What is FNPLicensingService.exe? Is FNPLicensingService.exe spyware or a virus?
How to fix FNPLicensingService.exe related problems?
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Process name: Activation Licensing Service
Product: FLEXnet Publisher or Activation Licensing Service or BlackBerry Desktop Software or IBM Software Package Installer or BeyondTrust Privilege Manager or FLEXnet Licensing Service, FLEXnet Licensing Service
Company: Macrovision Europe (macrovision.com) or Acresso Software (flexerasoftware.com) or Flexera Software
File: FNPLicensingService.exe
FNPLicensingService.exe is the 32-bit license authenticating service provided by FLEXNet Publisher. This is not a standalone process and comes bundled into many software tools that either need or recommend license activation. This might have to be run just once or every time the product is used as the process is responsible to work as necessary for the respective utility.
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Users Opinions
Average user rating of FNPLicensingService.exe: based on 71 votes. Read also the 58 reviews.
1829 users ask for this file. 38 users rated it as not dangerous. 3 users rated it as not so dangerous. 14 users rated it as neutral. 5 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 11 users rated it as dangerous. 8 users didn't rate it ("don't know").
| All comments about FNPLicensingService.exe: | |
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| Pertains to Adobe Acrobat 8 assistant See also: Link ChInO | |
| Part of FLEXnet license manager - DRM. See also: Link LazLong | |
| Adobe Acrobat 8 See also: Link Mat | |
| Adobe Lizenzüberprüfung via Datei: fnp_registrations.xml jobe | |
| This program is a necessary licensing utility that Adobe uses for the Acrobat software. See also: Link tom daly | |
| If you have recently installed Adobe Acrobat 8, you may have noticed that it launches a process called FNPLicensingService.exe every time you start up your PC. This program is a necessary licensing utility that Adobe uses for the Acrobat software. dynoper | |
| Licensing service in Adobe Acrobat 8 See also: Link adfgdgre | |
| It is a very dangerous Virus. Symantech is writing a removal tool as we speak. James A. | |
| FNPLicensingService.exe runs when the next generation of some adobe products are installed or excecuted ie. Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0 See also: Link Apple Mac | |
| It shows up after the installation of Adobe Acrobat 8. Eduard Cle | |
| Going by the date and ownership properties on my machine, it seems to be related to the installation of Adobe acrobat version 8.0. I am sure it isn't a virus but I've had so much hassle with this product, maybe it could be classed as such!!! johnB | |
| It is installed by Acrobat 8, and several other Adobe products. See also: Link Grant | |
| Ditto - tool used by programs such as Adobe Acrobat 8, can be disabled Kevin | |
| Wichtig für Adobe Software / Important for Adobe Software | |
| It is used by Acrotray from Adobe Acrobat 8 Jose Carlos Cobucci | |
| See also: Link cc | |
| Anoying thingy, installed without permission with many programs. In this case, came with Adobe Creative Suite 3. Raphael "Jio" Campos | |
| If you have recently installed Adobe Acrobat 8, you may have noticed that it launches a process called FNPLicensingService.exe every time you start up your PC. This program is a necessary licensing utility that Adobe uses for the Acrobat software. sprite | |
| Installs with Acrobat 8 and perhaps Adobe CS3 products. Phones home and is a waste of resources, but reinstalls itself when Acrobat is run if the executable is deleted. Customer abuse by Adobe. Oliver | |
| from Adobe Products, without this file Adobe Applications are useless (Error Messages) Goomis | |
| This is the Online-Activation script for activating TRUE Adobe Acrobat programs. This is not malware. Charles | |
| it is mostly used by some Adobe software. persistant and tough service. it is almost unpossible to kill it, but even if you manage somehow, some Adobe software will not work at all. I've notice it have great network traffic with Adobe update server from time to time. there are ways to turn it of totaly and still to have Adobe software fully functional, but it is complicate a lot. it is not heavy, so it is best to leave it and let it do its job. worst case is that Adobe will learn that they have another illegal CS3 user. ;) milojica | |
| Photoshop CS3 ГЛЕБ | |
| AOK to block it with firewall sinbad | |
| its a service that any adobe cs software dont run without, but it sucks walter | |
| installed on my machine but not running, even though Acrobat Reader 8 is. choddo | |
| If you want to continue using Adobe Acrobat 8, LEAVE IT. It won't run without it, no need to be paranoid and misinform everyone. FNPlicensingservice.exe is a Activation Licensing Service from Macrovision Europe Ltd. belonging to FLEXnet Publisher.This program is a necessary licensing utility that Adobe uses for the Acrobat software.It is required for Adobe Acrobat 8. It can be set to manual instead of run on startup. It comes with Acrobat 8.fnplicensingservice.exe is not a critical component.FNPLicensingService.exe runs when the next generation of some adobe products are installed or excecuted Pyro | |
| It secretly verifies the licensing information of the adobe products and CRIPPLES your installation in case you have installed pirated software ++CHAMP++ | |
| That is from Adobe ...harmless and only appear when u open any adobe software Waqas | |
| it sends info on all your installed programs when it phones home - someone should satrt a class action suit against adobe for bundling this spyware sean | |
| It's used by adobe & installshield | |
| runs with most adobe cs3/cs4 apps Alex | |
| Installs with Adobe products witjout permissons. Annoying. Emre | |
| Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 32-bit mlody | |
| Needed to run Adobe progs (eg Acrobat 8, Photoshop CS) since it checks presence and registration (fnp_registrations.xml common dir). If renamed (eg .ex_) will reinstall itself. If deleted Adobe products may refuse to run. Rubbish but afraid needed. Bruce Wayne | |
| I think it ran when I started Adobe PhotoShop Elements 7 ~Dave | |
| adobe crap - deinstalling joe | |
| I do not trust anything that is so persistent. I deleted the registry keys. This made the service in the "Services" panel not be able to identify it thus unable to start. Afterward I deleted the folder on my drive and it stayed deleted. The program that I have that starts it gives me a small error when it opens and the option to continue. You try this at your own risk. ALways back up the Registry before messing with it. Or reinstall the program to refresh the keys if you get bad results. I do not use Adobe products. This is not on an Adobe product so your results may vary. James | |
| Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 32-bit launches this ccc | |
| it is from ArcGIS software AC | |
| Used by the Autodesk Revit licensing process MR | |
| I just installed Solidworks CAD software and I'd guess that's what it is as SW is kinda pricey | |
| needed to run Adobe CS3. CS3 Products will not run if disabled. Tim | |
| This is a licensing software. When you install software such as Adobe. It is the vehicle to register your Adobe software. There are other software vendors who use this as well Steve | |
| Appeared on my computer after reinstalling Adobe Photoshop CS3. likalaruku | |
| Licening exe for Adobe Products Mario Bis | |
| Harmless. Adobe use it for all its software. In my case it was installed when I installed a legal version of Dreamweaver CS3. Patrick | |
| Spyware, put onto machines by retailers John | |
| pernicious. will cause browsers to stall.only solution is to remove it from Windows Task Manager but it self-installs and causes problems again. bob | |
| Shows up in Task Manger when I run TI Code Composer Studio 6.2.0 Robert | |
| Needed for old Adobe software (CS3) Tom | |
| Norton trusts this program as safe. | |
| It's fine. It's a tool for creating installers for Windows. Adobe uses it. See also: Link | |
| Any software that writes into the MBR is dangerous. anonymous | |
| Definitely not dangerous. It's for Adobe Acrobat. DanTheMan | |
| Too many internet connections. Thomas | |
| Spyware tools, after install Autodesk product. And collecting your log and send back to server | |
| Manages software license for Autodesk products such as AutoCAD. The license is required to use those products, but you can use another manager. Lumpy | |
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