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ContextMenu.dll
Adobe Acrobat Elements by Adobe Systems (Signed)
Version: | 10.1.4 |
MD5: | 94859e45bb4645930ee397b24a95a74d |
SHA1: | 7ee62a42903899ea23644b8a03b25ba3520a134e |
SHA256: | 559b9ae983cc5f5246f10a27e5ccfceeb567e5f97ff463a46bd5e9324c7abf26 |
What is ContextMenu.dll?
Adobe Acrobat Context Menu Module for Adobe Acrobat is a context menu handler for Windows Explorer. It adds a menu item to the Explorer conetxt menu when right-clicking in the desktop of an various objects. This menu items allows files with a .pdf extension to be loaded by the Adobe Acrobat desktop program.
Overview
contextmenu.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. This is typically installed with the program Adobe PDF Creation Add-On X published by Adobe Systems Incorporated. The file is digitally signed by Adobe Systems which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | contextmenu.dll |
Publisher: | Adobe Systems Inc. |
Product name: | Adobe Acrobat Elements |
Description: | Adobe Acrobat Context Menu |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\adobe\acrobat 8.0\acrobat elements\contextmenu.dll |
File version: | 10.1.4 |
Size: | 679.44 KB (695,744 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Adobe Systems |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Monday, September 18, 2006 |
Expiration date: | Thursday, November 5, 2009 |
Digital DNA |
PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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“You can create PDF files in Adobe FrameMaker by saving a FrameMaker document as a PDF file or by printing to the Adobe PDF printer. Both methods use Acrobat Distiller, which is installed with FrameMaker. Perform the tasks below to determine if Acrobat Distiller is responsible for the problem.”
Behaviors
Context menu handlers
Located in '*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers'
- Name: 'Adobe.Acrobat.ContextMenu'
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
- 'Adobe.Acrobat.ContextMenu' with CLSID {D25B2CAB-8A9A-4517-A9B2-CB5F68A5A802}
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.24% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
24.71% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
15.29% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
11.76% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
7.06% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
3.53% |
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Windows 8.1 N |
2.35% |
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Windows 8 |
2.35% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
2.35% |
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Windows Vista Ultimate |
2.35% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 43.53% of Adobe Acrobat Elements.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
25.40% |
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Acer |
14.29% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
12.70% |
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Lenovo |
12.70% |
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MSI |
12.70% |
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Toshiba |
12.70% |
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Sony |
6.35% |
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GIGABYTE |
3.17% |
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