What is AcroIEHelper.dll?

AcroIEHelper.dll is part of AcroIEHelper Library and developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated according to the AcroIEHelper.dll version information.

AcroIEHelper.dll's description is "Adobe Acrobat IE Helper Version 7.0 for ActiveX"

AcroIEHelper.dll is digitally signed by Adobe Systems, Incorporated.

AcroIEHelper.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on AcroIEHelper.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameAcroIEHelper Library
Company nameAdobe Systems Incorporated
File descriptionAdobe Acrobat IE Helper Version 7.0 for ActiveX
Internal nameAcroIEHelper
Original filenameAcroIEHelper.DLL
Legal copyrightCopyright 1984-2004 Adobe Systems Incorporated and its licensors. All rights reserved.
Product version7, 0, 0, 0
File version7.0.0.2004121400

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameAcroIEHelper Library
Company nameAdobe Systems Incorporated
File descriptionAdobe Acrobat IE Helper Version 7.0 ..
Internal nameAcroIEHelper
Original filenameAcroIEHelper.DLL
Legal copyrightCopyright 1984-2004 Adobe Systems In..
Product version7, 0, 0, 0
File version7.0.0.2004121400

Digital signatures [?]

AcroIEHelper.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAdobe Systems, Incorporated
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number58739313a3c4c1496b5c19636050b5f8

VirusTotal report

None of the 50 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the AcroIEHelper.dll file.

None of the 50 anti-virus programs detected the AcroIEHelper.dll file.

Folder name variants

AcroIEHelper.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named AcroIEHelper.dll

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD542729c3de75a7a51fc6f9ef6546c9199
SHA256a7fb1ef929360d2fc685623ed2937600a680449179d3a45ade08a4909a5ea519

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