What is armsvc.exe?

armsvc.exe is part of Adobe Acrobat Update Service and developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated according to the armsvc.exe version information.

armsvc.exe's description is "Adobe Acrobat Update Service"

armsvc.exe is digitally signed by Adobe Systems, Incorporated.

armsvc.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about armsvc.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on armsvc.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAdobe Acrobat Update Service
Company nameAdobe Systems Incorporated
File descriptionAdobe Acrobat Update Service
Internal namearmsvc.exe
Original filenamearmsvc.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.
Product version1, 5, 5, 0
File version1, 5, 5, 0

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

Product nameAdobe Acrobat Update Service
Company nameAdobe Systems Incorporated
File descriptionAdobe Acrobat Update Service
Internal namearmsvc.exe
Original filenamearmsvc.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2011 Adobe Systems Inco..
Product version1, 5, 5, 0
File version1, 5, 5, 0

Digital signatures [?]

armsvc.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAdobe Systems, Incorporated
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA
Certificate serial number0290965e913340cda6634cef31f7fd07

VirusTotal report

None of the 50 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the armsvc.exe file.

None of the 50 anti-virus programs detected the armsvc.exe file.

Folder name variants

armsvc.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD511a52cf7b265631deeb24c6149309eff
SHA256cba25d358185fd4be261c6c1b518ad60f5d27d5fb418098ab262b10f5a11c178

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to armsvc.exe:

armsvc.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

armsvc.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Adobe Acrobat Update Service has stopped working.

End Program - armsvc.exe. This program is not responding.

armsvc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

armsvc.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with armsvc.exe. 76% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 79 users.

User vote results: There were 60 votes to remove and 19 votes to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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