Adobe Reader 9.0 includes it’s own Download “helper”

Published 03 July 08 05:48 PM | rodtrent

Now, what do I need this for?  Seems like Adobe hasn’t learned their lesson in including additional crapware with their products.  I opted out of the Google browser toolbar, like I always do, so why sneak something else onto my computer?  Makes me wonder what else they installed.

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It’s called getPlus and it’s hanging my computer.  Plus, for some reasons two copies of it are running:

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And, here’s two more things Adobe “Reader” is installing…

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Don’t you love how Adobe decides that you want a Reader icon on your desktop?

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Yep…it didn’t ask me my preference.

And, to top it all off, Adobe forced my computer to shutdown, leaving me with the following message when I rebooted…

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Thanks, Adobe!

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