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VersionDistribution
8.0.0 100.00%

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Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard

What is Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard?  (from Adobe Systems)

Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard for Windows software enables business professionals to reliably create, combine, and control Adobe PDF documents for easy, more secure distribution and collaboration. Combine files from multiple applications, such as text files, spreadsheets, presentations, and web pages, into a single, polishe...  Read more

Overview

Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard is a program developed by Adobe Systems. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. 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 programs's main executable is acrobat.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 58.62 MB of memory. The software installer includes 46 files and is usually about 609.02 KB (623,633 bytes). AdobeUpdater.dll is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 87% of users of Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.adobe.com
Help link: www.adobe.com/support/main.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\
Uninstaller: msiexec /I {AC76BA86-1033-0000-BA7E-000000000003}
Estimated size: 609.02 KB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard

Program executable:acrobat.exe
Name:Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat 8.0
Signed by:Adobe Systems
Path:C:\Program Files\adobe\acrobat 8.0\acrobat\acrobat.exe
MD5:cbe988f2111b0fc033e00cea7adf9c85
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).
Additional files:
  • AdobePDF.dll - Acrobat ® PDF Port for Windows (Acrobat ® PDF Port)
  • acrotray.exe - AcroTray - Adobe Acrobat Distiller helper application. (AcroTray)
  • asneu.dll - AsnEndUser Dynamic Link Library
  • acrodist.exe - Acrobat Distiller for Windows (Acrobat Distiller)
  • acrodistdll.dll
  • adistres.dll
  • ahclient.dll - AdobeHelp Dynamic Link Library (Adobe Help Client Library)
  • adobe_personalization.dll - Adobe EPIC Personalization (Adobe EPIC Personalization DLL)
  • AcroIEFavClient.dll - Adobe PDF Toolbar for IE (Adobe PDF Toolbar for Internet Explorer)
  • AdobeLinguistic.dll - Adobe Linguisitc Library (Linguistic Library)
  • adobe_registration.dll - Adobe EPIC Registration (Adobe EPIC Registration DLL)
  • AdobeUpdater.dll - Adobe Updater Library
  • AcroIF.dll - Adobe PDF IFilter (PDF IFilter)
  • AdobePDFL.dll - Adobe PDF Library
  • adobe_eula.dll - Adobe EPIC EULA (Adobe EPIC EULA DLL)
  • AXE8SharedExpat.dll - AXE8SharedExpat (AXE Shared EXPAT (UTF-8 native))
  • FileInfo.dll - Adobe FileInfo (FileInfo)
  • Acrobat.dll - Adobe Acrobat (Adobe Acrobat 8.0)
  • acrobat_sl.exe - Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher
  • AcrobatInfo.exe
  • Acrofx32.dll - Lotus Notes Field Exchange Module for Adobe Acrobat
  • Aiod.dll - Acrobat Install On Demand
  • asn.er.dll - ASN Library (ASN Dynamic Library)
  • adobe_epic.dll - Adobe EPIC (Adobe EPIC DLL)
  • Adist.dll - Adobe PDF (Adobe PDF Helper DLL)
  • Adist64.dll
  • adobe_pcd.dll - Adobe PCD (Adobe PCD DLL)
  • BIBUtils.dll - BIBUtils (Bravo Interface Binder Utilities)
  • CoolType.dll - CoolType (CoolType Typography Engine)
  • Adobelm.dll - AdobeLM
  • AXSLE.dll - AXSLE (Adobe XSLT Engine)
  • ACE.dll - ACE (Adobe Color Engine)
  • AGM.dll - AGM (Adobe Graphics Manager)
  • ARE.dll - ARE (Adobe Raster Express)
  • BIB.dll - BIB (Bravo Interface Binder)
  • AdobeCollabSync.exe - Adobe Collaboration Synchronizer 8.3

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • AcroIEFavClient.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Adobe PDF Conversion Toolbar Helper' with the class of {AE7CD045-E861-484f-8273-0445EE161910}.
Internet Explorer Bar
  • AcroIEFavClient.dll installs an Explorer Bar in Internet Explorer called 'Adobe PDF' with a class of {182EC0BE-5110-49C8-A062-BEB1D02A220B}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
  • AcroIEFavClient.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Adobe PDF' with the class of {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93}.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
  • AcroIEFavClient.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Adobe PDF' with a class of {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93}.
Scheduled Task
  • Acrobat.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A65B45BB-CF39-46F3-AC4A-04F3B28CEBCF}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
  • AdobeCollabSync.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Adobe Reader Synchronizer' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • acrotray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Acrobat Assistant 8.0' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\Acrotray.exe".

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

acrobat.exe
Memory:58.62 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0004653153%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00032112%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00014419%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:8,610,884
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:9.64 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:761 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard?

You can uninstall Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard 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 Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard, 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 Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 46%
Win 7 1%
 
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 7 47.56%
Windows 10 45.12%
Windows XP 6.10%
Windows Vista 1.22%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 25.61%
Windows 7 Home Premium 17.07%
Windows 10 Pro 14.63%
Windows 10 Home 13.41%
Windows 8.1 8.54%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.10%

Distribution by countryGeography

87.31% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 87.31%
  United Kingdom 5.22%
  Canada 1.49%
  South Africa 1.49%
  Belgium 0.75%
  Ireland 0.75%
  Italy 0.75%
  Portugal 0.75%
  Sweden 0.75%
  Singapore 0.75%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 35.82%
Hewlett-Packard 28.36%
Lenovo 8.96%
GIGABYTE 5.97%
Acer 5.97%
Intel 4.48%
ASUS 4.48%
Toshiba 2.99%
Apple 1.49%
American Megatrends 1.49%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 5.48%
Dell Inspiron 3847 4.11%
Dell OptiPlex 380 2.74%
Dell OptiPlex 3010 2.74%
Dell XPS 8500 2.74%
Dell Vostro 470 2.74%

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

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