AcroRd32.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
Adobe Acrobat Reader 32-bit edition. PDF viewer and editor.
AcroRd32.exe is the 146th most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 119,839 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader and it is most often launched by AcroRd32.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader87.79%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat9.4%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader1.97%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader0.53%
- C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\AdobeSystemsIncorporated.AdobeReader_3.1.8.7675_x86__ynb6jyjzte8ga0.17%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 10.0\Acrobat0.1%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader0.05%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- 2e9b9635469ff056f09023f7d671120d0c0f86f30767b06daa545c01242bcbef39.93%
- 797d53a6074197eadf9099bbcc9ecf94e9ead4810c7435dc8010e0903b07b89e13.15%
- 08282d73af4eb97578ae8c7a341ca926e25910520b19f5531b8fbd77206c5ed29.08%
- c6fe73bb5359246aa159ba123f83a168adafd53c91cfbe27bb39c134081d4b282.93%
- 1649e5d805eaeb1287ffdd8a6de64ab0eca90b4d5fb835ed7834d8bda8b613182.23%
- a638f847a55a5dc910e86074ff590fa2ce76f194db4c390392dd21f33fac969a1.86%
- da2f64ea5b4a0442b49f64cf7a6eea270acb02a2978fb4844805f8e4ffa392ab1.83%
- dcd82008d913bfb6fa1acbc209cb113e24042919fbb8c3e4e9431f194c5b3b471.8%
- 00b1fec3f5bdc090b75a1e9acbab36c8e9aa13d2e5ea2c10ce8fe7149319b47a1.61%
- 230d8cca3303677d79c4926b17fe3ca2db4473cd202fd28427d8abf1be2400421.57%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- explorer.exe43.9%
- OUTLOOK.EXE23.65%
- userinit.exe13.02%
- svchost.exe9.45%
- prevhost.exe3.09%
- firefox.exe1.55%
- iexplore.exe1.14%
- OfficeClickToRun.exe0.59%
- WINWORD.EXE0.44%
- QBW32.EXE0.4%
Top Parents
- AcroRd32.exe49.7%
- OUTLOOK.EXE21.58%
- explorer.exe17.24%
- prevhost.exe6.07%
- firefox.exe1.2%
- iexplore.exe0.88%
- reader_sl.exe0.84%
- InDesign.exe0.54%
- WINWORD.EXE0.42%
- QBW32.EXE0.31%
Top Children
- AcroRd32.exe59.77%
- RdrCEF.exe23.9%
- AdobeARM.exe13.7%
- splwow64.exe1.39%
- AdobeCollabSync.exe0.66%
- chrome.exe0.16%
- firefox.exe0.06%
- WerFault.exe0.03%
- OUTLOOK.EXE0.02%
Security Analysis
What does AcroRd32.exe normally do?
Part of Adobe software. Normal operation.
When is AcroRd32.exe suspicious?
Running from unexpected paths.
How do attackers abuse AcroRd32.exe?
Not commonly abused.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal Adobe operation.
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