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Should I remove Adobe Reader - Deutsch?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #19,465
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Versions

VersionDistribution
9.3.0 100.00%

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Adobe Reader 9.3 - Deutsch

What is Adobe Reader - Deutsch?

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.

About  (from Adobe Systems)

Adobe Reader 9 Font Packs enable you to display and interact with documents authored in languages other than those supported in your native Adobe Reader software. They are needed to correctly display a document when an author does not embed the appropriate font into the document. They are also needed when the author do...  Read more

Overview

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 41 files and is usually about 67.45 MB (70,724,459 bytes). AdobeUpdater.dll is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.adobe.de/support/main.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1031-7B44-A93000000001}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 67.45 MB
Language: German (Germany)

Program filesFiles installed by Adobe Reader 9.3 - Deutsch

Program executable:AcroRd32.exe
Name:Adobe Reader
Adobe Reader 9.3
Path:C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
MD5:c528536bf4e4c14c2e3171900e588443
Additional files:
  • AcroBroker.exe - Adobe PDF Broker Process for Internet Explorer
  • AcroTextExtractor.exe - Adobe Acrobat text extractor for non-PDF files (AcroTextExtractor)
  • PDFPrevHndlrShim.exe - Adobe PDF Preview Handler Helper Application
  • AXE8SharedExpat.dll - AXE8SharedExpat 2009/01/18-15:08:04 (AXE Shared EXPAT (UTF-8 native))
  • BIBUtils.dll - BIBUtils Fri Feb 27 12:59:13 2009 (Bravo Interface Binder Utilities)
  • CoolType.dll - CoolType Mon Dec 21 23:30:59 2009 (CoolType Typography Engine)
  • rt3d.dll - 3D Runtime Dynamic Link Library (3D Runtime 9.3)
  • ahclient.dll - AdobeHelp Dynamic Link Library (Adobe Help Client Library)
  • LogTransport2.dll - Transport Dynamic Link Library
  • ACE.dll - ACE Sat Oct 3 02:44:24 2009 (Adobe Color Engine)
  • AGM.dll - AGM Mon Dec 21 23:29:14 2009 (Adobe Graphics Manager)
  • BIB.dll - BIB Fri Feb 27 16:35:20 2009 (Bravo Interface Binder)
  • JP2KLib.dll - JP2KLib 2009/11/09-18:16:39 (Adobe JPEG2000 Core Library)
  • AXSLE.dll - AXSLE 2009/01/18-15:08:04 (Adobe XSLT Engine)
  • PDFPrevHndlr.dll - Adobe PDF Preview Handler
  • A3DUtility.exe - Adobe Acrobat 3D Utility (Adobe 3D Utility 9.3)
  • AdobeLinguistic.dll - Adobe Linguisitc Library (Linguistic Library)
  • LogTransport2.exe - LogTransport Application
  • AdobeUpdater.dll - Adobe Updater Library
  • AcroRdIF.dll - Adobe PDF IFilter (PDF IFilter)
  • authplay.dll - Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash Player 10.0 r42)
  • Acrofx32.dll - Adobe Acrobat (Lotus Notes Field Exchange Module for Adobe Acrobat)
  • reader_sl.exe - Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher
  • AcroRd32.dll - Adobe Reader (Adobe Reader 9.3)
  • AcroRd32.exe
  • AcroRd32Info.exe
  • logsession.dll - LogSession
  • Eula.exe - EULA (Eula display)
  • AdobeCollabSync.exe - Adobe Collaboration Synchronizer 9.3
  • icucnv36.dll (by IBM and others) - International Components for Unicode (IBM ICU Common DLL)
  • ViewerPS.dll - Acrobat Viewer ProxyStub Library

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • AcroRd32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{43B31BFD-C9F1-4018-A823-620A37BA4130}' (runs on registration).
  • reader_sl.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Adobe Acrobat' (runs weekly on Mondays at 10:00).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • reader_sl.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
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 9.0\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe".
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 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe".
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • AcroRd32.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe'.
  • reader_sl.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

reader_sl.exe
Memory:1.66 MB
21.09 MB average
Kernel CPU:0.01565992%
0.016088% average
CPU cycles/sec:1,384,839
8,062,084 average
AcroRd32.exe
Memory:47.32 MB
Total CPU:0.0028718147%
Kernel CPU:0.00154743%
User CPU:0.00132438%
CPU cycles/sec:25,826,865
Switches/sec:88
I/O reads/min:21.85 KB
I/O writes/min:609 Bytes

How do I remove Adobe Reader - Deutsch?

You can uninstall Adobe Reader - Deutsch 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 Reader 9.3 - Deutsch, 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 Reader - Deutsch.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win Vista 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 67.40%
Windows XP 13.22%
Windows 10 12.78%
Windows Vista 6.61%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 51.77%
Microsoft Windows XP 13.27%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.85%
Windows 10 Home 7.96%
Windows 7 Professional 6.19%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.31%

Distribution by countryGeography

74.17% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 74.17%
  United States 9.58%
  Austria 9.58%
  Switzerland 1.25%
  Netherlands 0.83%
  Hong Kong 0.42%
  France 0.42%
  Finland 0.42%
  Indonesia 0.42%
  Japan 0.42%
  Spain 0.42%
  OM 0.42%
  LI 0.42%
  Czech Republic 0.42%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Medion 35.43%
Sony 17.32%
Toshiba 14.17%
Dell 11.81%
Acer 7.87%
American Megatrends 4.72%
GIGABYTE 4.72%
Hewlett-Packard 2.36%
Lenovo 1.57%
Common models
MEDIONPC MS-7646 6.67%
MEDIONPC MS-7621 6.00%
MEDION P6622 5.33%
Medion P8614 4.00%
MEDION P961x 3.33%
Sony VPCEB3M1E 2.67%

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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