How to remove an AcroDist error

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AcroDist.exe file information

The process known as Acrobat ® Distiller belongs to software Acrobat Distiller for Windows by Adobe Systems (www.adobe.com).

Description: AcroDist.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 196,608 bytes (32% of all occurrences), 145,024 bytes and 7 more variants.
The program has no visible window. It is not a Windows core file. Program can be uninstalled in the Control Panel. Therefore the technical security rating is 22% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
It is possible to visit the Adobe support page, update to a possibly corrected version or uninstall the program using the Control Panel ⇒ Add/Remove programs ⇒ Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional.

Recommended: Identify AcroDist.exe related errors

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as AcroDist.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the AcroDist.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

Belongs to Adobe Acrobat
Mojo

Ist eine Komponente vom Adobe Acrobat Distiller. Ein drag-and-drop Programm welches PostScript Files in ein PDF konvertiert.
opi-wahn

Spiked my cpu and pc kept crashing
Kev

Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Distiller
Bjarne Zeb Jørgensen

Was using almost half of my cpu's resources and wasn't even running any of acrobat's products.
Peter

Summary: Average user rating of AcroDist.exe: based on 5 votes with 5 reviews.

4 users think AcroDist.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user doesn't grade AcroDist.exe ("not sure about it").

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