84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Adobe Reader MUI?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #1,041
United States Rank #1,203
Reach 0.6617%

Versions

VersionDistribution
9.2.0 0.01%
9.1.0 99.99%

Other programs by Adobe Systems

Adobe Reader 9.1 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.

Overview

The most used version is 9.1.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 79 files and is usually about 650.26 KB (665,865 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.com
Help link: www.adobe.com/support/main.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-FFFF-7B44-A91000000001}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 650.26 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Adobe Reader 9.1 MUI

Program executable:AcroRd32.exe
Name:Adobe Reader
Adobe Reader 9.1
Path:C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
MD5:aa92c4ca02533cc14437df9d183fec30
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
  • piaglbreakfinder.dll - XML Form Architecture's AGL Break Finder
  • 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 Thu Sep 23 04:29:00 2010 (CoolType Typography Engine)
  • rt3d.dll - 3D Runtime Dynamic Link Library (3D Runtime)
  • ahclient.dll - AdobeHelp Dynamic Link Library (Adobe Help Client Library)
  • logtransport2.dll - Transport Dynamic Link Library
  • ace.dll - ACE Thu Sep 23 02:54:59 2010 (Adobe Color Engine)
  • agm.dll - AGM Sat Jun 19 17:49:47 2010 (Adobe Graphics Manager)
  • bib.dll - BIB Fri Feb 27 16:35:20 2009 (Bravo Interface Binder)
  • jp2klib.dll - JP2KLib 2010/09/10-17:24:01 (Adobe JPEG2000 Core Library)
  • axsle.dll - AXSLE 2012/07/24-17:16:22 (Adobe XSLT Engine)
  • pdfprevhndlr.dll - Adobe PDF Preview Handler
  • a3dutility.exe - Adobe Acrobat 3D Utility (Adobe 3D Utility 9.4)
  • 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 9.0 r155)
  • acrofx32.dll - Adobe Acrobat (Lotus Notes Field Exchange Module for Adobe Acrobat)
  • reader_sl.exe - Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher
  • acrord32.dll - Adobe Reader (Adobe Reader 9.4)
  • acrord32.exe
  • acrord32info.exe
  • logsession.dll - LogSession
  • eula.exe - EULA (Eula display)
  • adobecollabsync.exe - Adobe Collaboration Synchronizer 9.4
  • nppdf32.dll - Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape "9.5.2"
  • adobexmp.dll - Adobe XMP Core (Adobe XMP Core, 4.2.1-c043)

Program behaviorsBehaviors 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 Reader Plugin for Firefox' with a plugin key of 'Adobe Reader' for all users of the PC.
2 Scheduled Tasks
  • AcroRd32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{119D2D9A-7AC4-46A7-8856-C5AACA808439}' (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".
3 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'.
  • AcroRd32Info.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32Info.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:70.22 MB
Total CPU:0.0022037960%
Kernel CPU:0.00040734%
User CPU:0.00179646%
CPU cycles/sec:7,804,016
Switches/sec:124
I/O reads/min:6.22 KB
I/O writes/min:6 Bytes

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 9.1 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 9.1 MUI you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 66%
Win XP 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 89.47%
Windows 10 9.90%
Windows XP 0.57%
Windows Vista 0.05%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 74.99%
Windows 10 Home 8.88%
Windows 7 Starter 7.94%
Windows 7 Professional 2.32%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.15%
Windows 7 Ultimate 1.95%

Distribution by countryGeography

43.53% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 43.53%
  France 7.14%
  Italy 6.81%
  United Kingdom 6.80%
  Germany 5.50%
  Canada 4.18%
  Spain 2.32%
  Netherlands 2.30%
  Australia 1.83%
  Sweden 1.72%
  Belgium 1.17%
  Taiwan 1.01%
  Brazil 0.96%
  Mexico 0.82%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 67.07%
Hewlett-Packard 21.40%
ASUS 11.19%
Dell 0.34%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.70%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.10%
Acer Aspire 5742G 3.06%
Acer Aspire 5742 2.64%
Acer Aspire 7741 2.63%
HP G60 Notebook PC 2.43%

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

commentsComments

user comment
No one has commented yet. Help others learn more about this software, share your comments.