84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Adobe Acrobat Reader DC - Japanese?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #23,565
United States Rank #18,360
Reach 0.0079%

Versions

VersionDistribution
19.021.20061 0.64%
18.011.20055 2.56%
18.011.20040 3.85%
18.011.20038 26.28%
18.011.20035 0.64%
18.009.20050 17.31%
17.012.20098 0.64%
17.009.20044 23.72%
15.023.20070 16.03%
15.023.20056 5.77%
15.020.20039 0.64%
15.010.20060 0.64%
15.009.20069 1.28%

Other programs by Adobe Systems

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC - Japanese

Overview

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC - Japanese is a software program developed by Adobe Systems. The most common release is 18.011.20038, 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 setup package generally installs about 46 files and is usually about 699.8 KB (716,600 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 59% of users of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC - Japanese come from the United States, it is also popular in Japan and Hong Kong.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.adobe.com
Help link: www.adobe.com/jp/support/main.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1041-7B44-AC0F074E4100}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 699.8 KB
Language: Japanese (Japan)

Program filesFiles installed by Adobe Acrobat Reader DC - Japanese

  • AcroBroker.exe - Adobe PDF Broker Process for Internet Explorer
  • AcroTextExtractor.exe - Adobe Acrobat text extractor for non-PDF files (AcroTextExtractor)
  • AXE8SharedExpat.dll - AXE8SharedExpat 2017/02/23-02:41:52 (AXE Shared EXPAT (UTF-8 native))
  • AdobeXMP.dll - Adobe XMP Core 2016/09/10-02:41:30 (Adobe XMP Core 5.6-c015 ( 32 bit ))
  • ExtendScript.dll - ExtendScript 2013/02/04-18:07:46 (Adobe ExtendScript scripting engine (32 bit))
  • ahclient.dll - AdobeHelp Dynamic Link Library (Adobe Help Client Library)
  • ADelRCP.exe - ADelRCP Dynamic Link Library
  • BIBUtils.dll - BIBUtils 2017/02/23-02:41:52 (Bravo Interface Binder Utilities)
  • CoolType.dll - CoolType 2017/02/23-02:41:52 (CoolType Typography Engine)
  • JP2KLib.dll - JP2KLib 2017/03/17-02:40:17 (Adobe JPEG2000 Core Library)
  • adoberfp.dll - Adobe Reader File Preview
  • AXSLE.dll - AXSLE 2017/02/23-02:41:52 (Adobe XSLT Engine)
  • PDFPrevHndlr.dll - Adobe PDF Preview Handler
  • AdobeLinguistic.dll - Adobe Linguisitc Library (Linguistic Library)
  • AIDE.dll - AIDE 2015/02/03-00:43:18 (Adobe Image Decode Encode Library)
  • LogTransport2.exe - LogTransport Application
  • ACE.dll - ACE 2017/02/23-02:41:52 (Adobe Color Engine)
  • AcroRd32.dll - Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
  • AcroRd32.exe
  • AcroRd32Info.exe
  • AcroRd32Res.dll
  • AGM.dll - AGM 2017/02/23-02:41:52 (Adobe Graphics Manager)
  • BIB.dll - BIB 2017/02/23-02:41:52 (Bravo Interface Binder)
  • A3DUtils.dll - 3D Utilities Library (3D Utilities Library 17.9)
  • Acrofx32.dll - Adobe Acrobat (Lotus Notes Field Exchange Module for Adobe Acrobat)
  • AcroSup64.dll - Acrobat 64 bit Installer Support
  • AiodLite.dll - Acrobat Install On Demand
  • reader_sl.exe - Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher
  • logsession.dll - LogSession
  • arh.exe - Adobe AIR (Adobe AIR Redistribution Helper)
  • DirectInk.dll - DirectInk (DirectInk.dll, used for Direct Inking)
  • Eula.exe - EULA (Eula display)
  • AdobeCollabSync.exe - Adobe Collaboration Synchronizer 17.9

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • AcroRd32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DBBF0B6E-2DFA-468B-A856-1FC542CC253E}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • AdobeCollabSync.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 7.
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\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe".
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • reader_sl.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe"' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe".

How do I remove Adobe Acrobat Reader DC - Japanese?

You can uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader DC - Japanese 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 Reader DC - Japanese, 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 Reader DC - Japanese.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 64%
Win 7 (SP1) 36%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 64.33%
Windows 7 35.67%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 35.26%
Windows 10 Pro 20.51%
Windows 7 Professional 20.51%
Windows 7 Home Premium 12.18%
Windows 8.1 4.49%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.92%

Distribution by countryGeography

58.94% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 58.94%
  Japan 37.20%
  Hong Kong 2.90%
  Switzerland 0.48%
  Singapore 0.48%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
NEC 23.46%
Hewlett-Packard 16.05%
Dell 12.35%
Toshiba 9.88%
Acer 9.88%
Lenovo 9.88%
ASUS 7.41%
GIGABYTE 4.94%
Sony 3.70%
Apple 2.47%
Common models
ASUS All Series 2.63%
THIRDWAVE CORPORATION Pri... 2.63%
FUJITSU FMVA77MWG 1.75%
FUJITSU FMVA77DBG 1.75%
Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H 1.75%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 1.75%

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

commentsComments

user comment
No one has commented yet. Help others learn more about this software, share your comments.