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Should I remove Adobe Reader XI Lite?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #42,903
United States Rank #44,755
Reach 0.0021%

Versions

VersionDistribution
11.0.10 4.88%
11.0.09 26.83%
11.0.08 7.32%
11.0.07 4.88%
11.0.06 17.07%
11.0.05 39.02%

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Adobe Reader XI Lite

What is Adobe Reader XI Lite?  (from Adobe Systems)

Adobe Reader XI Font Pack enables you to display and interact with documents authored in languages other than those supported in your native Adobe Reader. It is needed to correctly display a document when an author does not embed the appropriate font into the document. It is also needed when the author does embed the f...  Read more

Overview

Adobe Reader XI Lite is a software program developed by Adobe Systems. The most common release is 11.0.05, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 setup package generally installs about 37 files and is usually about 79.95 MB (83,838,273 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 37% of users of Adobe Reader XI Lite come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and IQ.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.adobe.com
Help link: www.adobe.com/support/main.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AB0000000001}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 79.95 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Adobe Reader XI Lite

  • 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 2012/08/23-13:03:03 (AXE Shared EXPAT (UTF-8 native))
  • AdobeXMP.dll - Adobe XMP Core 2012/08/23-13:03:03 (Adobe XMP Core 5.4-c005 ( 32 bit ))
  • ExtendScript.dll - ExtendScript 2012/08/23-13:03:03 (Adobe ExtendScript scripting engine (32 bit))
  • ahclient.dll - AdobeHelp Dynamic Link Library (Adobe Help Client Library)
  • BIBUtils.dll - BIBUtils 2012/09/07-19:07:31 (Bravo Interface Binder Utilities)
  • CoolType.dll - CoolType 2013/07/18-08:03:51 (CoolType Typography Engine)
  • JP2KLib.dll - JP2KLib 2013/03/13-16:07:45 (Adobe JPEG2000 Core Library)
  • ScCore.dll - ScCore 2012/08/23-13:03:03 (Scripting Components Core (32 bit))
  • adoberfp.dll - Adobe Reader File Preview
  • AXSLE.dll - AXSLE 2012/08/23-13:03:03 (Adobe XSLT Engine)
  • PDFPrevHndlr.dll - Adobe PDF Preview Handler
  • AdobeLinguistic.dll - Adobe Linguisitc Library (Linguistic Library)
  • ACE.dll - ACE 2012/09/07-19:07:31 (Adobe Color Engine)
  • AGM.dll - AGM 2013/03/26-03:36:01 (Adobe Graphics Manager)
  • BIB.dll - BIB 2012/09/07-19:07:31 (Bravo Interface Binder)
  • wow_helper.exe - Adobe Reader WOW Helper
  • AcroRdIF.dll - Adobe PDF IFilter (PDF IFilter)
  • Acrofx32.dll - Adobe Acrobat (Lotus Notes Field Exchange Module for Adobe Acrobat)
  • AcroSup64.dll - Acrobat 64 bit Installer Support
  • AcroRd32.dll - Adobe Reader
  • AcroRd32.exe
  • arh.exe - Adobe AIR (Adobe AIR Redistribution Helper)
  • icucnv40.dll (by IBM and others) - International Components for Unicode 2011/11/15-16:30:22 (IBM ICU Common DLL)
  • icudt40.dll (by IBM and others) - ICU Data DLL
  • ccme_asym.dll (by RSA - The Security Division of EMC) - RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (Asymmetric encryption library)
  • ccme_base.dll (by RSA - The Security Division of EMC) - Base library
  • ccme_base_non_fips.dll - Base library - non-FIPS algorithms
  • ccme_ecc.dll - ECC library and curve parameters - FIPS only
  • ccme_ecdrbg.dll - ECDRBG library
  • cryptocme.dll - Master library
  • ViewerPS.dll - Acrobat Viewer ProxyStub Library
  • Onix32.dll (by Lextek International) - Onix (Onix - Lextek International)
  • pe.dll (by Environmental Systems Research Institute) - PE (Projection Engine library)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • AcroRd32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AFCA3C97-3615-4D82-814A-68069975A8B4}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • AcroRd32.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

AcroRd32.exe
Memory:55.38 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0015528627%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00082136%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00073150%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:4,725,347
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:9.07 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:123 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Adobe Reader XI Lite?

You can uninstall Adobe Reader XI Lite 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 XI Lite, 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 XI Lite.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 71%
Win XP 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#42,903

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 78.05%
Windows 10 19.51%
Windows XP 2.44%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 48.78%
Windows 8.1 Pro 12.20%
Windows 7 Professional 12.20%
Windows 7 Home Premium 9.76%
Windows 7 Enterprise 4.88%
Windows 7 Starter 2.44%

Distribution by countryGeography

36.73% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 36.73%
  United Kingdom 8.16%
  IQ 6.12%
  Romania 6.12%
  Australia 4.08%
  Philippines 4.08%
  Germany 4.08%
  Canada 4.08%
  BH 2.04%
  TN 2.04%
  Belgium 2.04%
  France 2.04%
  RS 2.04%
  India 2.04%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 23.53%
ASUS 17.65%
Dell 14.71%
Toshiba 11.76%
GIGABYTE 8.82%
Lenovo 8.82%
Intel 5.88%
Acer 5.88%
MSI 2.94%
Common models
ASUS All Series 5.56%
HP 15 Notebook PC 5.56%
VIAK8M AWRDACPI 2.78%
TOSHIBA Satellite L40 2.78%
MSI MS-7817 2.78%
MSI MS-7811 2.78%

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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