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VersionsAdditional versions

9.5.2.295 8.24%
9.4.0.195 5.88%
9.0.5.2008061100\0 10.59%
8.3.1.289 2.35%
8.1.5.2007051000\0 14.12%
8.1.5.2007032900\0 1.18%
8.0.5.2006102200\0 4.71%
10.1.5 20.00%
10.1.4 17.65%
10.0.0 15.29%

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ContextMenu.dll

Adobe Acrobat Elements by Adobe Systems (Signed)

Remove ContextMenu.dll
Version:   10.1.5
MD5:   9418a326ba28600fceb40471e81aadbc
SHA1:   60be225a6bc049c107afe614cde578126ce6b829
SHA256:   27175a72aa026e2f1abb17e9739af77e56e07ba4066206b3ce7c3ebbca605629

What is ContextMenu.dll?

Adobe Acrobat Context Menu Module for Adobe Acrobat is a context menu handler for Windows Explorer. It adds a menu item to the Explorer conetxt menu when right-clicking in the desktop of an various objects. This menu items allows files with a .pdf extension to be loaded by the Adobe Acrobat desktop program.

Overview

contextmenu.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. The file is digitally signed by Adobe Systems which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:contextmenu.dll
Publisher:Adobe Systems Inc.
Product name:Adobe Acrobat Elements
Description:Adobe Acrobat Context Menu
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\adobe\acrobat 8.0\acrobat elements\contextmenu.dll
File version:10.1.5
Size:683.22 KB (699,616 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Adobe Systems
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, September 18, 2006
Expiration date:Thursday, November 5, 2009
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Context menu handlers
Located in '*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers'
  • Name: 'Adobe.Acrobat.ContextMenu'
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
  • 'Adobe.Acrobat.ContextMenu' with CLSID {D25B2CAB-8A9A-4517-A9B2-CB5F68A5A802}

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 28.24%
Windows 7 Ultimate 24.71%
Microsoft Windows XP 15.29%
Windows 7 Professional 11.76%
Windows Vista Home Premium 7.06%
Windows 8 Pro 3.53%
Windows 8.1 N 2.35%
Windows 8 2.35%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 2.35%
Windows Vista Ultimate 2.35%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 43.53% of Adobe Acrobat Elements.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 25.40%
Acer 14.29%
Hewlett-Packard 12.70%
Lenovo 12.70%
MSI 12.70%
Toshiba 12.70%
Sony 6.35%
GIGABYTE 3.17%
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