Adobe Acrobat 4.0
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Overview
Adobe Acrobat 4.0 is a software program developed by Adobe Systems. 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 programs's main executable is ShouldIRemoveIt.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 40.27 MB of memory. The setup package generally installs about 84 files and is usually about 7.13 MB (7,481,589 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 56% of users of Adobe Acrobat come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/main.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0
Uninstaller: C:\WINDOWS\ISUN0407.EXE -f"C:\Program Files\Gemeinsame Dateien\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\NT\Uninst.isu" -c"C:\Program Files\Gemeinsame Dateien\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\NT\Un
Estimated size: 7.13 MB
Files installed by Adobe Acrobat 4.0
| Program executable: | ShouldIRemoveIt.exe |
| Name: | Should I Remove It? |
| Signed by: | Reason Software Company Inc. |
| Path: | C:\ShouldIRemoveIt.exe |
| MD5: | 30086616db16db585870daaa61e5c1ae |
Additional files:
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AcroDist.exe - Acrobat ® Distiller ® for Windows (Acrobat ® Distiller ®)
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AcroDistDLL.dll
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Acracns1.dll - Adobe Systems, Inc. AcroRes (Acrobat CJK Resource)
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AcRAGB1.dll
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AcRAJPN1.dll
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AcRAKor1.dll
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AdobePDFMakerX.dll - AdobePDFMaker Server (AdobePDFMaker ActiveX Automation Server)
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pdfl40.dll - Adobe PDF Library
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acrocat.exe - Acrobat Catalog (Acrobat Catalog Index)
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Plugin.dll - Adobe Photoshop (Photoshop Plugin Utilities)
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Acrobat.exe - Adobe Acrobat (Portable Document Format)
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AcroRd32.exe
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AdobeReg32.exe - Adobe Product Registration
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nppdf32.dll - Netscape Navigator Plug-in for Adobe Acrobat v4.05
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Cooltype.dll - CoolType (CoolType Typography Engine)
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Agm.dll - AGM (Adobe Graphics Manager)
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pdf.ocx - PDF (Acrobat Control for ActiveX)
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Capserve.exe - Adobe Acrobat Capture
Behaviors exhibited
Google Chrome Plugin
- nppdf32.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'nppdf32.dll'.
2 Scheduled Tasks
- AcroRd32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EA668000-8681-4130-A664-C3C56B91CB50}' (runs on registration).
- Acrobat.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F7D9A63A-817D-4DDF-B901-44903B5A1C55}' (runs on registration).
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- AcroRd32.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe'.
- AcroDist.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\Distillr\AcroDist.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| ShouldIRemoveIt.exe |
| Memory: | 40.27 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0003938783% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00005098% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00034290% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,416,507 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 270 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
How do I remove Adobe Acrobat?
You can uninstall Adobe Acrobat from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Adobe Acrobat 4.0, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Adobe Acrobat.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Adobe Acrobat 4.0 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 40%
Win 7 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #4,724
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
42.91% |
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| Windows 10 |
26.76% |
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| Windows XP |
22.21% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.12% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.70% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
21.77% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
10.70% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.38% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
7.60% |
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Geography
56.40% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
56.40% |
| Germany |
7.64% |
| United Kingdom |
6.45% |
| Italy |
3.55% |
| France |
3.41% |
| Canada |
2.58% |
| Australia |
1.83% |
| Spain |
1.33% |
| Netherlands |
1.25% |
| Belgium |
0.82% |
| Iran |
0.82% |
| Austria |
0.79% |
| Brazil |
0.72% |
| Israel |
0.65% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
30.76% |
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| Dell |
25.22% |
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| Acer |
14.38% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.92% |
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| ASUS |
5.70% |
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| Intel |
3.61% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.53% |
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| Lenovo |
2.97% |
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| Medion |
2.09% |
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| Sahara |
1.69% |
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| Toshiba |
1.12% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.15% |
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| GBT AWRDACPI |
2.93% |
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| HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... |
2.20% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.20% |
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| HP HP Notebook |
2.20% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
1.95% |
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About Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems Incorporated is computer program company focused on the creation of multimedia & creativity program products, with a more-recent foray towards rich Net application program development.
Publisher URL: www.adobe.com