Nuance PDF Viewer SE
What is Nuance PDF Viewer SE? (from Nuance Communications)
The Nuance PDF Viewer Plus is a helper application bundled with the PaperPort program. The PDF Viewer Plus is similar to Nuance's other product, the PDF Reader, which allows users to access and read PDF files.
Overview
Nuance PDF Viewer SE is a software program developed by Nuance Communications. The most common release is 7.20.3230, 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. The primary executable is named PdfPro7Hook.exe. The setup package generally installs about 20 files and is usually about 50.54 MB (52,990,410 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 81% of users of Nuance PDF Viewer SE come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.
Program details
URL: www.nuance.com
Help link: support.nuance.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Nuance\PDF Viewer SE\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{FC354727-A3EA-4351-8CD8-C850E5A2B61C}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 50.54 MB
Files installed by Nuance PDF Viewer SE
| Program executable: | PdfPro7Hook.exe |
| Name: | Nuance PDF Products |
| PdfPro7Hook.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Nuance\PDF Professional 7\PdfPro7Hook.exe |
| MD5: | 96ca0ec7cf33201dacd29ce717e99816 |
Additional files:
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cmpdfpropi.dll - Nuance PDF Products
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cnvpropsheets.dll
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cnvres_cht.dll
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cnvres_eng.dll
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cnvsts.dll
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imgpdf.dll
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PDFCOffice2007Addin.dll
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PDFCOffice2007Addin_x64.dll
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PDFEngine.dll
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PdfPro7Hook.exe
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PDFProCMWrp.exe
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PDLight.dll
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res_cht.dll
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res_eng.dll
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cpres.dll - Copy Protection (CP (All languages) resource dll)
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nppdf.dll (by Zeon) - DocuCom PDF Plus (Zeon PDF Plugin For Mozilla)
Behaviors exhibited
Google Chrome Plugin
- nppdf.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'nppdf.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- nppdf.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Docucom PDF Plus'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- PdfPro7Hook.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 8.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- PdfPro7Hook.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'pdfpro7hook.exe' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Nuance\PDFViewer\pdfpro7hook.exe".
How do I remove Nuance PDF Viewer SE?
You can uninstall Nuance PDF Viewer SE 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 SE, 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 SE.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Nuance PDF Viewer SE you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 76%
Win XP 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 6%
Keep it 94%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
76.17% |
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| Windows 7 |
21.88% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.56% |
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| Windows XP |
0.39% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
50.00% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
15.63% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
12.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.30% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
4.30% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.91% |
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Geography
80.87% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
80.87% |
| Germany |
5.61% |
| France |
2.55% |
| Canada |
2.30% |
| Italy |
1.28% |
| Spain |
1.02% |
| United Kingdom |
1.02% |
| Taiwan |
0.77% |
| Israel |
0.77% |
| Australia |
0.51% |
| Netherlands |
0.51% |
| Singapore |
0.26% |
| South Africa |
0.26% |
| Brazil |
0.26% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
31.18% |
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| Dell |
20.59% |
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| Acer |
11.18% |
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| Lenovo |
10.00% |
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| ASUS |
8.24% |
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| Toshiba |
5.88% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.71% |
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| Medion |
4.12% |
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| Samsung |
1.18% |
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| Alienware |
1.18% |
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| Sony |
1.18% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.59% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron 660 |
3.20% |
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| Dell Inspiron 5559 |
2.40% |
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| HP 24-b017c |
2.40% |
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| LENOVO 80T7 |
2.40% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.40% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
1.60% |
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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