Nuance PDF Viewer Plus
What is Nuance PDF Viewer Plus? (from Nuance Communications)
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Overview
Nuance PDF Viewer Plus is a program developed by Nuance Communications. The most used version is 5.30.3290, 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 programs's main executable is pdfPro5Hook.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 1.87 MB of memory. The software installer includes 117 files and is usually about 35.57 MB (37,298,384 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 62% of users of Nuance PDF Viewer Plus come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.nuance.com
Help link: support.nuance.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Nuance\PDF Viewer Plus\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{28656860-4728-433C-8AD4-D1A930437BC8}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 35.57 MB
Files installed by Nuance PDF Viewer Plus
| Program executable: | pdfPro5Hook.exe |
| Name: | Nuance PDF Products |
| PdfCreateHook Application |
| Signed by: | Nuance Communications |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Nuance\PDFViewerPlus\pdfPro5Hook.exe |
| MD5: | 9f0acaa725cf5a391af7e2067ae45746 |
Additional files:
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AppDomainLoader.dll - ScanSoft OmniPage Capture SDK (XPSFACTORYWRAPPER.DLL)
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DocXManagedWrapper.dll - DocX Converter Managed Wrapper
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ExcelXManagedWrapper.dll - XlsX Converter Managed Wrapper
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ICDLLW32.DLL
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ICHUNW32.DLL
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PPTXManagedWrapper.dll - PPTX Converter Managed Wrapper
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Asian.dll - Nuance OmniPage Capture SDK
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CRX.dll
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Defaults.dll
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FireWrx.dll
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FmxLFR.dll
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FmxOcrA.dll
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FmxVirt.dll
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Formatter.dll
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IF_PNG.dll - IF_PNG Dynamic Link Library
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KernelAPI.dll
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LecsoMgr.dll
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LecsoX.OXML.Converters.PresentationML.dll - LecsoX.OXML.Converters.PresentationML
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LecsoX.OXML.Converters.SpreadSheetML.dll - LecsoX.OXML.Converters.SpreadSheetML
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LecsoX.OXML.Converters.WordProcessingML.dll - LecsoX.OXML.Converters.WordProcessingML
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LFRModIfc.dll
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LOGMAN.dll
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Mor.dll
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MorIF.dll
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mrcr3_1s.dll - Mixed Raster Content Reader
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pccext.dll
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pdread.dll
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cmpdfpropi.dll - Nuance PDF Products
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cnvpropsheets.dll - PDF Converter settings
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cnvres_bra.dll - PDF Converter Resource Dynamic Link Library
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cnvres_bul.dll
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cnvres_czh.dll
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cnvres_dan.dll
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cnvres_dut.dll
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cnvres_eng.dll
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cnvres_fre.dll
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cnvres_ger.dll
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cnvres_hun.dll
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cnvres_ita.dll
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cnvres_nor.dll
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cnvres_pol.dll
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cnvres_rom.dll
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cnvres_rus.dll
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cnvres_slo.dll
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cnvres_spa.dll
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cnvres_swe.dll
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cnvsts.dll
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imgpdf.dll
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NuanceWDS.exe
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PDFCOffice2007Addin.dll
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PDFCOffice2007Addin_x64.dll
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PDFEngine.dll - PDF Converter Engine Interface
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pdfPro5Hook.exe - PdfCreateHook Application
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PdfPro7Hook.exe
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PDFProCMWrp.exe
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PDFProFilter.dll
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PDFProFiltSrv.exe
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PDLight.dll - PDF Utility Dynamic Link Library
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RegistryController.exe - PDF Converter Registry Controller
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res_bra.dll - Resource Dynamic Link Library
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- RegistryController.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Chameleon Monitor 18'.
- pdfPro5Hook.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Chameleon Monitor 19'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- RegistryController.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 13.
- pdfPro5Hook.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 12.
3 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- PdfPro7Hook.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'PDFHook' which loads as C:\Program Files\Nuance\PDF Viewer Plus\pdfpro7hook.exe.
- RegistryController.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'PDF5 Registry Controller' which loads as C:\Program Files\Nuance\PDF Viewer Plus\RegistryController.exe.
- pdfPro5Hook.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'PDFHook' which loads as C:\Program Files\Nuance\PDF Viewer Plus\pdfpro5hook.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| pdfPro5Hook.exe |
| Memory: | 1.87 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000145485% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000939% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000516% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,521 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 3 Bytes | |
| PdfPro7Hook.exe |
| Memory: | 1.81 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001217702% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00006194% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00005983% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 3,978 | |
How do I remove Nuance PDF Viewer Plus?
You can uninstall Nuance PDF Viewer Plus 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 Nuance PDF Viewer Plus, 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 Nuance PDF Viewer Plus.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win Server 2003 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
58.01% |
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| Windows 10 |
33.46% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.65% |
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| Windows XP |
3.87% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.01% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.29% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.38% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
13.49% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
8.54% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.09% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
5.20% |
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Geography
62.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
62.14% |
| Germany |
9.09% |
| Canada |
5.83% |
| Australia |
2.60% |
| United Kingdom |
2.58% |
| Italy |
2.36% |
| France |
2.30% |
| Netherlands |
1.63% |
| Belgium |
0.96% |
| Spain |
0.90% |
| Israel |
0.87% |
| New Zealand |
0.73% |
| Mexico |
0.70% |
| Brazil |
0.70% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
27.35% |
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| Dell |
25.29% |
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| Acer |
15.31% |
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| Toshiba |
9.18% |
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| ASUS |
8.82% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.54% |
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| Lenovo |
3.40% |
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| Samsung |
2.90% |
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| Intel |
1.40% |
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| Medion |
1.11% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.69% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.18% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.36% |
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| ASUS All Series |
4.77% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.77% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.53% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3847 |
2.21% |
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About Nuance Communications
Nuance provides speech and imaging applications for businesses and consumers whose products focus on server & embedded speech recognition, telephone call steering systems, automated telephone directory services, medical transcription software & systems, optical character recognition software, and desktop imaging software.
Publisher URL: www.nuance.com