Process Information

Process File: acrotray.exe
Process Name: Acrobat Traybar Assistant

Author: Adobe Systems Inc.
Part Of: Adobe Acrobat

Description:
acrotray.exe is an Adobe Acrobat Distiller helper application.

AcroTray.exe is a process belonging to the Adobe Acrobat Traybar assistant which provides a shortcut to additional configuration options for Adobe products. This program is a non-essential process, and is installed for ease of use.

This background task is installed when you install the full version of Adobe Acrobat. It comes into action when you create PDF files from non Adobe applications through the Watched Folders feature of Acrobat Distiller. The full path to this program should be C:\Program Files\Adobe\etc....\Acrotray.exe.

Note: Any malware can be named anything - so you should check where the files of the running processes are located on your disk. If a "non-Microsoft".exe file is located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, then there is a high risk for a virus, spyware, trojan or worm infection!

Recommendation for acrotray.exe:
Not a critical component, but see the information above before disabling it.
Usually harmless. Only disable if you specifically experience problems with it.

Summary account

System Process: No
Application: No
Background Process: Yes
Uses Network: No
Uses Internet: No