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1. Run Security Task Manager to check your Reader_sl.exe process
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Process name: Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher
Product: Adobe Reader 7.0 - Deutsch or Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader 7.0 - Nederlands or Adobe Reader 7.0 - Français or Adobe Reader 7.0 - Svenska or Adobe Reader 7.0 - Italiano or Adobe Reader 7.0 - Norsk or Adobe Reader 7.0 - Czech or Adobe Reader 7.0.5 - Deutsch or Adobe Reader 7.0 - Español or Adobe Reader 7.0.5 - Français or Adobe Reader 7.0.5 - Japanese or Adobe Reader 7.0.5 - Português or Adobe Reader 7.0.5 - Dansk or Adobe Reader 7.0.5 - Italiano or Adobe Reader 7.0.5 - Nederlands or Adobe Reader 7.0.5 - Chinese or Adobe Reader 7.0.7 - Deutsch or Adobe Reader 7.0.7 - Svenska or Adobe Reader 7.0 - Chinese or Adobe Reader 7.0.7 - Italiano or Adobe Reader 7.0.5 - Español or Adobe Reader 7.0.7 - Français or Adobe Reader 7.0.7 - Português or Adobe Reader 7.0 - Português or Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - Português or Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - Deutsch or Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - Nederlands or Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - Español or Adobe Reader 7.0.7 - Español or Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - Norsk or Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - Italiano or Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher or Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - Suomi or Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - Français or Adobe Reader 7.0.7 - Nederlands or Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional or Adobe Reader 7.0.5 - Czech or Adobe Reader 7.0.5 - Russian or Adobe Reader 8 - Deutsch or Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - Japanese or reader_sl.exe or Adobe Reader 7.0.9 - Deutsch or Adobe Reader 7.0.9 - Español or Adobe Reader 7.0.9 - Nederlands or Adobe Reader 7.0 - Russian or Adobe Reader 8 - Nederlands or Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - Dansk or Adobe Reader 7.0.9 - Suomi or Adobe Reader 8 - Français or Adobe Reader 8 - Svenska or Adobe Reader 7.0.9 - Italiano or Adobe Reader 8 - Español or Adobe Reader 8.1.0 - Deutsch or Adobe Reader 8.1.0 - Italiano or Adobe Reader 8 - Czech or Adobe Common File Installer or Adobe Reader 8.1.0 - Français or reader_sl.exe or Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - Svenska or Adobe Reader 8 - Japanese or Reader_sl.exe" or Adobe Reader 8.1.0 - Español or Adobe Reader 7.0 - Hungarian or Adobe Reader 7.0.9 - Français or Adobe Reader 8.1.2 - Deutsch or Adobe Reader 8.1.2 - Español or Adobe Reader 8.1.0 - Português or Adobe Reader 8.1.1 - Deutsch or Adobe Reader 8.1.2 - Italiano or Adobe Reader 8.1.2 - Norsk or Adobe Reader 7.1.0 - Deutsch or Adobe Reader 9 - Deutsch or Adobe Reader 9 - Nederlands or Adobe Reader 9 - Polish or Adobe Reader 8.1.2 - Dansk or Adobe Reader 9 - Français
Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com) or Adobe Systems, Incorporated (www.adobe.com)
File: Reader_sl.exe


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Users Opinions

1236 users ask for this file. 2 users didn't rate it ("don't know"). 23 users rated it as not dangerous. 2 users rated it as not so dangerous. 8 users rated it as neutral. 5 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 5 users rated it as dangerous.


All comments about Reader_sl.exe:
Stephen Part of 'Adobe Acrobat Reader' version 7 - runs from startup group, assume it speeds up opening pdf files. Should be in the directory C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\  See also: Link
Peter Driscoll I believe it sends E-mails
sortax its adobe acrobat reader
master256 Schnellstart Manager von Acrobat Reader. Sollte im Acrobat Verzeichnis liegen.
artie adobe's startup program to decrease loading time for acrobat
mArKtAsTiC This reads any secure logins you make and stores them to a random file under systemroot. It does not appear to transmit data over the net.
mikesg It is adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 startup file, it allows adobe to load pdf files quicker.
Baldi This is a file of Adobe Reader (new version), for preloading with less time
papamarky Beschleunigt den Start von pdf-files. Kann ohne Probleme einfach aus dem Autostart-Ordner entfernt werden.
felonious monk this file is an adobe file and is somewhat harmless unless you are running cisco vpn client, at startup which most anyone would for security reasons, in that case it will stop the vpn dead in its tracks , its possible that it tries to load it to the same block of memory, thats the only thing i can think of , because i know the new vpn runs constent authitifacations from ram
MaStaH reader_sl.exe is a process associated the with the Adobe Reader. It is used to decrease the load time for the reader when a PDF document is selected. This is a non-essential process. Disabling or enabling this is down to user preference.
gfasdf Adobe Reader in startup group
Elwood Its from Adobe, all it does it help open up pdf files  See also: Link
Not dangerous when in: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\
felonious monk this file is an adobe file and is somewhat harmless unless you are running cisco vpn client, at startup which most anyone would for security reasons, in that case it will stop the vpn dead in its tracks , its possible that it tries to load it to the same block of memory, thats the only thing i can think of , because i know the new vpn runs constent authitifacations from ram, i dont know enough about memory mapping or programming to be anymore help
its for abode yes - its not necesery and you dont need , but it can take memory when not using it
Porilo Another annoyance in your startup process, another program you hadn't asked for. Most harmless, but you don't need it if you don't use pdf's in a daily basis
Karl reader_sl.exe-Fehler kam nach Neuinstallation von Windows, nach Virusabsturz.
chaochun 此程序會在您安裝 Adobe Reader 7.0 之後,隨著開機啟動。此程序的目的是為了加速使用者打開 Adobe Reader 程式的速度。  See also: Link
rko It is adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 startup file, it allows adobe to load pdf files quicker.
LaW Its not really dangerous, just takes up processing power that could be used elsewhere
Bob Not dangerous, just annoying. Nuke it to reduce memory hogging.
Kate B It is the Adobe Reader Speed Launch shortcut that is in the ALL USERS/Startup menu. You can delete it without a problem. It just helps Adobe to load faster when you open a PDF file.
-= Admin =- It is adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0. ((Roughly uses around 1,300k)) Its another annoyance startup progie.
Ian Developers are starting to take the p*** with these startup processes, Ahead are the worst. It's a cop-out for bad programmers. Anyway, I'm disabling it because I'm not so impatient that I can't wait an extra second for a pdf to open!
Damo Its adobe ok but it locks up AVG anti virus softs in a way similar to the cisco prob described above, takes about 32 meg ram to run according to my available phys mem in taskman. A pain in the butt, easier to reinstall adobe when needed
look under start menu startup and its there
Ralph reader_sl.exe Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com) Adobe Acrobat, OR it could be a trojan using the same filename, check the links for more details to determine this for yourself on your system  See also: Link Link
nxconvict Part of 'Adobe Acrobat Reader' start up process. can be disabled
Kai H adobe reader pre-load - not neccessary
Ken Adobe reader speed launch not needed beter program for pdf files is foxit reader free from foxitsoftware.com it is better faster and more stable.  See also: Link
DaveAce69 makes faster loading of pdf files for adobe reader if you have adobe reader if you dont could be anything and it should not appear more than once if it does some thing else is goin on . if you dont use adobe much safe to kill it use msconfig to stop if it comes back could be virus or trojan
ALVI its a SAFE adobe acrobat file its not useful just unchek it from your startup, it just takes more time to load your windows.
WallyPop An error occurred while terminating the process as quarantine

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