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Should I remove Adobe Reader X - Português?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
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How common is it?
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Versions

VersionDistribution
10.1.4 100.00%

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Adobe Reader X 10.1.4 - Português

What is Adobe Reader X - Português?

Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader X 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. It includes sandboxing protection for Windows.

About  (from Adobe Systems)

Adobe Reader lets you read and print from any system any document created as an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file, with its original appearance preserved. PDF files are compact and can be shared, viewed, navigated, and printed exactly as the author intended by anyone with Adobe Reader. Adobe Reader software is ...  Read more

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 main program executable is AcroRd32.exe. The software installer includes 44 files and is usually about 109.06 MB (114,354,366 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.brasil.adobe.com
Help link: www.brasil.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1046-7B44-AA1000000001}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 109.06 MB
Language: Portuguese (Brazil)

Program filesFiles installed by Adobe Reader X 10.1.4 - Português

Program executable:AcroRd32.exe
Name:Adobe Reader
Adobe Reader 9.0
Signed by:Adobe Systems
Path:C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
MD5:c1648084c395152fbfa1b333d92056bc
Adobe Acrobat is a set of application software developed by Adobe Systems to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF).
Additional files:
  • AcroBroker.exe - Adobe PDF Broker Process for Internet Explorer
  • AcroTextExtractor.exe - Adobe Acrobat text extractor for non-PDF files (AcroTextExtractor)
  • 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 ))
  • 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 2012/07/12-13:26:30 (CoolType Typography Engine)
  • JP2KLib.dll - JP2KLib 2012/06/28-16:35:51 (Adobe JPEG2000 Core Library)
  • adoberfp.dll - Adobe Reader File Preview
  • AXSLE.dll - AXSLE 2012/07/24-16:53:08 (Adobe XSLT Engine)
  • PDFPrevHndlr.dll - Adobe PDF Preview Handler
  • AdobeLinguistic.dll - Adobe Linguisitc Library (Linguistic Library)
  • ACE.dll - ACE 2011/05/02-20:38:31 (Adobe Color Engine)
  • AGM.dll - AGM 2012/07/12-13:26:30 (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 (Adobe Reader )
  • AcroRd32.exe - Adobe Reader 9.0
  • AcroRd32Info.exe
  • arh.exe - Adobe AIR (Adobe AIR Redistribution Helper)
  • amtlib.dll - AMTLib (AMT Licensing)
  • Eula.exe - EULA (Eula display)
  • AdobeCollabSync.exe - Adobe Collaboration Synchronizer 10.1

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • AcroRd32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{1C85A33F-8BB5-46A8-9A6C-C58BA3792D3E}' (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)
  • AdobeCollabSync.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Adobe Acrobat Synchronizer' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 10.0\Acrobat\AdobeCollabSync.exe".
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
  • AdobeCollabSync.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Adobe Reader Synchronizer' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe".
  • 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".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • AcroRd32.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

AcroRd32.exe
Memory:52.22 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0008742131%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00055020%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00032401%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:7,193,356
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:15
70 average
I/O reads/min:60.33 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:180 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Adobe Reader X - Português?

You can uninstall Adobe Reader X - Português 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 (10.1.4) - Português, 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 - Português.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 65%
Win XP 1%
 
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 83.22%
Windows XP 9.09%
Windows 10 4.20%
Windows Vista 3.50%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 30.77%
Windows 7 Home Premium 22.38%
Windows 7 Home Basic 11.89%
Windows 7 Starter 9.09%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.09%
Windows 7 Professional 8.39%

Distribution by countryGeography

77.48% of installs come from Brazil
Which countries install it?
  Brazil 77.48%
  Portugal 11.26%
  United States 8.61%
  Spain 1.32%
  United Arab Emirates 0.66%
  CV 0.66%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.45%
Acer 23.64%
Dell 16.36%
Lenovo 12.73%
ASUS 7.27%
Toshiba 3.64%
Intel 3.64%
Samsung 3.64%
GIGABYTE 3.64%
Common models
Positivo MOBILE 13.76%
PositivoEIH61CE 2.75%
HP G42 Notebook PC 2.75%
Dell Inspiron N4030 1.83%
PositivoEINM10CB 1.83%
TPVAOC Ltd AA183M 1.83%

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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