DR Trojan" question. I'm not sure it's necessary, but you could also remove Adobe Reader altogether with Revo uninstaller or ioBitUninstall, which will remove many of the traces left behind by the ordinary uninstaller. Hovsep A maybe this tool can help fixing.
Since I also did 2 updates on non-Internet connected machines using the standalone updater from the Adobe site. If you downloaded it from another source, that is another matter. Second, uninstalling the update if it was possible will not get rid of the trojan. You will need to run a virus scan using your installed AV software possibly in Safe Mode or Malwarebytes or another antimalware package to get rid of the trojan.
Adobe's Acrobt and Reader are favorite products to use to embed an install for adware or other unwanted programs. Unless I get an alert in the system tray, lower right corner, or by running the "Check for updates" from within Acrobat or Reader, I assume it is a tojan horse. I would also check the Adobe site for updates. From which source did you get Reader and the update?
That aside, it is normally not worth the hassle using the updater for Reader, but simply download and install the new version at least for me, the updater was never really stable. Hope this can help. Max Wyss. Pull in updates for Adobe applications directly from Adobe at the site or with Adobe specifice updater software. Using an Adobe updater from any other party pretty much assures you get unwanted stuff. Sep 22, AM. Page content loaded.
I have automatic update turned off in Adobe Reader, but I get this pop-up in the desktop environment anyway. I always quit it because the icon looks a little flaky. And then I go into Adobe Reader and use the menu to ask if it needs updates.
It always says that it is up to date. I've re-installed Adobe Reader from their web site, but still get these bogus 'you need to update' pop-ups occasionally. I think there should be a way to find the file that they run from at UNIX command level and that I might then be able to delete that file or directory. Popups to install the Adobe Reader or Flash Player are common scams to get users to install malware.
These are usually directly from a web site trying to convince you to download and install some sort of Trojan. Second, uninstalling the update if it was possible will not get rid of the trojan. You will need to run a virus scan using your installed AV software possibly in Safe Mode or Malwarebytes or another antimalware package to get rid of the trojan. Third, I don't remember any version of Adobe Reader being able to uninstall any particular update that has been applied to it.
Your only option under Win7 would be to go to Control Panel - Programs and Features - Unistall software, selecting Adobe Reader and uninstalling the complete package. You will then need to download the latest version you wish to use X or XI and install that or another PDF reader if you want to avoid the frequent updates from Adobe.
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