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What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,135
United States Rank #7,730
Reach 0.0415%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 415.54 days
945.39 days >
Average installed length: 496.73 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
9.5.2 100.00%

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Adobe Reader 9.5.2 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

During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 setup package generally installs about 55 files and is usually about 655.74 KB (671,474 bytes). The installed file adobe_updater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.

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: 655.74 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Adobe Reader 9.5.2 MUI

  • a3dutility.exe - Adobe Acrobat 3D Utility (Adobe 3D Utility 9.5)
  • acrobroker.exe - Adobe PDF Broker Process for Internet Explorer
  • acrord32.dll - Adobe Reader (Adobe Reader 9.5)
  • acrord32.exe
  • acrord32info.exe
  • acrordif.dll - Adobe PDF IFilter (PDF IFilter)
  • acrotextextractor.exe - Adobe Acrobat text extractor for non-PDF files (AcroTextExtractor)
  • adobecollabsync.exe - Adobe Collaboration Synchronizer 9.5
  • agm.dll - AGM Tue Jul 31 02:16:52 2012 (Adobe Graphics Manager)
  • axsle.dll - AXSLE 2012/07/24-17:16:22 (Adobe XSLT Engine)
  • cooltype.dll - CoolType Tue Jul 31 02:07:47 2012 (CoolType Typography Engine)
  • eula.exe - EULA (Eula display)
  • jp2klib.dll - JP2KLib 2012/06/29-11:28:16 (Adobe JPEG2000 Core Library)
  • nppdf32.dll - Adobe Acrobat (Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape "9.5.2")
  • pdfprevhndlr.dll - Adobe PDF Preview Handler
  • reader_sl.exe - Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher
  • viewerps.dll - Acrobat Viewer ProxyStub Library
  • ace.dll - ACE Tue Jun 7 19:16:12 2011 (Adobe Color Engine)
  • acrofx32.dll - 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)
  • adobe_updater.exe - Adobe Updater
  • 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)
  • 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 r183)
  • axe8sharedexpat.dll - AXE8SharedExpat 2009/01/18-15:08:04 (AXE Shared EXPAT (UTF-8 native))
  • 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
  • cryptocme2.dll
  • facebookvideocalling.exe (by Skype Limited) - Facebook Video Calling
  • facebookvideocallingproxy.exe (by Skype Limited) - Facebook Video Calling Proxy
  • 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
  • logsession.dll - LogSession
  • logtransport2.dll - Transport Dynamic Link Library
  • logtransport2.exe - LogTransport Application
  • npfacebookvideocalling.dll - Facebook Video Calling Plugin
  • onix32.dll (by Lextek International) - Onix32 Dynamic Link Library (Onix32 Text Indexing and Search Library)
  • 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
  • rt3d.dll - 3D Runtime Dynamic Link Library (3D Runtime 9.5)
  • sqlite.dll - sqlite Dynamic Link Library
  • vdk150.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Google Chrome Plugins
  • npfacebookvideocalling.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npFacebookVideoCalling.dll'.
  • nppdf32.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'nppdf32.dll'.
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
  • 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).
  • 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}.
2 Mozilla Plugins
  • npfacebookvideocalling.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@Skype Limited.com/Facebook Video Calling Plugin' with a plugin key of '@Skype Limited.com/Facebook Video Calling 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 '{AA039855-E0C9-4E82-AA34-11CC7B5D98EF}' (runs on registration).
  • reader_sl.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Adobe Reader Speed Launcher'.
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)
  • 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".
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
  • facebookvideocalling.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Facebook\Video\Skype\FacebookVideoCalling.exe'.
  • reader_sl.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe'.
  • acrord32.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

acrord32.exe
Memory:70.22 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0022037960%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00040734%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00179646%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:7,804,016
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:124
70 average
I/O reads/min:6.22 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:6 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 9.5.2 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 9.5.2 MUI you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 84%
Win Vista (SP2) 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 93.40%
Windows 10 5.75%
Windows XP 0.73%
Windows Vista 0.12%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 82.37%
Windows 7 Starter 5.30%
Windows 10 Home 3.58%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.97%
Windows 7 Professional 1.85%
Windows 7 Ultimate 1.73%

Distribution by countryGeography

52.89% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 52.89%
  United Kingdom 6.94%
  Canada 4.53%
  Italy 4.53%
  Germany 4.14%
  France 3.47%
  Spain 2.89%
  Australia 2.60%
  Netherlands 2.31%
  Belgium 2.02%
  Brazil 1.35%
  Sweden 1.06%
  Taiwan 0.77%
  DK 0.67%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 52.10%
Acer 38.57%
ASUS 8.93%
Dell 0.41%
Common models
HP G62 Notebook PC 12.10%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 10.97%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 6.61%
Hewlett-Packard Presario ... 4.19%
HP G72 Notebook PC 3.06%
ASUSTeK K52F 2.26%

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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