How to remove AcroTray error

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AcroTray.exe file information

The process AcroTray belongs to the software AcroTray - Adobe Acrobat Distiller helper application or Mjuice Components or acrotray.exe or Adobe Acrobat 4.0 ME or DVD Solution or Python or Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional or Adobe Production Studio or SmartSound Quicktracks Plugin or Sony Ericsson Device Data by Adobe Systems Inc (www.adobe.com).

Description: AcroTray.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings" - mostly C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat x.0\Distillr\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 483328 bytes (34% of all occurrence), 217194 bytes, 217193 bytes, 82026 bytes, 49254 bytes, 624248 bytes, 43520 bytes, 620152 bytes, 217195 bytes, 217190 bytes, 974848 bytes, 16384 bytes, 82025 bytes.
The file is not a Windows system file. The program has no visible window. The program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices). The application can be uninstalled in the Control Panel. AcroTray.exe is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 41% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If AcroTray.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\ then the security rating is 30% dangerous. File size is 624248 bytes. The program has no visible window. The file is a Verisign signed file. It is digitally signed. The program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices). The file is not a Windows system file. AcroTray.exe is able to record inputs.

If AcroTray.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 then the security rating is 100% dangerous. File size is 176640 bytes. The program has no file description. The program has no visible window. The file is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The process starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices). The file is not a Windows core file. The application uses ports to connect to LAN or Internet. AcroTray.exe is able to record inputs, hide itself, monitor applications.

External information from Paul Collins:

• "Acrobat Assistant *.*" can run at start up. Used to create PDF files with Acrobat Distiller. For Win9x/Me systems you can run this file manually beforehand. For WinXP systems this file must run at startup. Hence the "U" recommendation. *.* represents the version

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as AcroTray.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the AcroTray.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

Links: AcroTray.exe, AcroTray.exe

It eats up memory and doesn't work with XP 64-bit edition
  Jef Hart  

Essential element of Adobe Writer
  Levendis  

it is spawning acr tmp files on my C: drive and has taken up to 5.5 GB before I figured out to delete them and kill acrotray.exe !!! Checking to see if I have a bad version.
  barbara  

Unnötiger Helper für Adobe Distiler/Acrobat/PDF-Printer - "telefoniert" aber gerne nachhause
  Pacs  

not dangerous, that I know of... but it autostarts with windows... using up precious MAMORY!
   

I believe it clashes with Lotus Notes sometimes, and causes Notes to crash. This has happened to me multiple times.
  Annuvin  

Locks up opening Acrobat to print for me using Acrobat 6 Pro. Printing starts working fine once the application gets shut down.
  GJG  

If you stop acrotray.exe at startup and print through the Adobe PDF print driver, acrotray.exe will start again which will allow you to make the PDF correctly. If you never create PDFs, just disable it. (I'm using Adobe Acrobat 3D)
  Daemon  

Not dangerous, not critical for Acrobat either. Just more bloatware from Adobe.
  cdh  

Dont remove if you wanna create PDF in MS Office or AutoCAD, because they wont work!!
  Jabbaa  

If you have both Adobe Acrobat Professional & Reader installed on your PC & if this file is running [Task Manager / Processes] it can force Adobe Acrobat Reader to open pdf’s even though you are trying to open the file for editing with Professional. A real pain, you have ‘End Process’ in task manager to get Adobe Professional to work properly.
  mt2ri  

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