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 well-known antivirus with a good track record, in order to yourself yourself against potential security problems.

Executable file path

Normally, this application is stored in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\armsvc.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is fc5b75ca6a1da31edd4f8d53f5540b98.

Is running as a service

This program is set up as a Windows service. This means it runs on your system in background, usually without showing anything to you. Most Windows services are ok programs, which provide useful functions to other applications or to the Windows Operating System.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This program runs in 32-bit mode. It can not exploit the full set of features of modern PC CPUs. This ordinarily happens because the makers did not upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

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

File version

File version stored as a property 1.802.11.4130.

Manufacturer

Publisher Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Copyright

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

Potentially dangerous functions

Some unusual functions of the Operating System appear to be used, such as functions for recording the keyboard. We advise you to perform more in-depth research about this program.

Digitally signed

armsvc.exe is digitally signed. Nowadays the large majority of clean programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature extracted from armsvc.exe checks out perfectly. This is excellent.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Adobe Systems, Incorporated

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA

Can be uninstalled

This application does NOT have an uninstall command set up in registry.