reader of the document wishes to interact in some way with its content, for example, by collaborating, comm...”
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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 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. The graphical user interface for desktop systems is carri...
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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 Digital Publishing Suite. Graphic designers and production artists are the principal users, creating and laying out periodical publications, posters, and print media. It also supports export to EPUB and SWF formats to create digital publications,...
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'AdobeARMservice' (Adobe Acrobat Update Service)
- AdobeARMservice
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00013869% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00010454% | |
User CPU: | 0.00003415% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 11,156 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 797/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 1.19 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 3.46 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 1.93 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 1.19 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 41.01 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 43.19 MB | |
Working set: | 2.09 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 3.92 MB | |
Page faults: | 2,205/min | |
I/O |
I/O other transfer: | 4 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 4 | |
Handles: | 81 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | System |
Platform: | 64-bit |
Command line: | "C:\Program Files\common files\adobe\arm\1.0\armsvc.exe" |
Owner: | SYSTEM |
Windows Service |
Service name: | AdobeARMservice |
Display name: | Adobe Acrobat Update Service |
Description: | “Adobe Acrobat Updater keeps your Adobe software up to date.” |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
armsvc.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.00024655% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00010482% | |
User CPU: | 0.00014173% | |
CPU cycles: | 4,459/sec | |
Memory: | 64 KB | |
sechost.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00020563% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00008064% | |
User CPU: | 0.00012499% | |
CPU cycles: | 742/sec | |
Memory: | 100 KB | |
wow64.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00002252% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00002252% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
CPU cycles: | 53/sec | |
Memory: | 252 KB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.00% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.00% |
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Windows 8.1 |
12.50% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.00% |
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Windows 8 |
4.00% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.00% |
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Windows 8.1 Single Language |
3.00% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
2.50% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.50% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
2.50% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.50% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise N |
1.00% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
1.00% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
1.00% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.00% |
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Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
1.00% |
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Windows 8.1 N |
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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Distribution by country
United States installs about 48.24% of Adobe Acrobat Update Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
21.82% |
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ASUS |
15.27% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
14.18% |
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Toshiba |
12.36% |
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Acer |
9.09% |
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Lenovo |
8.73% |
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Sony |
7.27% |
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Samsung |
3.64% |
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Intel |
3.64% |
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GIGABYTE |
1.82% |
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Medion |
0.73% |
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Gateway |
0.73% |
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Alienware |
0.36% |
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Sahara |
0.36% |
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