Should I block it?
6% of PCs block this file from running.
Additional versions
pdf.ocx
Adobe Acrobat PDF by VeriSign (Signed)
| Version: | 5.0.0.2001031500 |
| MD5: | 95f2fe2432c55862d7436aeba8ee162f |
| SHA1: | dbcb12ee8c89b223d6477517fab20ed1f5f80dde |
| SHA256: | 67db119cdf37a827d7a0413fe78d4ba34bd6e2520be8f918c62897d888826588 |
What is pdf.ocx?
Adobe Acrobat Control Version 6.0 for ActiveX. Adobe Acrobat is a set of application software developed by Adobe Systems 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.
Overview
pdf.ocx is marked as a Safe for Scripting ActiveX control for IE which allows it to execute scripts within the web browser which is allowed becuase the module is digitall signed. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Adobe Acrobat 5.0 published by Adobe Systems Incorporated and LauncherMA published by Micro Application. The file is digitally signed by VeriSign.
Details
| File name: | pdf.ocx |
| Publisher: | Adobe Systems Incorporated |
| Product name: | Adobe Acrobat PDF |
| Description: | Adobe Acrobat Control Version 5.00 for ActiveX |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\adobe\acrobat 5.0\reader\activex\pdf.ocx |
| File version: | 5.0.0.2001031500 |
| Product version: | 5.0.0.0 |
| Size: | 375.63 KB (384,640 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | VeriSign |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Sunday, October 22, 2000 |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, October 23, 2001 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .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 Acrobat 5.0 lets you easily convert any document to an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file. Whether you create business plans, spreadsheets, graphically rich brochures, or Web sites, Acrobat 5 is an essential tool. Anyone with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader can open your Adobe PDF file across a broad range of hardware and software. It will look and print exactly as intended. Save on printing, mailing, and warehousing by easil...”
LauncherMA is installed with various Micro App distributed applications and is designed to manage the startup of the installed apps that were downloaded or purchased through the microapp.com distribution portal. The program will run during the PCs boot and will then manage the process of the installed software..
Behaviors
Safe for scripting controls
Marked as a safe ActiveX control for Internet Explorer (digitally signed with script execution permission)
- Implemented as 'CLSID\{CA8A9780-280D-11CF-A24D-444553540000}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
Safe for initializing controls
- {CA8A9780-280D-11CF-A24D-444553540000}
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 Pro |
75.00% |
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| Windows 8 Consumer Preview |
25.00% |
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Distribution by country
India installs about 50.00% of Adobe Acrobat PDF.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Intel |
50.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
50.00% |
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