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Should I remove Expert PDF 7 Professional?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #25,305
United States Rank #47,130
Reach 0.0068%

Versions

VersionDistribution
7.0.1980.0 48.15%
7.0.1840.0 17.78%
7.0.1800.0 9.63%
7.0.1370.0 11.85%
7.0.1190.0 6.67%
7.0.940.0 0.74%
7.0.880.0 5.19%

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Expert PDF 7 Professional

What is Expert PDF 7 Professional?  (from Avanquest Software)

Expert PDF Professional is the complete, affordable PDF alternative to Adobe® Acrobat®. With a brand new user interface featuring Microsoft® Office style ‘ribbon bars’, and full compatibility with Microsoft®Office 2010, you can quickly and easily create, convert, edit, view and secure 100% industry-standard PDF files. ...  Read more

Overview

Expert PDF 7 Professional is a software program developed by Avanquest Software. The most common release is 7.0.1980.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 primary executable is named pdfeditor.exe. The setup package generally installs about 68 files and is usually about 64.04 MB (67,152,352 bytes). The installed file SNUpdate.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. 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 21% of users of Expert PDF 7 Professional come from Italy, it is also popular in France and the United States.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.avanqueststore.com/expert-pdf.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Avanquest\Expert PDF 7 Professional\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{FC279721-37A6-4777-AFD8-7A56681EBA14}\ISAdmin.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly
Estimated size: 64.04 MB
Language: English (United Kingdom)

Program filesFiles installed by Expert PDF 7 Professional

Program executable:pdfeditor.exe
Name:eXPert PDF Editor
Path:C:\Program Files\avanquest\expert pdf 7 professional\pdfeditor.exe
MD5:bad6f8c0c0160b0da681049b2631e8bd
Additional files:
  • LiveUpdateClientTools.dll - Avanquest Software Online update system (Online update system)
  • OLRegist.dll - Avanquest Software OnLine Registration
  • CheckSumTool.dll - CheckSumTool (CheckSumTool Unicode)
  • WinInetErrors.dll - WinInetError
  • APMessage.exe - APMessage
  • IAMC.dll - IAMC (In-Application Messaging Client)
  • Snapu.dll - Snap
  • bvrpctln.dll - MPT (Custom controls and utilities library)
  • SNUpdate.exe - SNUpdate
  • vsgdi.dll (by visagesoft) - Visagesoft 2d rendering library
  • printersetup.exe (by Visagesoft) - Visagesoft Printer Installer (Printer installation)
  • settingseditor.exe (by Visagesoft) - Visagesoft eXPert PDF (eXPert PDF Settings editor)
  • vspdfprsrv.exe - eXPert PDF Creator
  • vspdfuid.dll - eXPert PDF Printer UI (Printer UI)
  • vspdf2word.exe (by visagesoft) - eXPert PDF Converter (Convert PDF to word (rtf))
  • vsprinterx.dll (by Visage Software) - PDF Printer SDK (Visage PDF Printer SDK)
  • WUNPACLN.dll (by BVRP Software) - Winfax Plus 95 (Archive)
  • vsbatch2pdf.exe - Batch 2 PDF (Batch pdf convertion to pdf)
  • eXPertPDFAddIn.dll
  • js32.dll
  • sendmail.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • PDFEditor.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B097B9C7-CDE1-465F-81A3-88A385CFF7D0}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • vspdfprsrv.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'vspdfprsrv.exe' which loads as C:\Program Files\Avanquest\Expert PDF 7 Professional\vspdfprsrv.exe --background.

How do I remove Expert PDF 7 Professional?

You can uninstall Expert PDF 7 Professional 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 Expert PDF 7 Professional, 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 Expert PDF 7 Professional.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win 7 1%
 
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 61.03%
Windows 10 23.53%
Windows XP 10.29%
Windows Vista 5.15%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 23.13%
Windows 7 Professional 16.42%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.93%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.45%
Windows 10 Home 8.96%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.22%

Distribution by countryGeography

21.43% of installs come from Italy
Which countries install it?
  Italy 21.43%
  France 14.29%
  United States 11.43%
  United Kingdom 7.14%
  South Africa 5.00%
  Belgium 5.00%
  Spain 4.29%
  Iran 4.29%
  MA 3.57%
  Germany 2.14%
  Ireland 2.14%
  Brazil 1.43%
  DZ 1.43%
  Indonesia 1.43%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.69%
Acer 24.69%
Dell 11.11%
ASUS 11.11%
GIGABYTE 7.41%
Toshiba 7.41%
Samsung 2.47%
MSI 2.47%
Sahara 2.47%
Lenovo 2.47%
American Megatrends 1.23%
Sony 1.23%
Common models
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 1.96%
ASUSTeK UX32VD 1.96%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 1.96%
Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... 1.96%
ASUSTeK N53SV 1.96%
Gigabyte EX58-UD5 1.96%

About (from Avanquest Software)

Avanquest Software is a world leading developer of personal and professional software, encompassing a large number of categories including Creativity and Learning software, Utilities and Multimedia, all featured with the latest cutting edge technology to provide a more secure and enjoyable experience to people looking for easy and affordable software solutions in everyday life.
Publisher URL: www.avanquest.com

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