Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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ContextMenu.dll
Adobe Acrobat Elements by Adobe Systems (Signed)
| Version: | 8.3.1.289 |
| MD5: | f36990d9af0ce90c09570c4202f8869d |
| SHA1: | c5576eabe6b4327875282b8eca073a145d284409 |
| SHA256: | 9582a4a3669778e035c172aa1613e3f7b677d40002d072e82a9859cb49e68bc5 |
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).
Details
| 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: | 8.3.1.289 |
| Size: | 669.44 KB (685,504 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
Behaviors
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}
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.24% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
24.71% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
15.29% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.76% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
7.06% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
3.53% |
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| Windows 8.1 N |
2.35% |
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| Windows 8 |
2.35% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
2.35% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
2.35% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 43.53% of Adobe Acrobat Elements.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
25.40% |
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| Acer |
14.29% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
12.70% |
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| Lenovo |
12.70% |
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| MSI |
12.70% |
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| Toshiba |
12.70% |
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| Sony |
6.35% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.17% |
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