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What is acrotray.exe? Distiller Tray Icon

Vendor:      adobe systems inc.
Product:     acrotray - adobe acrobat distiller helper application
Vendor Website:      http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatstd/main.html
Last Seen by PC Pitstop:      No Data

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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

PC Pitstop Analysis

Purpose: ACROTRAY.EXE is used to create Adobe PDF files using Distiller. Most people will seldom be creating PDFs, and do not need this program running constantly in the background. Instead, start Distiller manually just before you want to create a PDF.
Usually it will start automatically when needed.

acrotray.exe uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.

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acrotray.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.62%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 4 MB

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
acrotray.exe

MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 File Info Last Seen Signed Day Week Month Threat info
1 Status 0x0e6e43d31ac16bcf682eb5f63178c492 More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 2 11 48 Not Applicable
2 Status 0x78bfe3201ada2fe02d1e35d2488e5f55 More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 2 26 110 Not Applicable
3 Status 0xf9932c3c8f1c78738f27eb6360acf681 More File Information 6/15/2013 Signed 4 16 50 Not Applicable
4 Status 0x0fe0edf01cea3beb2e65a904bb87525e More File Information 6/15/2013 Signed 5 34 109 Not Applicable
5 Status 0x7c2c6a539b96191f81fd58d856383a9f More File Information 6/15/2013 Signed 1 5 9 Not Applicable
6 Status 0x36242065b9cda8108833234bb560eb20 More File Information 6/15/2013 Signed 5 41 200 Not Applicable
7 Status 0xa21e70b4f972ca396a80013d0d436350 More File Information 6/15/2013 Signed 2 8 37 Not Applicable
8 Status 0x6c79c1fb9b24c63b89328bee6f4237ba More File Information 6/15/2013 Signed 1 2 7 Not Applicable
9 Status 0x4a0bbdf88636f2ef08420bdcd343d286 More File Information 6/15/2013 Signed 2 19 65 Not Applicable
10 Status 0xcfe5228556c93d03d6753e7953ccd4a9 More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 5 33 110 Not Applicable
11 Status 0xa3a82800ff19b26b94d2327a2f11067e More File Information 6/15/2013 Signed 3 13 46 Not Applicable
12 Status 0xb985665b63e92d8df8859eae21e7b52f More File Information 6/15/2013 Unsigned 2 28 88 Not Applicable
13 Status 0xfbd06a45db2d543efd932768029ec5f2 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 0 4 8 Not Applicable
14 Status 0x7e5d896604b2d9b7081681cd432118cd More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 0 2 3 Not Applicable
15 Status 0xf58c188993c1eeea643f39e1b67c8932 More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 0 6 24 Not Applicable
16 Status 0xa1ed44dabcd252b95cd09487b65f734c More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 0 14 52 Not Applicable
17 Status 0x5369a26e89c68e9420ae9b9cc6305834 More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 0 6 24 Not Applicable
18 Status 0x4d042b1f1375cf371afbe0e0276ba627 More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 0 13 51 Not Applicable
19 Status 0xb27fcdf3e7be545f83f72c5474913dae More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 0 11 47 Not Applicable
20 Status 0x6ddb995879c151a7dde72b57ea3635c5 More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 0 5 30 Not Applicable
21 Status 0x880798f61d6faa41556ce9fa25e146f5 More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 0 9 25 Not Applicable
22 Status 0x06c38776db33dd33a9063e8298ff2f9c More File Information 6/13/2013 Signed 0 3 18 Not Applicable
23 Status 0x21189b8f2d747b6981a54d5c5d554c8e More File Information 6/13/2013 Unsigned 0 7 43 Not Applicable
24 Status 0xc213b43ab4018b2fbded32c8ec31cdae More File Information 6/12/2013 Signed 0 1 18 Not Applicable
25 Status 0x61cab7f62cc5444a6c6da7691b65f3cb More File Information 6/12/2013 Signed 0 1 2 Not Applicable
26 Status 0x61c615ee47ce5c6f7bb3257b1734ef55 More File Information 6/11/2013 Unsigned 0 2 12 Not Applicable
27 Status 0x29151fc41a2294d27d2dd851d4710bf1 More File Information 6/11/2013 Signed 0 2 2 Not Applicable
28 Status 0x16aedbebd92d1ecba79bceb09ed90f32 More File Information 6/10/2013 Signed 0 2 12 Not Applicable
29 Status 0x78ff388fd58ce0bae1f7c9670f5473c1 More File Information 6/5/2013 Unsigned 0 0 1 Not Applicable
30 Status 0x267d2fe27a1587baaad82090772655e4 More File Information 6/3/2013 Signed 0 0 5 Not Applicable
31 Status 0xb5475b56f11bed65aa469acabd5dc417 More File Information 6/3/2013 Signed 0 0 2 Not Applicable
32 Status 0xe3ccee73544adb46c9e3467d4976dcf8 More File Information 5/29/2013 Signed 0 0 5 Not Applicable
33 Status 0xef0df7c71c25793a156dc370d552903f More File Information 5/24/2013 Unsigned 0 0 3 Not Applicable
34 Status 0x68a95567f51d0d94e6fcdaafa77995b9 More File Information 5/15/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
35 Status 0x7c6bd05349361347d53c020984a4ef7f More File Information 5/15/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
36 Status 0x16ba48f34037a162d87e6ac0e963dd13 More File Information 5/7/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
37 Status 0x3f714d48a7b56cc07c61a2ed63c5384f More File Information 3/26/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
38 Status 0xbd99953b6f8b36862b5b86c2fe39a8a3 More File Information 2/13/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
39 Status 0x102b0dc83d1038c7d249fd09c8dd7185 More File Information 1/21/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
40 Status 0xef1c1af78b5c4675ee62ce2bf0a25254 More File Information 7/12/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
41 Status 0x6740051c97b30cf7267fae2d109f5394 More File Information 7/4/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
42 Status 0xfc384c218462c215d7863928d733357e More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
43 Status 0x3cb957493d0f2b26ab7ad10e50b1a498 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
44 Status 0x69cdd4e16bd1a7be1522255656900807 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
45 Status 0x0e3ccee73544adb46c9e3467d4976dcf More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
46 Status 0xc88b2ba97abfecc12bbae666868ce537 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
47 Status 0x00fe0edf01cea3beb2e65a904bb87525 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
48 Status 0xe737c8d6bf05fcbf5904c9706387ee71 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
49 Status 0x00e6e43d31ac16bcf682eb5f63178c49 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
50 Status 0x03f714d48a7b56cc07c61a2ed63c5384 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
51 Status 0x4903a50ba743c37840328a2ed8c24ccd More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 Last Seen File Date Revision Common Name Size
1 Status 0x06c38776db33dd33a9063e8298ff2f9c 8/14/2012 7:38:00 PM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 625 KB
2 Status 0x0fe0edf01cea3beb2e65a904bb87525e 2/8/2012 4:25:00 AM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 625 KB
3 Status 0x267d2fe27a1587baaad82090772655e4 2/8/2012 12:24:00 AM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 0 KB
4 Status 0x16aedbebd92d1ecba79bceb09ed90f32 2/7/2012 9:11:00 PM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 0 KB
5 Status 0x4d042b1f1375cf371afbe0e0276ba627 2/7/2012 7:35:00 PM Unknown 8.1.0.2007051000 Distiller Tray Icon 609 KB
6 Status 0xa3a82800ff19b26b94d2327a2f11067e 2/7/2012 2:17:00 PM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 801 KB
7 Status 0xcfe5228556c93d03d6753e7953ccd4a9 2/7/2012 12:33:00 PM Unknown 6.0.1.2003102300 Distiller Tray Icon 212 KB
8 Status 0xc213b43ab4018b2fbded32c8ec31cdae 2/6/2012 9:46:00 PM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 0 KB
9 Status 0xb985665b63e92d8df8859eae21e7b52f 2/6/2012 8:20:00 PM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 472 KB
10 Status 0x21189b8f2d747b6981a54d5c5d554c8e 2/6/2012 8:13:00 PM Unknown 5, 0, 0, 0 Distiller Tray Icon 80 KB
11 Status 0xb27fcdf3e7be545f83f72c5474913dae 2/6/2012 3:20:00 PM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 0 KB
12 Status 0x4a0bbdf88636f2ef08420bdcd343d286 2/6/2012 1:50:00 PM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 609 KB
13 Status 0x0e6e43d31ac16bcf682eb5f63178c492 2/6/2012 3:56:00 AM Unknown 5, 0, 0, 0 Distiller Tray Icon 48 KB
14 Status 0x2ef0fa667678d1c3ca70c1e643352461 2/5/2012 10:11:00 PM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 625 KB
15 Status 0xf9932c3c8f1c78738f27eb6360acf681 2/5/2012 8:40:00 PM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 625 KB
16 Status 0xfbd06a45db2d543efd932768029ec5f2 2/5/2012 8:09:00 PM Unknown 6.0.1.2004121400 Distiller Tray Icon 472 KB
17 Status 0xa21e70b4f972ca396a80013d0d436350 2/5/2012 3:21:00 AM Unknown 8.0.0.2006102200 Distiller Tray Icon 605 KB
18 Status 0x61c615ee47ce5c6f7bb3257b1734ef55 2/5/2012 12:13:00 AM Unknown 6.0.0.2003073000 Distiller Tray Icon 212 KB
19 Status 0x5369a26e89c68e9420ae9b9cc6305834 2/3/2012 3:07:00 PM Unknown 8.1.2.2008011100 Distiller Tray Icon 609 KB
20 Status 0x7e5d896604b2d9b7081681cd432118cd 2/3/2012 3:00:00 AM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 0 KB
21 Status 0x78bfe3201ada2fe02d1e35d2488e5f55 2/3/2012 1:15:00 AM Unknown 6.0.0.2003051500 Distiller Tray Icon 212 KB
22 Status 0x102b0dc83d1038c7d249fd09c8dd7185 2/2/2012 1:41:00 PM Unknown 6.0.1.2005030300 Distiller Tray Icon 472 KB
23 Status 0x8772a605542d8487f4c08ff9f89f2ab7 2/2/2012 12:20:00 PM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 796 KB
24 Status 0x16ba48f34037a162d87e6ac0e963dd13 1/27/2012 7:21:00 PM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 2835 KB
25 Status 0x3cb957493d0f2b26ab7ad10e50b1a498 1/25/2012 8:57:00 PM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 0 KB
MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 Last Seen File Date Revision Common Name Size
1 Status 0x7c6bd05349361347d53c020984a4ef7f 1/27/2012 4:06:00 AM Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 42 KB
2 Status 0x68a95567f51d0d94e6fcdaafa77995b9 9/5/2011 2:24:00 PM Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 42 KB
3 Status 0xd20ad17a99b653233163d8d4f6c1df2a 3/15/2011 12:51:00 PM Unknown 6.0.0.0 Distiller Tray Icon 212 KB
4 Status 0xa13f8db0f002c3c68583566ddc29a5ad 1/24/2011 7:31:00 PM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 37 KB
5 Status 0xfd5cc2461987ba223501c3ec60fbfd2e 3/26/2010 2:10:00 PM Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 42 KB
6 Status 0x5b8e67748e11d28831fe1093957089e2 3/21/2009 5:43:00 PM Unknown 6.0.0.0 Distiller Tray Icon 212 KB
7 Status 0x63d990d093eff80ef1c6f69c57fc58a7 4/10/2008 11:56:00 AM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 484 KB
8 Status 0xac5871b827672d2917123783151f6c2a 3/26/2008 6:30:00 AM Unknown Unknown Distiller Tray Icon 216 KB
9 Status 0x87a17eddd03636d0dc0e818b2fa6295c 12/31/2007 Unknown 5, 0, 0, 0 Distiller Tray Icon 225 KB
10 Status 0x3883d28140574acb5c006e5ecfa881c0 12/31/2007 Unknown 6.0.0.2003031900 Distiller Tray Icon 212 KB
11 Status 0x7dfdf1799ad51081a5ba7432c347b2fb 12/31/2007 Unknown 8.0.0.2006102200 Distiller Tray Icon 608 KB
12 Status 0x66a64adeccaf0d9c89451ffa405d6620 12/31/2007 Unknown 8.0.0.2006102200 Distiller Tray Icon 952 KB
13 Status 0xa4aeb62a01516d8ddd0de5b7edea35df 12/31/2007 Unknown 6.0.0.2003051500 Distiller Tray Icon 216 KB
14 Status 0xd0c93ff20e7aea4aceec70521830d252 12/31/2007 Unknown 6.0.1.2004121400 Distiller Tray Icon 492 KB
15 Status 0xf7768627410a18e68f28d9b2df900f9e 12/31/2007 Unknown 8.1.0.2007051000 Distiller Tray Icon 946 KB
16 Status 0xe219b6c4ecf53a6bad0a01f106e04d23 12/31/2007 Unknown 6.0.1.2004121400 Distiller Tray Icon 803 KB
17 Status 0x472451831ea98381a3d16ab248c3ccad 12/31/2007 Unknown 6.0.1.2003102300 Distiller Tray Icon 212 KB



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