Adobe Reader 8
What is Adobe Reader 8?
Adobe Acrobat and Reader 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.
Overview
The most used version is 8.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 main program executable is AcroRd32.exe. The software installer includes 125 files and is usually about 3.37 MB (3,537,408 bytes). adobeupdater.dll is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
Program details
URL: www.adobe.com
Help link: www.adobe.com/support/main.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-A80000000002}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 3.37 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Adobe Reader 8
| Program executable: | AcroRd32.exe |
| Name: | Adobe Reader |
| Adobe Reader 8.0 |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe |
| MD5: | 1a5b4b58dbb626776920260704fd0116 |
Additional files:
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PDFPrevHndlrShim.exe - Adobe PDF Preview Handler Helper Application
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rt3d.dll - 3D Run-time Dynamic Link Library (3D Run-time)
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ahclient.dll - AdobeHelp Dynamic Link Library (Adobe Help Client Library)
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PDFPrevHndlr.dll - Adobe PDF Preview Handler
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AdobeLinguistic.dll - Adobe Linguisitc Library (Linguistic Library)
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adobeupdater.dll - Adobe Updater Library
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AcroRdIF.dll - Adobe PDF IFilter (PDF IFilter)
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AdobeUpdateCheck.exe - AdobeUpdateCheck (Adobe Update Check 8.2)
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adobe_eula.dll - Adobe EPIC EULA (Adobe EPIC EULA DLL)
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axe8sharedexpat.dll - AXE8SharedExpat (AXE Shared EXPAT (UTF-8 native))
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acrofx32.dll - Adobe Acrobat (Lotus Notes Field Exchange Module for Adobe Acrobat)
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reader_sl.exe - Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher
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acrord32.dll - Adobe Reader (Adobe Reader 8.1)
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acrord32.exe
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AcroRd32Info.exe - Adobe Reader 8.0
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adobe_epic.dll - Adobe EPIC (Adobe EPIC DLL)
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bibutils.dll - BIBUtils (Bravo Interface Binder Utilities)
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cooltype.dll - CoolType (CoolType Typography Engine)
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jp2klib.dll - JP2KLib (JPEG2000 Core Library)
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axsle.dll - AXSLE (Adobe XSLT Engine)
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ace.dll - ACE (Adobe Color Engine)
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agm.dll - AGM (Adobe Graphics Manager)
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bib.dll - BIB (Bravo Interface Binder)
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adobecollabsync.exe - Adobe Collaboration Synchronizer 8.0
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svgrsrc.dll - Adobe SVG Viewer (SVG Viewer Core 6.0 Resources)
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nppdf32.dll - Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape
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svgcore.dll - SVGCore (SVGCore 6.0)
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icucnv34.dll (by IBM and others) - International Components for Unicode (IBM ICU Common DLL)
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Onix32.dll (by Lextek International) - Onix32 Dynamic Link Library (Onix32 Text Indexing and Search Library)
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adobexmp.dll - Adobe XMP Core (Adobe XMP Core, 4.0-c320)
Behaviors exhibited
Google Chrome Plugin
- nppdf32.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'nppdf32.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- nppdf32.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Adobe Reader Plugin for Firefox'.
2 Scheduled Tasks
- acrord32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F4BA4E3E-9BA9-4302-955A-E0576A56F3BE}' (runs on registration).
- reader_sl.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Adobe Reader Speed Launcher'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- reader_sl.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 7.
- AdobeCollabSync.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 6.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- reader_sl.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Adobe Reader Speed Launcher' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe".
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- AcroRd32.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe'.
- reader_sl.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe'.
- AdobeCollabSync.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| acrord32.exe |
| Memory: | 31.65 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.4148585783% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.19452084% | |
| User CPU: | 0.22033774% | |
| I/O reads/min: | 483.99 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 13.81 KB | |
How do I remove Adobe Reader 8?
You can uninstall Adobe Reader 8 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 Reader 8, 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 Reader 8.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Adobe Reader 8 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) 31%
Win Vista 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
44.59% |
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| Windows Vista |
24.62% |
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| Windows XP |
16.45% |
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| Windows 10 |
14.27% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.07% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
19.70% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
16.42% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.57% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
8.10% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
3.13% |
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Geography
38.45% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
38.45% |
| India |
12.00% |
| Iran |
5.30% |
| United Kingdom |
5.11% |
| Egypt |
2.99% |
| Indonesia |
2.09% |
| Italy |
2.00% |
| Canada |
1.90% |
| BD |
1.56% |
| Germany |
1.37% |
| Australia |
1.28% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.28% |
| France |
1.18% |
| Romania |
0.97% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
39.36% |
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| Dell |
18.29% |
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| Acer |
11.36% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.32% |
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| Toshiba |
6.93% |
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| ASUS |
4.99% |
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| Lenovo |
3.10% |
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| Intel |
2.88% |
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| Gateway |
2.72% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.55% |
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| Sahara |
0.89% |
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| Samsung |
0.61% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebo... |
9.62% |
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| HP Pavilion dv9500 Notebo... |
3.07% |
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| HP G72 Notebook PC |
2.93% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.79% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.65% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
2.51% |
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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