Startup program entry details:

Adobe Reader Speed Launcher (Reader_sl.exe)

This page expands upon the information already available for this entry in the Pacman's Portal Windows start-up programs database.

Not required or not recommended - typically infrequently used tasks that can be started manually if necessary

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Description:

Speeds up the time it takes to load the free Adobe Reader PDF file viewer. "The Speed Launcher quickly opens and closes all of the files that Acrobat or Adobe Reader will use when the application starts. Opening and closing the files allows your virus protection software to check these programs and add them to its list of safe files". Not required for Adobe Reader to function properly

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: Adobe Reader Speed Launcher
• Data: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): Reader_sl
• Startup Item (Vista/7): Adobe Acrobat
• Command: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"

Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)

• Name: Adobe Acrobat
• Startup Value: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Programme\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Programmi\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Archivos de programa\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] “C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe”

Other information:

• File location: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader
• File properties "Description": Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher
• Purpose: Preloader
• Program disable option: None
• Shortcut(s) available: None
• Vendor/Publisher: Adode Systems Incorporated
• Product(s): Adobe Reader 8, Adobe Reader 9, Adobe Reader X
• Tested: Yes

Note:

• %ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
• HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

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