Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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contextmenu64.dll
Adobe Acrobat Elements by Adobe Systems (Signed)
| Version: | 10.1.4 |
| MD5: | 0c9fbd7233afdfbc0e8e65862c0826ee |
| SHA1: | aaa791b041ab6a9b60478b577d71359b5d35fba6 |
| SHA256: | 011c8053d2ce0eee1a1eb7da4702a6b7b672d8d4b8d6359fc5fb592d00b8ecc2 |
What is contextmenu64.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
contextmenu64.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. This is typically installed with the program Adobe PDF Creation Add-On X published by Adobe Systems Incorporated. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Adobe Systems which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | contextmenu64.dll |
| Publisher: | Adobe Systems Inc. |
| Product name: | Adobe Acrobat Elements |
| Description: | Adobe Acrobat Context Menu |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\adobe\acrobat 10.0\acrobat elements\contextmenu64.dll |
| Original name: | ContextMenu.dll |
| File version: | 10.1.4 |
| Size: | 1.53 MB (1,603,520 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Adobe Systems |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Sunday, September 27, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, November 4, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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“You can create PDF files in Adobe FrameMaker by saving a FrameMaker document as a PDF file or by printing to the Adobe PDF printer. Both methods use Acrobat Distiller, which is installed with FrameMaker. Perform the tasks below to determine if Acrobat Distiller is responsible for the problem.”
Behaviors
Context menu handler
Located in '*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers'
- Name: 'Adobe.Acrobat.ContextMenu'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
27.78% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
16.67% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
11.11% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
5.56% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.56% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 55.56% of Adobe Acrobat Elements.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
66.67% |
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| Acer |
33.33% |
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