What is the "AcroRd32.exe" process on windows 7? Is the "AcroRd32.exe" process a virus? Can I terminate the "AcroRd32.exe" process?

"AcroRd32.exe" process represents "Adobe Acrobat Reader DC " program.

"AcroRd32.exe" process is normally running under the parent process "Boot" as shown in the process tree below:

Boot
   AcroRd32

On the Processes tab of "Task Manager", "AcroRd32.exe" process may be listed as:

Image Name                 Memory   Description
--------------------   ----------   -----------
AcroRd32.exe              6,380 K   Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 

Additional information about "AcroRd32.exe" process:

Command line:
   "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" 
   "C:\Users\fyicenter\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
   \Content.Outlook\K0J39AZK\....pdf"

Programe file information:
   Name: AcroRd32.exe
   Location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
   Description: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 
   Version: 15.23.20056.213124
   Size: 2187344 bytes
   Last modified: 1/17/2017 6:07:44 PM
   Company Name: Adobe Systems Incorporated
   
Some data files used:
C:\Windows
C:\Users\fyicenter\AppData\Local\Temp\acrord32_sbx
C:\Windows\SysWOW64
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\en-US\KernelBase.dll.mui
C:\Users\fyicenter\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My
C:\Users\fyicenter\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\counters.dat
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\en-US\wshtcpip.dll.mui
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\en-US\wship6.dll.mui

Some registry keys used:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Versions
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SESSION MANAGER
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\CustomLocale
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NetworkProvider\HwOrder
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

Some DLL libraries used:
C:\windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\windows\SYSTEM32\wow64.dll
C:\windows\SYSTEM32\wow64win.dll
C:\windows\SYSTEM32\wow64cpu.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
C:\windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll
C:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
C:\windows\syswow64\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\windows\syswow64\USER32.dll
C:\windows\syswow64\GDI32.dll

"AcroRd32.exe" process is not a virus. But you should terminate "AcroRd32.exe" process. It keeps running in the background even you have closed the its UI interface.

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