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11.0.03.37 28.57%
11.0.01.36 14.29%
11.0.0.379 28.57%
10.1.5.33 14.29%
10.1.3.23 14.29%

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advapi32.dll
RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW
kernel32.dll
CloseHandle, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, WaitNamedPipeW, DisconnectNamedPipe, WriteFile, ReadFile, ConnectNamedPipe, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, DeleteCriticalSection, CreateThread, ResetEvent, LocalFree, CreateNamedPipeW, CreateEventW, GetCurrentProcessId, InitializeCriticalSection, Sleep, SetNamedPipeHandleState, lstrlenW, GetVolumeInformationW, GetTickCount, OpenMutexW, GetModuleHandleA, GetFileAttributesW, GetVersion, RaiseException, lstrcmpiW, LoadLibraryW, SetLastError, CreateMutexW, OutputDebugStringA, LoadLibraryExW, UnmapViewOfFile, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingW, ReleaseMutex, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, FreeLibrary, MultiByteToWideChar, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, SetThreadLocale, GetThreadLocale, TerminateProcess, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GlobalSize, FormatMessageW, CreateProcessW, SetCurrentDirectoryW, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetCurrentDirectoryW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, CallNamedPipeW, GetLastError, CreateFileW, GetVersionExW, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, IsDebuggerPresent, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentThreadId, GetModuleFileNameW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime
msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
StringFromGUID2, GetHGlobalFromStream, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoMarshalInterface, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoTaskMemFree, CoCreateInstance
rpcrt4.dll
CStdStubBuffer_Disconnect, NdrDllRegisterProxy, NdrCStdStubBuffer_Release, NdrDllCanUnloadNow, NdrDllGetClassObject, IUnknown_QueryInterface_Proxy, IUnknown_AddRef_Proxy, IUnknown_Release_Proxy, NdrOleAllocate, NdrOleFree, CStdStubBuffer_QueryInterface, CStdStubBuffer_AddRef, CStdStubBuffer_Connect, CStdStubBuffer_Invoke, CStdStubBuffer_IsIIDSupported, CStdStubBuffer_CountRefs, CStdStubBuffer_DebugServerQueryInterface, CStdStubBuffer_DebugServerRelease, RpcStringFreeW, UuidCreate, UuidToStringW, NdrDllUnregisterProxy
user32.dll
IsWindow, EqualRect, SetWindowPos, CharNextW, IsRectEmpty, WaitForInputIdle, DispatchMessageW, PeekMessageW, TranslateMessage, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, GetParent, SetParent, GetFocus, GetKeyState, SetFocus, PostMessageW, CopyRect
version.dll
VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer

PDFPrevHndlr.dll

Adobe PDF Preview Handler by Adobe Systems (Signed)

Remove PDFPrevHndlr.dll
Version:   11.0.0.379
MD5:   285b0f3f1680d40924af8f319ca08172
SHA1:   a598a22a87092712728c798af2c80ff85c44b36e
SHA256:   c30eda52d909d6565bce50b2e14e45af38313dd9453139f3dba5038f1b2a0f77

Overview

pdfprevhndlr.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Adobe Reader XI published by Adobe Systems Incorporated, Adobe Reader XI Lite - Deutsch from Adobe Systems Incorporated and Adobe Reader XI Lite - Deutsch by Adobe Systems Incorporated. The file is digitally signed by Adobe Systems which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:pdfprevhndlr.dll
Publisher:Adobe Systems, Inc.
Product name:Adobe PDF Preview Handler
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\adobe\reader 10.0\reader\pdfprevhndlr.dll
File version:11.0.0.379
Size:96.64 KB (98,960 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Adobe Systems
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Adobe Reader XI
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
3% remove
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader XI are a set of applications designed 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. Adobe also allows Acrobat plug-ins to be developed by third parties, which can add extra functions to the Acrobat program.
Adobe Reader XI Lite - Deutsch
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
8% remove
“Adobe Reader XI Font Pack enables you to display and interact with documents authored in languages other than those supported in your native Adobe Reader. It is needed to correctly display a document when an author does not embed the appropriate font into the document. It is also needed when the author does embed the font, but the reader of the document wishes to interact in some way with its content, for example, by collaborating, comm...”
Adobe Reader XI MUI
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
11% remove
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat XI (version 11.0) are a set of applications designed 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. Adobe also allows Acrobat plug-ins to be developed by third parties, which can add extra functions to the Acrobat program. The graphical user i...
Adobe Reader XI - Chinese Traditional
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
3% remove
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader XI are a set of applications designed 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. Adobe also allows Acrobat plug-ins to be developed by third parties, which can add extra functions to the Acrobat program.
Adobe Reader XI - Português
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
6% remove
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader XI are a set of applications designed 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. Adobe also allows Acrobat plug-ins to be developed by third parties, which can add extra functions to the Acrobat program.
Adobe Reader XI - Español
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
12% remove
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader XI are a set of applications designed 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. Adobe also allows Acrobat plug-ins to be developed by third parties, which can add extra functions to the Acrobat program.
Adobe Reader XI - Italiano
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
10% remove
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat XI (version 11.0) are a set of applications designed 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. Adobe also allows Acrobat plug-ins to be developed by third parties, which can add extra functions to the Acrobat program. The graphical user i...
Adobe Reader XI - Slovak
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
10% remove
“Adobe Reader XI Font Pack enables you to display and interact with documents authored in languages other than those supported in your native Adobe Reader. It is needed to correctly display a document when an author does not embed the appropriate font into the document. It is also needed when the author does embed the font, but the reader of the document wishes to interact in some way with its content, for example, by collaborating, comm...”
Adobe Reader XI - Hungarian
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
11% remove
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat XI (version 11.0) are a set of applications designed 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. Adobe also allows Acrobat plug-ins to be developed by third parties, which can add extra functions to the Acrobat program. The graphical user i...
Adobe Reader XI - Dansk
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
5% remove
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat XI (version 11.0) are a set of applications designed 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. Adobe also allows Acrobat plug-ins to be developed by third parties, which can add extra functions to the Acrobat program. The graphical user i...
Adobe Reader XI - Chinese Simplified
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
4% remove
“This Font Pack, which supports Chinese Simplified, can be installed either on demand or as a standalone installer. "On demand" means that Reader realizes it is missing the Font Pack needed to display or interact with the document and asks the user if the Font Pack should be downloaded and installed. A standalone installer, which you can download from this page, allows the Font Pack to be installed independently of Reader.”
Adobe Reader XI - Suomi
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
7% remove
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat XI (version 11.0) are a set of applications designed 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. Adobe also allows Acrobat plug-ins to be developed by third parties, which can add extra functions to the Acrobat program. The graphical user i...
Adobe Reader XI - Nederlands
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
10% remove
“Adobe Reader is a program that is intended to give you the capability to read, edit and print the popular Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file type, as well as adding a whole host of functions on top of the basic reader. PDF files are a particularly professional looking file type that enables you to read texts in precisely the way that the original author intended. Both PDF files and Adobe Reader have become industry standards.”
Adobe Reader XI - Korean
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
6% remove
“This Font Pack, which supports Korean, can be installed either on demand or as a standalone installer. "On demand" means that Reader realizes it is missing the Font Pack needed to display or interact with the document and asks the user if the Font Pack should be downloaded and installed. A standalone installer, which you can download from this page, allows the Font Pack to be installed independently of Reader.”
Adobe Reader XI - Norsk
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
11% remove
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat XI (version 11.0) are a set of applications designed 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. Adobe also allows Acrobat plug-ins to be developed by third parties, which can add extra functions to the Acrobat program. The graphical user i...
Adobe Reader XI - Czech
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
9% remove
“Adobe Reader XI Font Pack enables you to display and interact with documents authored in languages other than those supported in your native Adobe Reader. It is needed to correctly display a document when an author does not embed the appropriate font into the document. It is also needed when the author does embed the font, but the reader of the document wishes to interact in some way with its content, for example, by collaborating, comm...”
Adobe Reader XI - Romanian
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
6% remove
“Adobe Reader XI Font Pack enables you to display and interact with documents authored in languages other than those supported in your native Adobe Reader. It is needed to correctly display a document when an author does not embed the appropriate font into the document. It is also needed when the author does embed the font, but the reader of the document wishes to interact in some way with its content, for example, by collaborating, comm...”
Adobe Reader XI - Svenska
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
8% remove
“Adobe Reader XI Font Pack enables you to display and interact with documents authored in languages other than those supported in your native Adobe Reader. It is needed to correctly display a document when an author does not embed the appropriate font into the document. It is also needed when the author does embed the font, but the reader of the document wishes to interact in some way with its content, for example, by collaborating, comm...”
Adobe Reader XI - Deutsch
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
4% remove
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader XI are a set of applications designed 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. Adobe also allows Acrobat plug-ins to be developed by third parties, which can add extra functions to the Acrobat program.
Extended Asian Language font pack for Adobe Reader XI
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
3% remove
“Adobe Reader XI Font Pack enables you to display and interact with documents authored in languages other than those supported in your native Adobe Reader. It is needed to correctly display a document when an author does not embed the appropriate font into the document. It is also needed when the author does embed the font, but the reader of the document wishes to interact in some way with its content, for example, by collaborating, comm...”

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.86%
Windows 8 Pro 28.57%
Windows 7 Ultimate 28.57%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 57.14% of Adobe PDF Preview Handler.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 40.00%
Hewlett-Packard 40.00%
GIGABYTE 20.00%
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