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9.5.2.295 8.24%
9.4.0.195 5.88%
9.0.5.2008061100\0 10.59%
8.3.1.289 2.35%
8.1.5.2007051000\0 14.12%
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8.0.5.2006102200\0 4.71%
10.1.5 20.00%
10.1.4 17.65%
10.0.0 15.29%

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ContextMenu.dll

Adobe Acrobat Elements by Adobe Systems (Signed)

Remove ContextMenu.dll
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).

DetailsDetails

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
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ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Adobe Systems Incorporated
3% remove
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.

BehaviorsBehaviors

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}

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 28.24%
Windows 7 Ultimate 24.71%
Microsoft Windows XP 15.29%
Windows 7 Professional 11.76%
Windows Vista Home Premium 7.06%
Windows 8 Pro 3.53%
Windows 8.1 N 2.35%
Windows 8 2.35%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 2.35%
Windows Vista Ultimate 2.35%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 43.53% of Adobe Acrobat Elements.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 25.40%
Acer 14.29%
Hewlett-Packard 12.70%
Lenovo 12.70%
MSI 12.70%
Toshiba 12.70%
Sony 6.35%
GIGABYTE 3.17%
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