Adobe reader 9.1 / Acrobat reader.

[Stevethetiler]

Hi folks.

Excuse my complete naivity with this question but.......

My Kapsersky software threw up some causes for concern with the version of the adobe software i had installed.....

I tried the fix recommended but after doing so, it kept flagging up again and again.

I did manage to update to adobe reader 9.1 but i did uninstall adobe acrobat. (it was gettin on my nerves )

Question being, are the two programs the same? i havent got the foggiest but i know i have adobe reader 9.1 installed - have i uninstalled something seperate or useful??

 

[DeadJoe]

Same thing. If you can open .pdf documents, then you are sorted. I guess your anti-virus might have been whining at you to update for security reasons - later versions of adobe are apparently safer.

 

[Stevethetiler]

Thanks Joe.

Yeah, reckon it was Kaspersky just being over precautious - it had put several adobe files in the detected risks (very dangerous etc etc)

Dont know how dangerous they were but the update didnt seem to work so i just binned acrobat completely.

Was able to update adober reader to 9.1 (apparently the fixed version) so aslong as i got something that does what it says on the tin, s'pose im ok

Thanks for your reply.

 

[gas4you]

I use reader 9.1 and Kaspersky with no problems

 

[Stevethetiler]

Hi Dave.

I was tickin' over fine too....had adobe reader 9.0 which evry time i did full scan, never brought up any items to worry about......till the other day

Full scan threw up a few adobe files which were high/very high risk.

Successfully updated the reader to 9.1 as kasperskey said was the fix for this problem.

The suggested fix for the acrobat files tho didnt work - so, me being me, (like things to tun without stoopid error messages etc etc) took it upon meself to uninstall the bloody thing

Cant say ive had a prob since but was curious to see if i acted in haste and uninstalled something i needed.

Think i was a bit confuddled as to if adobe reader / acrobat reader were the same thing....as it turns out...i should be ok..

Tsk at bloody laptops............

 

[MrHumbug]

Adobe Reader is a viewer for PDF files. Adobe Acrobat allows you to create, edit and view PDF files. They're not the same.

Kaspersky is probably flagging up this issue:

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-03.html

 

[Stevethetiler]

Ok, so assuming that they are different (now apparent) , bearing in mind i have uninstalled acrobat....can i just go to a site and re-download the latest version?

 

[MrHumbug]

Depends on how you bought it and the level of support you have.

Whoich version do you have? If there is a securoty patch available for it (see link in my last post) simply re-install from your original media and then apply the patch.

 

[Stevethetiler]

I didnt buy it....came pre-installed i havent installed anything)...

So, assuming its no longer on my system, what i would like to do (ideal) is download but if it aint possible to do that then i guess i could always restore from previous point in time.

Only thing then is i am back to square one with a version which i cant seem to fix via adobe recommended fixes......

Bill Gates needs shooting lol

 

[MrHumbug]

If it came pre-installed then it was probably Reader, not Acrobat. Earlier versions were called "Adobe Acrobat Reader.

But as I said, check the version. There are upates available for Acrobat 7 and 8 as well as 9.

Adobe products are nothing to do with Bill Gates. (And Adobe's pricing policy is a whole lot worse than Microsoft's)

 

[Stevethetiler]

I will check the laptop box/literature etc.....

If i type in "adobe acrobat" in search box on start menu....nothing comes up....

I know i have adobe reader 9.1 as that upgrade was successful via security update via kaspersky.

I did uninstall acrobat like i said...but if it is acceptable to carry on with just reader then thats what ill probably do....i only use the laptop for surfing/email etc....

Oh, and my sweeping "Bill Gates" statement was a genearlised comment on the whole computer "profit" thing. lol

 

[MrHumbug]

There's no problem at all with just using Reader. You only need Acrobat for creating and editing PDFs and there are cheaper tools available for doing that.

 

[Stevethetiler]

Thats fine by me....like i say, just use for internet access really.

I will double check but as you say, its unlikely that it would have been pre installed....

If it was, i could always use restore to get it back and apply relevant patch?

Thanks for your help guys!

 

[DeadJoe]

Relax!

It's 99.99% certain you had the earlier adobe reader (9.0) and you have replaced it with a later one (9.1). I'd be extremely surprised if you ever had the full version of the software installed - it's £300 to buy, and you'd only need it if you were a commercial enterprise needing to protect text documents you have created. You'd never find it pre-installed unless you specifically asked for it, although the free-to-use reader is found on most computers.

You have absolutely nothing to worry about. If it works, you're done.

 

[Stevethetiler]

Thanks for that Joe.

Havent checked yet but as i bought the lappy from tesco, like you say, highly unlikely it came with £300 of free software and unlikely that i would ever wanna use it given your description of it, so - looks like im sorted as reader 9.1 works just fine.

For the novice, applying all those security patches etc is a bit daunting as generally, there seem to be so many to choose from - looks like i chose the right one to update reader 9.0 anyway.

Thanks again for your input.