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What percent of users and experts removed it?
11% remove it89% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #20,386
United States Rank #17,734
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Versions

VersionDistribution
9.4.5 100.00%

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Adobe Reader 9.4.5 MUI

What is Adobe Reader MUI?

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. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The software installer includes 56 files and is usually about 655.52 KB (671,255 bytes). acrobatupdater.exe 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.com
Help link: www.adobe.com/support/main.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\adobe\reader 9.0\reader\plug_ins
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-FFFF-7B44-A91000000001}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 655.52 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Adobe Reader 9.4.5 MUI

  • a3dutility.exe - Adobe Acrobat 3D Utility (Adobe 3D Utility 9.4)
  • ace.dll - ACE Tue Jun 7 19:16:12 2011 (Adobe Color Engine)
  • acrobatupdater.exe - Adobe Acrobat Updater
  • acrobroker.exe - Adobe PDF Broker Process for Internet Explorer
  • acrofx32.dll - Adobe Acrobat (Lotus Notes Field Exchange Module for Adobe Acrobat)
  • acroiehelper.dll - AcroIEHelper Library (Adobe PDF Helper for Internet Explorer)
  • acroiehelpershim.dll - AcroIEHelperShim Library
  • acropdf.dll - Adobe PDF Browser Control (PDF Browser Control)
  • acrord32.dll - Adobe Reader (Adobe Reader 9.4)
  • acrord32.exe
  • acrord32info.exe
  • acrordif.dll - Adobe PDF IFilter (PDF IFilter)
  • acrotextextractor.exe - Adobe Acrobat text extractor for non-PDF files (AcroTextExtractor)
  • adobe_updater.exe - Adobe Updater
  • adobearm.exe - Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager
  • adobecollabsync.exe - Adobe Collaboration Synchronizer 9.4
  • adobeextractfiles.dll - Adobe Extract Files Library
  • adobelinguistic.dll - Adobe Linguisitc Library (Linguistic Library)
  • adobeupdater.dll - Adobe Updater Library
  • adobeupdaterinstallmgr.exe - Adobe Updater Install Manager
  • adobexmp.dll - Adobe XMP Core (Adobe XMP Core, 4.2.1-c043)
  • agm.dll - AGM Sun Jan 30 21:13:51 2011 (Adobe Graphics Manager)
  • ahclient.dll - AdobeHelp Dynamic Link Library (Adobe Help Client Library)
  • aiodlite.dll - Acrobat Install On Demand
  • atl.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft (R) Visual C++ (ATL Module for Windows NT (Unicode))
  • authplay.dll - Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash Player 10.3 r181)
  • axe8sharedexpat.dll - AXE8SharedExpat 2009/01/18-15:08:04 (AXE Shared EXPAT (UTF-8 native))
  • axsle.dll - AXSLE 2009/01/18-15:08:04 (Adobe XSLT Engine)
  • bib.dll - BIB Fri Feb 27 16:35:20 2009 (Bravo Interface Binder)
  • bibutils.dll - BIBUtils Fri Feb 27 12:59:13 2009 (Bravo Interface Binder Utilities)
  • ccme_base.dll
  • cooltype.dll - CoolType Tue Jun 7 19:18:46 2011 (CoolType Typography Engine)
  • cryptocme2.dll
  • eula.exe - EULA (Eula display)
  • icucnv36.dll (by IBM and others) - International Components for Unicode (IBM ICU Common DLL)
  • icudt36.dll (by IBM and others) - ICU Data DLL
  • icudt36_cjk.dll
  • icudt36_full.dll
  • icuuc36.dll
  • jp2klib.dll - JP2KLib 2011/04/22-12:26:33 (Adobe JPEG2000 Core Library)
  • logsession.dll - LogSession
  • logtransport2.dll - Transport Dynamic Link Library
  • logtransport2.exe - LogTransport Application
  • nppdf32.dll - Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape "9.4.5"
  • onix32.dll (by Lextek International) - Onix32 Dynamic Link Library (Onix32 Text Indexing and Search Library)
  • pdfprevhndlr.dll - Adobe PDF Preview Handler
  • pdfprevhndlrshim.exe - Adobe PDF Preview Handler Helper Application
  • pdfshell.dll - Adobe PDF Shell Extension (PDF Shell Extension)
  • pe.dll (by Environmental Systems Research Institute) - PE (Projection Engine library)
  • piaglbreakfinder.dll - XML Form Architecture's AGL Break Finder
  • reader_sl.exe - Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher
  • readerupdater.exe - Adobe Reader Updater
  • rt3d.dll - 3D Runtime Dynamic Link Library (3D Runtime 9.4)
  • sqlite.dll - sqlite Dynamic Link Library
  • vdk150.dll
  • viewerps.dll - Acrobat Viewer ProxyStub Library

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Google Chrome Plugin
  • nppdf32.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'nppdf32.dll'.
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
  • acroiehelper.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper' with the class of {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3}.
  • acroiehelpershim.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Adobe PDF Link Helper' with the class of {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} (AcroIEHelperStub).
Mozilla Plugin
  • nppdf32.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Adobe Reader Plugin for Firefox' with a plugin key of 'Adobe Reader' for all users of the PC.
Scheduled Task
  • adobearm.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Programma di aggiornamento online di Adobe' (runs weekly on Mondays at 10.00).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • adobearm.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Adobe ARM.
2 Startup Files (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".
  • adobe_updater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AdobeUpdater6' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater6\Adobe_Updater.exe".
2 Startup Files (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".
  • adobearm.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Adobe ARM' which loads as "C:\Program Files\File comuni\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • adobearm.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

adobearm.exe
Memory:5.52 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0061302437%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00384042%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00228983%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:4,900
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:608 Bytes
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:192 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Adobe Reader MUI?

You can uninstall Adobe Reader MUI 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 9.4.5 MUI, 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 MUI.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Adobe Reader 9.4.5 MUI you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 75%
Win XP 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 91.83%
Windows 10 6.73%
Windows XP 1.44%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 78.26%
Windows 7 Starter 8.21%
Windows 10 Home 6.76%
Windows 7 Professional 2.42%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.93%
Microsoft Windows XP 1.45%

Distribution by countryGeography

49.24% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 49.24%
  Germany 9.47%
  United Kingdom 5.68%
  Italy 4.92%
  France 4.55%
  Canada 3.41%
  Australia 2.65%
  Mexico 2.65%
  Spain 2.27%
  Brazil 1.89%
  Belgium 1.52%
  Taiwan 1.52%
  Austria 1.14%
  Netherlands 1.14%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 56.06%
Acer 33.33%
ASUS 7.07%
Medion 2.02%
Dell 1.52%
Common models
HP G62 Notebook PC 9.45%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 7.96%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.48%
HP G72 Notebook PC 3.98%
Hewlett-Packard Presario ... 3.48%
Hewlett-Packard Presario ... 2.99%

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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