Maybe you did so in the past and it remembered your decision and therefore installed it again when you updated?
Not at all. The program that was installed was not even listen in the optional installs. It wasn't security scan plus, it was some other smaller mcafee app.
It is really abhorent business practices. What was it? How do you know it came bundled with the Adobe update? Which application did you update, by the way, and how did you do it? Updated acrobat reader, it installed McAfee Web Advisor. I double checked, it was absolutely from the adobe update. I am not a computer illeterate person I understand WHY it happened I am wondering how Adobe employs such backhanded business tactics. I just had this same thing happen. I am not pleased. I can confirm this happened to me too.
I went to download it, and click on the file it proceeded to install mcfee on my pc didn't even realize it the first time because I was distracted by my 2 year old son. This garbage needs to not be included at all with software. Very tacky, very unprofessional and puts user's systems at risk.
I should make my own decision on which AV software I wish to use. MCafree is absolute garbage. I am not impressed by this behavior from adobe. Yes at the download page by default it will download the installer that includes the Macafee virus software. It caught me the first time as well but I cancelled the installation before Macafee was able to install itself. Sure, McAfee is an option to install, but it's disguised in the interface so that most users won't see it. And the default setting is set to install McAfee.
I agree with the original posters: why in the world is Adobe forming this sales relationship with a totally unrelated software comapny? McAfee is now owned by Intel. Doesn't look like an option to me. There's no way to opt out of the install. Doesn't Adobe make enough money off of us that it doesn't need to resort to deceptive practices?
This cost you at list one Acrobat Pro license me. Update - started at the beginning again. I now see that the option is all the way at the beginning where you download. So, I agree it's optional, but it's still deceptive as the choices are preselected. They are not selected by default. Try it with a fresh browser session or in Private mode.
Maybe you had them selected in the past and it remembered this option. No, it was preselected for me as well. I was surprised to see the install progress bar, They really need to keep this junk off computers. Welcome to the Community! Skip Take tour. Adobe Support Community. Turn on suggestions.
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. That or a lmgtfy link.
Might as well shutdown the forums. What a sad shell this place has become. Are we sure the PDF you are trying to open is safe? Is it from a trusted source? As far as the freeze in chrome, click on the 3 dots in the top right and click More tools and then extension.
Make sure you don't have any crappy extensions inadvertently installed. I'm sure Mcafee added an extension to chrome. You may try temporarily disabling it to see if the freezing in chrome goes away. This is just to test the freezing. I wouldn't recommend trying to open the PDF as it could be infected. There is a reason why people don't recommend McAfee, I myself wouldn't recommend it if someone asked. What happens if you save the PDF to the computer first and try to open it that way?
Was the PDF file one that you were expecting to receive from the recipient, or is it something that sounds like it could be from someone you know or do business with and an enticing message that makes you want to open it right at this very moment, like a message saying it contains an unpaid invoice, an order for your business, an important message from your bank, jury summons and so forth?
If so, what did it report when it scanned the file with multiple security programs? As far as Chrome goes, just letting it sit and stabilize for a minute or two before using it seems best. The pdf files came from a trusted source. Today I had the same experience with an attached Word file. As advised, I went to the firewall and reset it to default settings.
I can open pdf and word files without McAfee blocking and warning me of the "suspicious activity" of buffer overflow. I still however must open a pdf file with protected mode disabled due to I'm told system incompatibilities.
I only open attached files of any kind that come from known trusted sources. Unfortunately, I'm not really sure why you are receiving these messages from McAfee's software.
I left there in The best suggest I have is to give their technical support department a call, or post a message on their own support forum. You'll want to do things like have the exact version number of the software and its virus signature database file ready to give them, as well as the exact name of the file s being flagged, and, if you really want to be helpful, the SHA-1 hash or MD5 sum for each detected file. That should be enough information to help their tech support folks start an investigation.
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