What is AdobeARM.exe?
Part of Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager by Adobe Systems
What is it?
AdobeARM.exe is a part of new Adobe Acrobat\Reader updater. The Updater is responsible for checking for, downloading, and launching the update installer for Reader or Acrobat. The Updater primarily keeps itself up to date and downloads and extracts needed files. It does not actually install anything, as that job is handled by a separate installer. Update preferences controlled at the registry level. Log settings controlled at the registry level; log name and location is different. Checks for upd
What if I disable Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager?
If you manage updates yourself, it is absolutely safe to remove it, however Adobe Reader will not be automatically updated.
Description of adobearm.exe from Adobe Systems“Adobe Reader software is the global standard for electronic document sharing. It is the only PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all PDF documents. Use Adobe Reader to view, search, digitally sign, verify, print, and collaborate on Adobe PDF files. Access to all PDF files
View and interact with PDF files that contain a wide variety of content, including drawings, email messages, spreadsheets, videos, and other multimedia elements. Access PDF files on the go from your mobile device. U”
How does adobearm.exe run?
Process -
AdobeARM.exe is an instance of a running program. This 32-bit program executes with the privileges as the currently logged in user account. AdobeARM.exe is executed by the process explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft). How does adobearm.exe start?
Startup files (all users) run - AdobeARM.exe is registered with the run identifier 'Adobe ARM' and the execution command '"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"' in the Windows registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Run keys are startup registry keys that are used to launch an application automatically when any Windows user logs into Windows.
Scheduled task - AdobeARM.exe is launched automatically by registering itself into the Windows Task Scheduler under the task name '\Adobe online update program'. Task Scheduler provides the ability to schedule the launch of programs or scripts at pre-defined times or after specified time intervals or even with event-based triggers.
Scheduled tasks startup - AdobeARM.exe is launched automatically when a user logs into Windows by registering itself into the Windows Task Scheduler under the task name '\Adobe ARM'. With Scheduled Tasks, any script, program, or document can be configured to run when a user logs into the PC. These tasks start every time that Windows is booted and runs in the background.
Community
| What is the community is seeing? |  What is the community is doing? |
| About 0.3% of all Boost users have the adobearm.exe process running. | Of the 0.3% of adobearm.exe users, 82.0% have disabled it. |
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How stable is Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager?
Based on crash data discovered by Boost, stability is a measure of how sound this particular process and the average percent of times it crashes.
How resource intensive is AdobeARM.exe?
Comparison based on the average resource utilization across all programs.
 | 0.02888% CPU288803.2% |
Average CPU utilization across all programs is 0.00001%.
 | 4.81 MB RAM22.3% |
Average private memory utilization across all programs is 21.53 MB.
 | 40 /min1.8% |
Average I/O read and write operations for all programs is 2,253 per minute.
 | 22 GDI objects14.7% |
Average number of GUI GDI and USER objects for all programs is 150.
 | 60 context switches/sec60.0% |
Average context switches for all programs is 100 per second.
Typical file (disk image) location:
C:\Program Files\common files\adobe\arm\1.0\adobearm.exe
Are there other versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manag...?
What modules are loaded?
A module is a dynamic link library (DLL) or an executable file that is loaded into the process. Below is a list of non-system modules that are loaded by Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager.
What programs install AdobeARM.exe?
Adobe Reader 8.2.4 by Adobe Systems Incorporated - Adobe Acrobat and Reader 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 Program URL: www.adobe.com
Program help URL: www.adobe.com/support/main.html
Install path: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\
Size: 4.07 MB
Adobe Common File Installer by Adobe Systems Incorporated - Adobe Common File Installer installs a number of shared components between multiple Adobe programs. If you remove this program some features of other related programs might not function properly.Program URL: www.adobe.com
Program help URL: www.adobe.com/help
Install path: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\
Adobe Reader 8.2.6 by Adobe Systems IncorporatedProgram URL: www.adobe.com
Program help URL: www.adobe.com/support/main.html
Install path: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\
Size: 4.07 MB
Adobe Reader 8.3.1 by Adobe Systems IncorporatedProgram URL: www.adobe.com
Program help URL: www.adobe.com/support/main.html
Install path: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\
Size: 4.07 MB
Adobe Reader 9.5.3 by Adobe Systems IncorporatedProgram URL: www.adobe.com
Program help URL: www.adobe.com/support/main.html
Install path: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\
Size: 3.8 MB
Adobe Reader 9.5.5 by Adobe Systems IncorporatedProgram URL: www.adobe.com
Program help URL: www.adobe.com/support/main.html
Install path: C:\Program Files\adobe\reader 9.0\reader
Size: 3.76 MB
Adobe Reader 8.2.0 by Adobe Systems IncorporatedProgram URL: www.adobe.com
Program help URL: www.adobe.com/support/main.html
Install path: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\
Size: 4.07 MB
Adobe Reader 9.5.2 by Adobe Systems IncorporatedProgram URL: www.adobe.com
Program help URL: www.adobe.com/support/main.html
Install path: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\
Size: 3.8 MB
Adobe Reader XI (11.0.03) by Adobe Systems IncorporatedProgram URL: www.adobe.com
Program help URL: www.adobe.com/support/main.html
Install path: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader\
Size: 113.8 MB
What else is related?
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager Stability
adobearm.exe crashes or has encountered a critical error 0.8900% of the time.
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| 1. | Error: Nicht mehr funktionsfhig (APPCRASH) Occurred: over 6 months ago |
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| 2. | Error: Nicht mehr funktionsfhig (APPCRASH) Occurred: over 6 months ago |
What Windows OS versions does this run on?
Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.131072)
Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.196608)
Microsoft Windows XP (5.2.3790.131072)
Windows Vista (TM) Business (6.0.6002.131072)
Windows Vista (TM) Home Basic (6.0.6002.131072)
Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium (6.0.6002.131072)
Windows Vista (TM) Ultimate (6.0.6002.131072)
Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium (6.0.6002.131072)
Windows 7 Professional (6.1.7600.0)
Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7600.0)
Windows Seven Black Edition (6.1.7600.0)
Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7600.0)
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Systems Incorporated is a diversified software company. The Company offers a line of business and mobile software and services used by professionals, desi
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