Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

4.0.1 60.00%
4.0.1 20.00%
4.0.0 20.00%

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PE structurePE file structure

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advapi32.dll
GetUserNameW
imslib.dll
IMS_releaseData, IMS_setProxyCredentials, IMS_createRef, IMS_fetchAccounts, IMS_revokeDeviceToken, IMS_releaseRef, IMS_fetchAccessToken
kernel32.dll
GetModuleHandleW, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, CreateMutexW, GetLastError, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, GetTempPathW, GetCurrentProcessId, GlobalFree, GetVersionExA, GetModuleFileNameA, GetModuleHandleA, CreateMutexA, CloseHandle, WaitForSingleObject, ReleaseMutex, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetCurrentThreadId, TlsFree, Sleep, TlsAlloc, InterlockedIncrement, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, ExitProcess, SetHandleCount, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetStartupInfoW, SetLastError, HeapCreate, InitializeCriticalSection, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CompareStringW, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetStringTypeW, CreateFileA, GetFileInformationByHandle, GetFullPathNameA, LoadLibraryW, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, GetLocaleInfoW, HeapSize, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, QueryPerformanceCounter, SwitchToThread, FindClose, DeleteFileW, RemoveDirectoryW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineW, GetTickCount, GetCurrentThread, ConnectNamedPipe, GetOverlappedResult, ReadFile, WriteFile, RtlCaptureStackBackTrace, SetFilePointer, DuplicateHandle, CreateFileW, CopyFileW, GetFileSizeEx, SetFilePointerEx, SetEndOfFile, LockFileEx, UnlockFile, GetFullPathNameW, GetCurrentDirectoryW, SetCurrentDirectoryW, FindFirstFileW, FindNextFileW, CreateNamedPipeW, PeekNamedPipe, GetNamedPipeInfo, FlushFileBuffers, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateEventW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, SetEvent, ResetEvent, LoadLibraryExW, GetProcAddress, GetModuleFileNameW, SetEnvironmentVariableW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetStdHandle, SetStdHandle, SetThreadPriority, GetThreadPriority, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, GetCurrentProcess, LCMapStringW, FormatMessageW, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, LocalReAlloc, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, TerminateProcess, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedExchange, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, GetCommandLineA, HeapSetInformation, HeapFree, GetFileType, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, GetTimeZoneInformation, RtlUnwind, RaiseException, WriteConsoleW, HeapReAlloc, FileTimeToSystemTime, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, GetDriveTypeA, FindFirstFileExA, GetDriveTypeW, FindFirstFileExW, ExitThread, CreateThread, GetCPInfo
libcurl.dll
curl_formfree, curl_slist_append, curl_easy_setopt, curl_easy_perform, curl_easy_init, curl_slist_free_all, curl_easy_getinfo, curl_easy_strerror, curl_easy_cleanup, curl_global_init, curl_formadd, curl_easy_reset
ole32.dll
CoUninitialize, OleRun, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx
shell32.dll
SHCreateDirectoryExW, ShellExecuteExW, CommandLineToArgvW
user32.dll
GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, DefWindowProcW, RegisterClassW, CreateWindowExW, PostMessageW, KillTimer, SetTimer, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx, DestroyWindow, PeekMessageW, PostQuitMessage
winhttp.dll
WinHttpGetIEProxyConfigForCurrentUser, WinHttpOpen, WinHttpGetProxyForUrl, WinHttpCloseHandle
zlib1.dll
deflateInit2_, inflateEnd, crc32, deflateEnd, inflateInit2_, inflate, deflate

CEPServiceManager.exe

Adobe CEP Service Manager by Adobe Systems Incorporated (Signed)

Remove CEPServiceManager.exe
Version:   4.0.0
MD5:   635f9280c61f3a67d920061e382a7717
SHA1:   8cf84e2465da512f35a8681fd4be307f277848af
SHA256:   d29a0616c821525977b0b3a80b81ec2403e36d238d89f5e742f9b9be69f03543

Overview

cepservicemanager.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent photoshop.exe (Adobe Photoshop CC by Adobe Systems Incorporated). It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). The file is digitally signed by Adobe Systems Incorporated which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:cepservicemanager.exe
Publisher:Adobe Systems Incorporated
Product name:Adobe CEP Service Manager
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\adobe\cepservicemanager4\cepservicemanager.exe
File version:4.0.0
Size:1014.89 KB (1,039,248 bytes)
Build date:3/13/2013 4:20 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Adobe Systems Incorporated
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Expiration date:Saturday, March 1, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'AdobeCEPServiceManager' → "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEPServiceManager4\CEPServiceManager.exe" -launchedbylogin

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
Memory
Private memory:1.76 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.42 MB
Private (minimum):6.42 MB
Non-paged memory:1.76 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:77.98 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):80.37 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.42 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.52 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:117
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:9
142
GUI USER count:5
49
GUI USER peak:5
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\adobe\cepservicemanager4\cepservicemanager.exe" "-launchedbycsxs"
Owner:User
Parent process:photoshop.exe (Adobe Photoshop CC by Adobe Systems Incorporated)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 26.67%
Windows 8 Single Language 13.33%
Windows 7 Professional 13.33%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 13.33%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 6.67%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.67%
Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation 6.67%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.67%
Windows 8 Pro 6.67%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 20.00% of Adobe CEP Service Manager.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 25.00%
Lenovo 16.67%
Hewlett-Packard 12.50%
ASUS 8.33%
Sony 8.33%
Dell 8.33%
Apple 8.33%
GIGABYTE 4.17%
Acer 4.17%
American Megatrends 4.17%
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