![]() ![]() One always has to be vigilant when installing any freeware, as they almost always come with unwanted add-on crap. As to your concern over PUP and bloatware with newer versions… Nothing new here. PS: I’d be interested in other Foxit Reader users (of the most current version) opinions… Any comments? I’d like to switch, but do not want to if it is no longer a “clean” program. Many reviewers are not happy with the current version and are going back to Adobe Reader. Looked into Foxit Reader and apparently the newest version contains PUP and other bloatware. This thread on the Adobe Reader community forum adds a bit more from mystified users: ĭear Adobe – why could you not be a little more upfront about this app, why could you not disclose that you were the publisher, what’s the big mystery? You don’t get on my machine with as little information as you gave me. It was trying to get into this location HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunOnce, and turns out to be Adobe Speed Launcher. In the end, I allowed WinPatrol to accept it, and then immediately disabled it, so it has never “run once”. I saw similar behaviour on my wife’s machine her random number was 1418217960. It gave no clue as to the publisher, there was no information on the WinPatrol database, and it was referenced only by a random number, 1418214625 on its first attempt to climb onboard, 1418227058 on the second attempt. WinPatrol flagged up that a new run-once app was trying to insert itself, and “did I approve this new registry entry?”. ![]() The update also brought a mystery run-once entry that took me some time to track down. December brought updates for Adobe Reader (and Acrobat). ![]()
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