
This behavior has been seen with: ESET NOD32, Kaspersky, Trend Micro, Avast, and Avira antivirus applications. This malware notification issue is documented by SOLIDWORKS SPR 741487: ‘Several antivirus applications detect pdfcreator_1_2_3_setup.exe, in the PDFCre~1.cab, as a threat’. You can change the Process Priority to allocate more CPU time to PDFCreator or specify which CPU or core PDFCreator will run on (in the case of multi-processor, hyperthreaded or multi-core CPUs).With recent changes made to the way in which PDF Creator is distributed/downloaded, the program has begun to register as malware by various firewall and antivirus utilities. Administrator) and then enter the user's password twice in the Password and Confirm fields. In the Logon Account field type your username (e.g. You must run PDFCreator as the user you installed it as. If you DON'T want to see PDFCreator running, uncheck the Interact with Desktop check box & select "Hidden" from the "Show Window" dropdown. The default path is C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator
Working Directory: The directory containing your PDFCreator.exe file. The default path is C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe Executable: The path to your PDFCreator.exe file. Note that there are no required parameters. Adjust the paths to suit your installation. Click on the "Create a new service definition" button in the toolbar (or type Ctrl+N) and enter the information into the fields as you see below. Next start the FireDaemon GUI from the desktop shortcut. Run PDFCreator at least once to change any settings.ĭownload and install FireDaemon Pro into the directory of your choice, typically C:\Program Files\FireDaemon. By default it installs to C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator LLC\PDFCreator. You can also use Fusion to manage FireDaemon and other Windows services via a web browser.ĭownload the latest PDFCreator file from the PDFCreator website. This HOWTO will show you how to set it up. The application can be run as a Windows Service using FireDaemon Pro, which allows you to have the application start automatically at boot prior to login, start multiple instances of the application and more. PDFCreator is free software that lets you create PDF files.