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AdobeARM.exe

AdobeARM.exe was added to FreeFixer's database on 16th October 2009. The most recent search for this file was done on 27th January 2010. AdobeARM.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\' folder and has a size of 935288 bytes.

Please note that the location of the file can vary. A list of the most common folder variants are listed ahead in this document.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on AdobeARM.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAdobe Reader and Acrobat Manager
Company nameAdobe Systems Incorporated
File descriptionAdobe Reader and Acrobat Manager
Internal nameAdobeARM.exe
Original filenameAdobeARM.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2009 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.
Product version1.0.5.0
File version1.0.5.0

Digital signatures [?]

This file has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAdobe Systems, Incorporated
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number270d755c9f5ac3b7db61f50998287078

Hashes [?]

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MD53103fe27c967675b019e880aa6******
SHA256515e750acd28c3cfd8174b7f213e2aa741d8942fb68e57f701ebcbb92e******

Folder name variants

AdobeARM.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\. The most common variants are listed below:

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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Duncan writes

4 thumbs

"The Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.2 and 8.1.7 updates will include a new update and deployment tool, initially shipping in a passive, beta state, which will be functional for Acrobat and Adobe Reader customers in the near future, as well as two new changes in security user interface and control. More information on this is available here <http://blogs.adobe.com/adobereader/>"

# 18 Oct 2009, 18:36

Roger Karlsson writes

7 thumbs

After installing Adobe Reader 9 you will see two new programs that run each time you reboot your PC: AdobeARM.exe and Reader_sl.exe. (Actually, you will see a third process called SSScheduler.exe, if you don't uncheck "Free McAfee Security Scan" while downloading the Adobe program)

The following is what the Adobe web site says about Reader_sl.exe:
"When you install Reader, the Speed Launcher program is installed into your computer’s Common Startup group. The Speed Launcher shortens the time needed to start Reader. Although this is not recommended, you can disable Speed Launcher by dragging its icon out of the Startup folder."

Ok, so what about AdobeARM.exe? There's hardly any information available on this file at the Adobe web site. I think AdobeARM.exe a component that checks and downloads Adobe software/security updates. You can see AdobeARM.exe in action by starting Adobe Reader, click on the Help menu, choose "Check for updates". AdobeARM.exe will now pop up in the Windows Task manager.

@Adobe: Why don't you use the Windows Task Scheduler to schedule your update-checking program after specified time intervals? It's right there, built into the Windows NT-based operating systems: Open the Windows Control Panel, click on Scheduled Tasks.

# 6 Nov 2009, 5:32

Chris writes

0 thumbs

I'm trying to also find out information about AdobeArm.exe - you're right about there being very little about the program. I've disabled it for now in msconfig. I've got the preferences set to do not download updates so hopefully it should be ok.

# 12 Nov 2009, 11:48

amos writes

0 thumbs

AdobeArb connects to the internet on startup and leaves a log file in your temp file folder : adobearm.log

# 6 Dec 2009, 9:33

Jopower writes

0 thumbs

Every time I access a PDF the AdobeARM is detected by my firewall, ZoneAlarm. I always deny the outgoing connection attempt. From similar responses to opening other media files in common progs like Media Player, et al, I suspect it is akin to a tracking, permission or copyright check of the file. This is becoming the norm of recent for accessing almost anything with a high profile media prog. I do note there is no problem viewing the file after denial, unlike some of the above inferred progs (ahem!). And thanks to ZoneAlarm for the instant headzup and choice (unlike Windows OEM firewall).

# 26 Jan 2010, 3:48

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