Adobe PDF Reader Installer installs Mcafee bloatware without permission!

[Rahul5DC7]

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!

[Amal.]

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

[Rahul5DC7]

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! 

[Oscar21959715qzud]

This happens to me too. I really hate companies like Adobe do this.

[ArjanP]

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

[Amal.]

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

[MofoMojo]

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. 

[Peter254235678mba]

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.