Adobe Acrobat 5.0
What is Adobe Acrobat? (from Adobe Systems)
Adobe Acrobat 5.0 lets you easily convert any document to an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file. Whether you create business plans, spreadsheets, graphically rich brochures, or Web sites, Acrobat 5 is an essential tool. Anyone with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader can open your Adobe PDF file across a broad range o... Read more
Overview
Adobe Acrobat 5.0 is a program developed by Adobe Systems. The most used version is 5.0, 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 main program executable is acrord32.exe. The software installer includes 116 files and is usually about 15.03 MB (15,765,123 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 39% of users of Adobe Acrobat come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.
Program details
URL: www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/main.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0
Uninstaller: C:\WINDOWS\ISUNINST.EXE -f"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\NT\Uninst.isu" -c"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\NT\Uninst
Estimated size: 15.03 MB
Files installed by Adobe Acrobat 5.0
Program executable: | acrord32.exe |
Name: | Adobe Acrobat Reader |
| Acrobat Reader 5.0 |
Path: | C:\Program Files\adobe\acrobat 5.0\reader\acrord32.exe |
MD5: | 358f5f9aaa7b576bb4fe74ce6e61323c |
Additional files:
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ad2kuipi.dll - Adobe Acrobat PScript Plug-in for Acrobat Distiller Printer (Adobe Acrobat PScript Plug-in for Acrobat Distiller)
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AcroTray.exe - AcroTray - Adobe Acrobat Distiller helper application. (AcroTray)
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acrodist.exe - Acrobat ® Distiller ® for Windows (Acrobat ® Distiller ®)
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acrodistdll.dll - Acrobat Distiller for Windows (Acrobat Distiller)
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ad2krepi.dll - AdobePS5 %hostfont% Plug-in (%hostfont% Plug-in)
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AdobePDFMakerX.dll - AdobePDFMaker Server (AdobePDFMaker ActiveX Automation Server)
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QT2.dll - Adobe Acrobat Movie (Movie Plugin for Acrobat)
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QT3.dll
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QT4.dll
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pdf.ocx - Adobe Acrobat PDF (Adobe Acrobat Control Version 5.00 for ActiveX)
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PDFL50.dll - Adobe PDF Library
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SVGCore.DLL - Adobe SVG Viewer (SVG Viewer Core 4.0)
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SVGRSRC.DLL - SVG Viewer Core 4.0 Resources
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plugin.dll - Adobe Photoshop (Photoshop Plugin Utilities)
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acrobat.exe - Adobe Acrobat (Adobe Acrobat 5.0)
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nppdf32.dll - Adobe Acrobat Plug-In Version 5.00 for Netscape
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cooltype.dll - CoolType (CoolType Typography Engine)
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SVGCT.DLL
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ace.dll - ACE (Adobe Color Engine)
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Acelite.dll
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agm.dll - AGM (Adobe Graphics Manager)
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AGM3.dll
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Bib.dll - BIB (Bravo Interface Binder)
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Opp.dll - OPP
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SVGACE.DLL
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SVGAGM.DLL
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SVGBib.DLL
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capserve.exe - Adobe Acrobat Capture Server
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MFCAgent.dll - Adobe Acrobat Capture MFC Agent Helper
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WHA Library.dll - Adobe Acrobat Plugin WHAPI
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.com/Acrobat,version=5.1' with a plugin key of '@adobe.com/Acrobat,version=5.1'.
3 Scheduled Tasks
- AcroRd32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E69C1F7E-187F-4F9A-B435-465DAD398845}' (runs on registration).
- acrodist.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F2C27B43-041D-4720-8285-2463E8D34A97}' (runs on registration).
- Acrobat.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FEE3504A-C1E6-4EC0-B913-0E927D824A28}' (runs on registration).
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- AcroRd32.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe'.
- Acrobat.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe'.
- acrodist.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Distillr\acrodist.exe'.
How do I remove Adobe Acrobat?
You can uninstall Adobe Acrobat 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 Acrobat 5.0, 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 Acrobat.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Adobe Acrobat 5.0 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) 42%
Win 8 0%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
47.84% |
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Windows XP |
26.46% |
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Windows 10 |
16.61% |
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Windows Vista |
9.04% |
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Windows Server 2003 |
0.05% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Microsoft Windows XP |
26.26% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.11% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.75% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
8.46% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.98% |
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Windows 10 Home |
5.60% |
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Geography
39.20% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
39.20% |
Germany |
9.75% |
France |
5.24% |
United Kingdom |
4.34% |
Italy |
4.15% |
Canada |
3.00% |
Brazil |
2.68% |
India |
2.40% |
Australia |
2.38% |
Spain |
1.62% |
Iran |
1.62% |
Russia |
1.34% |
Netherlands |
1.34% |
Israel |
1.31% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
23.17% |
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Dell |
21.32% |
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Acer |
16.59% |
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GIGABYTE |
8.44% |
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Intel |
7.95% |
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ASUS |
6.41% |
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American Megatrends |
5.32% |
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Toshiba |
3.63% |
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Sahara |
2.65% |
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Samsung |
2.39% |
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Lenovo |
2.14% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.91% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.85% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.79% |
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GBT AWRDACPI |
3.43% |
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INTEL DG31PR |
3.19% |
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Intel DG41WV |
2.35% |
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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