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Rahul5DC7
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September 8, 2021
Question

Adobe PDF Reader Installer installs Mcafee bloatware without permission!

  • September 8, 2021
  • 6 replies
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The Adobe PDF reader installer I downloaded from the Adobe site went ahead and installed some Mcafee bloatware software on my PC without asking for permission.

 

This is unacceptable from a company of your cadre, and I insist you remove these mandatory bloatware installations along with your products!

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    CM22273981xbax
    Participant
    July 5, 2023

    I agree - I was like WTF??? When it began installing, I STOPPED IT - I ALREADY HAVE Virus Protection, thanks - ALL I WANTED WAS A PDF READER. - More Absolute BS. This kind of nonsense is why I went to GIMP instead of Photoshop. 

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    Jim26907943digv
    Participant
    November 1, 2022

    Any company that has top sneak their software onto someone's computer like this is probably junk and is basically trying to trick people into buying their garbage.   I got tricked into it as well because I didn't scroll all the way to the end of the license agreement to uncheck the box, and in order to uninstall it I had to download more McAfee garbage.   Very pathetic Adobe, you are better than this.

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    Dave25677567uysu
    Participant
    August 16, 2022

    Yeah, very sheisty

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    Peter254235678mba
    Participant
    July 29, 2022

    I just wasted an hour trying to un-install the bloatware.  I am surprised that Adobe and Mcafee would want to damage their respective reputations in this way - very frustrating.

     

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      ArjanP
      Participant
      February 1, 2022

      So annoying.. like who wants some antivirus crap with their PDF reader? NO ONE EVER

        Amal.
        Community Manager
        Amal.Community Manager
        Community Manager
        February 2, 2022

        Hi there

         

        We are sorry to hear that. You may share your feedback to the engineering team using the link https://acrobat.uservoice.com/ 

         

        Regards

        Amal

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        MofoMojo
        Participant
        April 22, 2022

        This reply is balony. Your engineering team doesn't give a care about how this is packaged and it isn't part of their decision. Even I know my engineering team would hate this add-on. It's all marketing teams doing. You know people don't want this bloat ware. 

          Amal.
          Community Manager
          Amal.Community Manager
          Community Manager
          September 8, 2021

          Hi Rahul

           

          Hope you are doing well and sorry to hear that.

           

          We do have the option to check/uncheck the optional offers getting installed with download of Adobe Acrobat/ Reader DC application as shown in the screenshot below:

           

           

           

           

           

           

           

          Also, would you mind sharing the link you have used to download the application?

           

          Regards

          Amal

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          Rahul5DC7Author
          Participant
          September 9, 2021

          I downloaded it from the same link, and was expecting any bloatware request to show up during the installation process.

           

          You have added it to the Download page so that customers don't pay attention. Sneaky! 

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