Adobe

[hola27903504wd6s]

Hello, I don't know if this is the section to ask this but I can't find another one, I recently saw the Adobe webinstaller process in the task manager, what would this process be?

[kglad]

an acrobat related process.

<moved from download and install >

[hola27903504wd6s]

Yes, I can assume that, but what does it do? Or because it was running in the background without any adobe application open? It is the first time that I see it and from what I deduce it appeared after it was updated

[hola27903504wd6s]

And it appeared next to the Adobe ARM process, and after a while this Adobe webisntaller process was also called Adobe ARM

[kglad]

why did you assume that?

[hola27903504wd6s]

Because you say that, and the process is called Adobe, can you answer the other questions?

[kglad]

do you have any idea why acrobat/acrobat scan or some other pdf related process would be on your computer?

what if you restart your computer?  is that process still there?

[hola27903504wd6s]

I have Acrobat Reader but I don't use it, if I restart the computer the only process that appears is the Adobe Acrobat update service and sometimes AdobeARM.

[kglad]

if Adobe webinstalle reappears in your processes, disable adobe reader auto-updates to see if that stops it from reappearing on computer restart.

[hola27903504wd6s]

Ok, so I assume from this conversation that it's not a malicious process that was what I was worried about, it doesn't bother me that it appears I was worried about not knowing what it was, thanks for the help

[kglad]

oh sorry. i didn't understand your concern.

[hola27903504wd6s]

My concern was that it was a virus or something, but after spending antivirus and having this conversation I discard that option and understood that it was something of the adobe

[kglad]

it's always good to be cautious.  running av scans is always prudent 

[hola27903504wd6s]

Can you confirm for me, although I practically think I already know, that this process was not a virus and is something from Adobe?

[kglad]

you can't determine that from a name.  there is a legitimate adobe webinstaller, though.

[hola27903504wd6s]

Ok, so it must be legit since it appeared while adobe was updating, thanks for your help and time

[kglad]

you're welcome.