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Versions

VersionDistribution
20.4.0.630 25.00%
20.3.0.679 1.09%
20.3.0.615 11.96%
20.3.0.611 15.22%
20.2.0.593 15.22%
20.1.0.592 2.17%
20.1.0.587 2.17%
20.0.0.568 2.17%
20.0.0.561 13.04%
20.0.0.560 11.96%

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ACDSee 20

Overview

ACDSee 20 is a software program developed by ACD Systems Ltd. The most common release is 20.4.0.630, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named ARPPRODUCTICON_STD.exe. The setup package generally installs about 154 files and is usually about 721.41 KB (738,720 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 62% of users of ACDSee 20 come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.acdsee.com
Help link: r.acdsee.com/JfQFP
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{3A49B045-A8F9-47B7-83E9-7A7C6FAE9AB6}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 721.41 KB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by ACDSee 20

Program executable:ARPPRODUCTICON_STD.exe
Path:C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{3A49B045-A8F9-47B7-83E9-7A7C6FAE9AB6}\ARPPRODUCTICON_STD.exe
MD5:455e9994e9a5e0db13389a790308e1be
Additional files:
  • ACDInTouch71U.dll
  • ACDSeeProfessional2018.exe - ACDSee Photo Studio Professional 2018
  • ACDSeeCommanderPro11.exe - ACDSee Commander Professional 2018
  • ACDSeeIndexerPro11.exe - ACDSeeIndexer Professional 2018 (ACDSee Indexer Professional 2018)
  • ACDMFT.dll - ACDSee Video Converter Pro 3
  • ACDVC Pro.exe - ACDSee Video Converter Pro 4
  • ACDVP.dll
  • HighMAT.dll - HIghMAT Dynamic Link Library
  • HighMATU.dll
  • ReportPosterDLL.dll - ACD Systems ReportPosterDLL (ReportPosterDLL)
  • VCDWizardDLLU.dll
  • ACDSeePro3.exe - ACDSee Pro Photo Manager 3
  • FotoSlate4.exe - FotoSlate 4.0 Application
  • Hook.dll - Hook Dynamic Link Library
  • ACDCLClient33U.dll - ACD Systems ACDCLClient (ACDCLClient)
  • ACDSee12.exe - ACDSee Photo Manager 12
  • ACDSeeCommanderPro10.exe - ACDSee Commander Pro 10
  • ACDSeeQV12.exe
  • ACDSeeSR12.exe
  • ShellIntMgr51U.dll - ACD Systems ShellIntMgr (ShellIntMgr)
  • VCDWizardDLL.dll - Create Video / Video CD
  • ACDSeePhotoEditor6.exe - ACDSee Photo Editor 6
  • ACDSeeSR.exe.dll
  • ACDSeeIndexerPro10.exe - ACDSeeIndexer Pro 10 (ACDSee Indexer Pro 10)
  • ACDSeeCommander18.exe - ACDSee Commander 18
  • ACDSeeCommander19.exe - ACDSee Commander 19
  • ACDSeeCommander20.exe - ACDSee Commander 20
  • APOLE2.dll - ACDSee Photo Editor (ACDSee Photo Editor OLE Dynamic Link Library)
  • APRes32.dll - ACDSee Photo Editor Resource Dynamic Link Library
  • APStrings.dll - ACDSee Photo Editor Strings Dynamic Link Library
  • BenchBrowse.dll - Bench Browse
  • CVIPL.dll - MMX Image Lib
  • CVIPLA6.dll
  • CVIPLM6.dll
  • ACDSeePhotoEditor4.exe - ACDSee Foto-Editor
  • ACDSeeIndexer18.exe - ACDSee Indexer 18
  • ACDSeeIndexer19.exe - ACDSee Indexer 19
  • ACDSeeIndexer20.exe - ACDSee Indexer 20
  • ACDSeeQV.exe - ACDSee Quick View (ACDSee 9 Photo Manager)
  • ACDSeeQVPro10.exe - ACDSee Pro 10
  • ACDSeeQVPro11.exe - ACDSee Professional 2018
  • ACDSeeQVPro3.exe - ACDSee Pro 3
  • ACDSeeQVPro4.exe - ACDSee Pro 4
  • acdIDAdminTasks.dll - acdID AdminTasks
  • ACDSeeQVPro4.exe.dll
  • ACDSeeSR.exe - ACDSee Showroom
  • acdIDInTouch2.exe - acdID InTouch2
  • acdIDInTouch2.exe.dll
  • ACDSee15InTouch2.exe
  • ACDSeeFreeInTouch2.exe
  • ACDSeeInTouch2.exe - ACDSee InTouch
  • BaseSlideshow.exe - ACD Slide Show
  • LensFunWrapper.dll - LensFunWrapper
  • ACDSeePro10.exe - ACDSee Pro 10
  • D3DBaseSlideShow.exe - ACD Slideshow
  • OldBaseSlideShow.exe
  • AcdIDClient.dll - acdID Client
  • acdIDInTouch2SkinFramework.dll - acdID client (ACD InTouch2 Skin Framework)
  • acdIDWriter.exe - acdID Writer (ACD Systems)
  • ACDSeePro4.exe - ACDSee Pro 4

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

14 Autoplay Handlers
  • ACDSeeQV20.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'ACDSee20ShowPicturesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'ACDSee 20.AutoPlayHandler' and the action verb 'Open.
  • ACDSeeQVPro11.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'ACDSeePro110ShowPicturesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'ACDSee Professional 2018.AutoPlayHandler' and the action verb 'Open.
  • ACDSeeQVPro10.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'ACDSeePro100ShowPicturesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'ACDSee Pro 10.AutoPlayHandler' and the action verb 'Open.
  • ACDSeeQV19.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'ACDSee19ShowPicturesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'ACDSee 19.AutoPlayHandler' and the action verb 'Open.
  • ACDSeeQV18.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'ACDSee18ShowPicturesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'ACDSee 18.AutoPlayHandler' and the action verb 'Open.
  • ACDSeeQV17.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'ACDSee17ShowPicturesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'ACDSee 17.AutoPlayHandler' and the action verb 'Open.
  • Plus 8 more
9 Scheduled Tasks
  • ACDSee14.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BD8268E5-06AA-4A03-907E-A836C78344B0}' (runs on registration).
  • ACDSee20.exe is scheduled as a task named 'ACDSee20 - 1' (Next runs on 7/9/2017 at 12:00 AM).
  • ACDSee15.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{75642DB7-BF1C-4F88-A8B0-138E2DA03F84}' (runs on registration).
  • ACDSee12.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{142D5D49-FEB4-47E2-985A-D68120810766}' (runs on registration).
  • ACDSee9.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D645467F-C275-4025-81D7-465B6FAB5E26}' (runs on registration).
  • ACDSee Free.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0491DA1A-A728-4D8E-AD83-159CD7C13FEC}' (runs on registration).
  • Plus 3 more
3 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • acdIDInTouch2.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
  • ACDSeeCommander18.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ACDSeeCommander18.
  • ACDSeeCommander20.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 5.
9 Startup Files (User Run)
  • ACDSeeCommander20.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACDSeeCommander20' and executes as C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\20.0\ACDSeeCommander20.exe.
  • ACDSeeCommanderPro10.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACDSeeCommanderPro10' and executes as C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee Pro\10.0\ACDSeeCommanderPro10.exe.
  • ACDSeeCommanderPro11.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACDSeeCommanderPro11' and executes as C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee Pro\11.0\ACDSeeCommanderPro11.exe.
  • ACDSeeCommander18.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACDSeeCommander18' and executes as C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\18.0\ACDSeeCommander18.exe.
  • ACDSeeCommander19.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACDSeeCommander19' and executes as C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\19.0\ACDSeeCommander19.exe.
  • ACDSeeSR12.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ACDSeeSR12' and executes as "C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\12.0\ACDSeeSR12.exe".
  • Plus 3 more
3 Startup Files (All Users Run)
  • acdIDInTouch2.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ACSW20EN' which loads as "C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\20.0\acdIDInTouch2.exe".
  • ACDSee15InTouch2.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ACDSeePro6InTouch2.exe' which loads as "C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee Pro\6.0\ACDSeePro6InTouch2.exe" /pid ACPW06EN.
  • ACDSeeInTouch2.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ACSW14DE' which loads as "C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\14.0\ACDSeeInTouch2.exe" /pid ACSW14DE.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • ACDSee Free.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee Free\ACDSee Free.exe'.
  • acdIDInTouch2.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\17.0\acdIDInTouch2.exe'.
Network connections
  • ACDSee15InTouch2.exe connects to ec2-50-16-35-225.compute-1.amazonaws.com (50.16.35.225 port 443).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

ACDSee15InTouch2.exe
Memory:2.49 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0051823571%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00459155%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00059081%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:16,377
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:7 Bytes
435.61 KB average
ACDSeePro4.exe
Memory:148.96 MB
Total CPU:0.0055376631%
Kernel CPU:0.00189300%
User CPU:0.00364466%

How do I remove ACDSee 20?

You can uninstall ACDSee 20 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program ACDSee 20, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove ACDSee 20.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 80%
Win 7 (SP1) 20%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 80.43%
Windows 7 19.57%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 39.13%
Windows 10 Pro 27.17%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.70%
Windows 7 Professional 5.43%
Windows 7 Home Premium 4.35%
Windows 8.1 3.26%

Distribution by countryGeography

62.10% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 62.10%
  Germany 12.10%
  Italy 5.65%
  United Kingdom 4.03%
  Netherlands 3.23%
  Spain 2.42%
  Austria 1.61%
  Switzerland 1.61%
  France 1.61%
  United Arab Emirates 0.81%
  BG 0.81%
  Canada 0.81%
  Colombia 0.81%
  Japan 0.81%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 28.13%
Hewlett-Packard 23.44%
Dell 12.50%
Acer 12.50%
Medion 7.81%
Lenovo 7.81%
MSI 3.13%
American Megatrends 3.13%
Apple 1.56%
Common models
ASUSTeK Q304UAK 2.99%
Acer Aspire XC-705 2.99%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.99%
Hewlett-Packard DC6000 2.99%
Hewlett-Packard 810-201ng 1.49%
Samsung DP700A3D/DM700A3D... 1.49%

About (from ACD Systems Ltd)

ACD Systems is one of the largest and most respected independent digital image editing and management companies in the world.
Publisher URL: www.acdsee.com

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