Estimated safety rating

armsvc.exe is a program which is most likely legit. So, if armsvc.exe is on your computer, it is most likely ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your system is clean, we still advise you to purchase a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to yourself yourself against threats.

Executable file path

This application is usually found on disk in C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\armsvc.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this program is 10a58da77ae2073d1baf4f13630ea516.

Is running as a service

This application is set up as a Windows service. This means it runs on your system in background, usually without displaying anything to you. Most Windows services are legit programs, which perform useful features to other programs or to the Windows Operating System.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This application runs in 32-bit mode. It does not use the full set of features of modern PC CPUs. This ordinarily happens because the publishers did not upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description present in the file is Adobe Acrobat Update Service.

File version

File version 1.824.31.1644.

Manufacturer

Producer Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Copyright

Legal copyright Copyright © 2013 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved..

Potentially dangerous functions

Some insecure functions of Windows have been used, such as functions for recording the keyboard. We advise you to read more about this program.

Digitally signed

armsvc.exe has a digital signature. Today the large majority of serious software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature extracted from armsvc.exe verifies as ok. This is excellent.

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: Adobe Systems, Incorporated

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2)

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have an uninstall routine stored in registry.