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Should I remove Adobe Reader X - Japanese?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #19,818
Reach 0.0111%

Versions

VersionDistribution
10.1.7 100.00%

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Adobe Reader X 10.1.7 - Japanese

What is Adobe Reader X - Japanese?

Adobe Reader X is an 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

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 software installer includes 47 files and is usually about 110.48 MB (115,850,666 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.adobe.co.jp/products/acrobat/main.html
Help link: www.adobe.co.jp/support/main.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1041-7B44-AA1000000001}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 110.48 MB
Language: Japanese (Japan)

Program filesFiles installed by Adobe Reader X 10.1.7 - Japanese

  • 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 2010/09/27-13:37:26 (AXE Shared EXPAT (UTF-8 native))
  • AdobeXMP.dll - Adobe XMP Core 2010/09/27-13:37:26 (Adobe XMP Core 5.2-c001 ( 32 bit ))
  • ExtendScript.dll - ExtendScript 2010/09/27-13:37:26 (Adobe ExtendScript scripting engine (32 bit))
  • rt3d.dll - 3D Runtime Dynamic Link Library (3D Runtime 10.1)
  • ahclient.dll - AdobeHelp Dynamic Link Library (Adobe Help Client Library)
  • BIBUtils.dll - BIBUtils 2011/05/02-20:38:31 (Bravo Interface Binder Utilities)
  • CoolType.dll - CoolType 2013/03/26-06:26:16 (CoolType Typography Engine)
  • JP2KLib.dll - JP2KLib 2013/03/26-06:26:16 (Adobe JPEG2000 Core Library)
  • ScCore.dll - ScCore 2010/09/27-13:37:26 (Scripting Components Core (32 bit))
  • adoberfp.dll - Adobe Reader File Preview
  • AXSLE.dll - AXSLE 2012/11/08-16:14:15 (Adobe XSLT Engine)
  • PDFPrevHndlr.dll - Adobe PDF Preview Handler
  • AdobeLinguistic.dll - Adobe Linguisitc Library (Linguistic Library)
  • LogTransport2.exe - LogTransport Application
  • ACE.dll - ACE 2011/05/02-20:38:31 (Adobe Color Engine)
  • AGM.dll - AGM 2013/03/26-06:26:16 (Adobe Graphics Manager)
  • BIB.dll - BIB 2011/05/02-20:38:31 (Bravo Interface Binder)
  • wow_helper.exe - Adobe Reader WOW Helper
  • A3DUtils.dll - 3D Utilities Library (3D Utilities Library 10.1)
  • AcroRdIF.dll - Adobe PDF IFilter (PDF IFilter)
  • authplay.dll - Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash Player 10.3 r183)
  • Acrofx32.dll - Adobe Acrobat (Lotus Notes Field Exchange Module for Adobe Acrobat)
  • reader_sl.exe - Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher
  • AcroRd32.dll - Adobe Reader
  • AcroRd32.exe
  • AcroRd32Info.exe
  • logsession.dll - LogSession
  • arh.exe - Adobe AIR (Adobe AIR Redistribution Helper)
  • Eula.exe - EULA (Eula display)
  • AdobeCollabSync.exe - Adobe Collaboration Synchronizer 10.1
  • icucnv40.dll (by IBM and others) - International Components for Unicode 2010/01/07-12:22:02 (IBM ICU Common DLL)
  • icudt40.dll (by IBM and others) - International Components for Unicode 2010/07/09-10:51:08 (ICU Data DLL)
  • icudt40_cjk.dll
  • ccme_base.dll (by RSA - The Security Division of EMC) - RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (Base cryptographic functionality)
  • cryptocme2.dll (by RSA - The Security Division of EMC) - Master library
  • ViewerPS.dll - Acrobat Viewer ProxyStub Library
  • pe.dll (by Environmental Systems Research Institute) - PE (Projection Engine library)
  • 64BitMAPIBroker.exe
  • FILEIO.DLL
  • ilexbn.dll
  • Onix32.dll
  • SJW32C.DLL

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • AcroRd32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E35E8FDE-768D-4D69-99F8-FC576B9B98E7}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • reader_sl.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Adobe Reader Speed Launcher.
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)
  • 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 10.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe".
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • AcroRd32.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe'.
  • reader_sl.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

AcroRd32.exe
Memory:33.89 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0006729712%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00042418%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00024879%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:11,911,398
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:5.61 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:72 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Adobe Reader X - Japanese?

You can uninstall Adobe Reader X - 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 Reader X (10.1.7) - 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 Reader X - Japanese.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win 7 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 63.93%
Windows Vista 22.37%
Windows XP 10.05%
Windows 10 3.20%
Windows Server 2003 0.46%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.18%
Windows 7 Professional 17.06%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 16.11%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.95%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.74%
Windows Vista Business 2.84%

Distribution by countryGeography

94.79% of installs come from Japan
Which countries install it?
  Japan 94.79%
  United States 3.32%
  Australia 0.47%
  Hong Kong 0.47%
  Russia 0.47%
  Vietnam 0.47%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 27.10%
NEC 17.76%
Toshiba 14.95%
GIGABYTE 11.21%
Hewlett-Packard 9.35%
Lenovo 8.41%
Acer 5.61%
Intel 2.80%
Apple 1.87%
ASUS 0.93%
Common models
ThirdWave Corporation Pri... 6.03%
LENOVO 4334 3.45%
Dell Inspiron 530 3.45%
Gigabyte EX58-UD3R 1.72%
HP Z400 Workstation 1.72%
Dell Vostro 200 1.72%

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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