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Well, here I sit being both angry and embarrassed. I went into Firefox tools to check for out of date Add-Ons and saw that Adobe Reader plug-in needed to be updated. Foolishly, I just went through with the FF update and ended up with Adobe Reader DC. Does anyone else here have that version on their computer? It ended up removing my old version of Adobe Reader.
I did go into the security settings and make sure it wasn't "anonymously" phoning home with my usage patterns. Would you recommend that I uninstall it and go back to plain old Adobe Reader?
I really hate being so stupid after all these years of being so careful about so-called updates!
Thanks for any info and/or recommendations.
Mary
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Posted May 18th, 2015 18:00
Apparently DC stands for "Document Cloud", and appears to be a legitimate product from Adobe: https://helpx.adobe.com/reader/faq.html
I'm wondering if this is a brand new version of Reader ??? It sure looks like it might be... this needs to be investigated further.
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Posted May 19th, 2015 05:00
Adobe Reader DC is listed as version 2015.007.20033 and it appears to have been first released on (or about) 6 April, 2015.
Adobe describes it as "The All-New Reader" https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/products/pdf-reader.html
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Posted May 19th, 2015 06:00
For what it's worth, Reader 11.0.11's internal updater says it's up-to-date... it does NOT "find" the newer DC.
And Secunia's PSI asserts 11.0.11 is (still) secure...
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Posted May 19th, 2015 07:00
And this clinches it: Adobe Reader 11 (along with 10 & 9) are referred to as "older versions"
https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/system-requirements-adobe-reader.html
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Posted May 19th, 2015 07:00
More from Bugbatter (Thanks, BB! :emotion-2: )
Acrobat Reader DC [is] the successor to... Adobe Reader 11. The update ties in more Adobe cloud services while also providing a new interface and more features...You may notice that the name for Reader brings Acrobat back into the name.
https://www.404techsupport.com/2015/04/adobe-releases-acrobat-and-acrobat-reader/
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Remark: The article includes several nice screen-shots of the new product.
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Posted May 19th, 2015 07:00
Just heard from BugBatter who said that, as far as she knows,
"Adobe Reader 11 became Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (That's 12) (Document Cloud) so it saves to a cloud server and can be accessed that way for people using mobile devices."
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Posted May 19th, 2015 10:00
Thanks, ky! After I realized what had happened, I went to the Adobe site to check on the version I got. It did appear to be legitimate. It just has a lot of bells, whistles and "syncing" that I really don't need.
It does report back to Adobe regarding the user's usage pattern with the program. I finally found the opt-out in the preferences section of the program. It may well be a false sense of security, but I opted out.
I guess I'll just work with this version and see what it offers.
Thanks for your help!
Mary
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Posted May 19th, 2015 11:00
You could set your firewall to block Reader DC from accessing the net, or at the least, set the firewall to ask first when Reader wants to phone home.
If the firewall asks, you can decide whether it's a legitimate effort to look for an update and allow it, or it's just spying on you... :emotion-5:
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Posted May 19th, 2015 05:00
I can confirm that using FF, going to Tools / Add-ons / Plugins / Check to see if up to date ,
I am indeed being advised that the Adobe Reader PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape, version 11.0.11.18, is "out-of-date" --- despite this version having been installed just a week ago (12 May).
So there's no need to be embarrassed... you did nothing wrong nor unsafe here. As best as I can tell, it looks like DC is the "new" version of Reader... but I'm hoping others will be able to confirm this.
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Looking further on the Adobe site, I don't see the old/"standard" Reader offered there anywhere... they do still offer a "MUI" (Multi-Language) version 11.0 here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5507
which immediately needs to be updated to 11.0.11 http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5909