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Anonymous
December 6, 2011
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READER DOWNLOAD WITHOUT MCAFEE

  • December 6, 2011
  • 5 replies
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Please,

I need to downlaod and install

11.1.102.55  reader.

But it always comes with Mcafee antivirus.

I can remove it , but I am afraid of damaging any installed programs.

I need to download without it.

My OS is Win XP SP3

Thanks

    Correct answer Gautham_K

    As responded in the previous thread:

    Hi Thomazp,

    Click on this link to download the latest version of Adobe Reader:

    http://get.adobe.com/reader/?promoid=BUIGO

    After you click on the link, you will be taken to the Adobe Reader Download page. Just above the download button, You will see a box with a tick mark in it which indicates McAfee Antivirus will be downloaded too.

    Remove the tick mark by clicking on the box and then click on "Download".

    This will ensure that only Adobe Reader is downloaded and installed.

    Thanks

    5 replies

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    dsdsds
    Participant
    February 17, 2024

    I unchecked the box for Mcafee when I downloaded the Adobe installer, and it still installed Mccrappy.  Such a hostile user experience on top of this already bloated PDF reader software.  This is borderline criminal extortion treatment of users.

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      S37942127bw8z
      Participant
      June 10, 2024

      Same here (Windows 11). I unchecked the McAfee install box and it downloaded that garbage anyway. Then when I try to install it says it is downloading (??? already downloaded) but just stalls there. Click Cancel install and it promptly begins trying to install the McAfee garbage.

       

      I'm sick of this garbage. I will stop wasting time fighting with this garbage and install a 3rd party PDF reader.

       

      Thanks for nothing, Adobe.

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        Cash32848117yccm
        Participant
        October 11, 2023

        I believe it's an issue with Chrome. My friend has confirmed the box is hidden in Chrome but works in Edge (and Firefox for me as well - I don't have Chrome installed). Google or Adobe is doing something weird with webpage presentation.

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          SIAFI33264527rz7z
          Participant
          October 30, 2023

          100% correct

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          Draven31362578g0px
          Participant
          July 28, 2023

          I understand this is an old post, but in 2011 people were STILL having this issue. Depending on the device you have, you won't even see the checkbox to NOT install McAfee. It's a garbage antivirus, why not bundle it with something 10x better? All it does it slow down machines, and doesn't even do it's job half the time. John McAfee admitted it was a garbage program himself. I had to look this up as I didn't see the checkbox, as an IT professional it's annoying when you have to find a way to not install McAfee, seeming how EVERYTHING is bundled with it. 

            try67
            Community Expert
            try67Community Expert
            Community Expert
            July 28, 2023

            If you immediately click the Download Acrobat Reader button on the page without scrolling down you might get McAfee by default, depending on your location. For me it's not ticked by default, but you can scroll do and untick it manually, and then click the Download link, and you won't get it bundled with the Reader installer.

             

            Top of download page:

             

            Lower part of the same page:

             

            The check-box is just below what you can see when the page first loads. What a coincidence...

             

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            Sean25638435aa8w
            Participant
            August 13, 2022

            if it is already installed on your PC, remove it by clicking the uninstall icon in (x86 program files/McAfee Security Scan Plus/*.exe)...if you did not cleanly uninstall it the 1st time...

            Gautham_K
            Gautham_KCorrect answer
            Participating Frequently
            December 6, 2011

            As responded in the previous thread:

            Hi Thomazp,

            Click on this link to download the latest version of Adobe Reader:

            http://get.adobe.com/reader/?promoid=BUIGO

            After you click on the link, you will be taken to the Adobe Reader Download page. Just above the download button, You will see a box with a tick mark in it which indicates McAfee Antivirus will be downloaded too.

            Remove the tick mark by clicking on the box and then click on "Download".

            This will ensure that only Adobe Reader is downloaded and installed.

            Thanks

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            Anonymous
            December 6, 2011

            The only box above it is to download Google Toolbar , not the Mcafee antivirus.

            I’m trying English version, XP os, and Reader X(10.1.1) version.

            Thanks,

            Thomaz S L Portella | Technology – Information Services

            Itaú BBA

            Phone: 55 11 3139 6751 fax. 55 11 3076 5953 or 3157 5953.

            Mobile 55 11 9910 3643

            Gautham_K
            Gautham_K
            Participating Frequently
            December 6, 2011

            Hi,

            You may see one of two appliations - Google Toolbar or McAfee Antivirus when trying to install free Adobe Software.

            As long as you uncheck the box (next to Google Toolbar or McAfee), you will be able to install Adobe Reader only and you will have no other software install with it.

            Thanks

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