On 1 Sep 2003 13:15:37 -0700, yuri_gagarin@hotmail.com (gagarin)
wrote:

>This warning was made available on www.suprnova.org bit torrent site.
>________________________
> Adobe Spyware Warning
>
>You know, while everyone's downloading all this new Adobe ****, you
>should really be aware that Adobe has it's own spyware enabled on ALL
>of it's products (with the possible exception of Streamline, which
>hasn't been updated in decades ).
>
>This spyware logs into the Adobe website and reports which S/N you're
>using for your product. Adobe then maintains a huge list of illegally
>used S/Ns, which it then invalidates on it's next release of the
>product. Thus, it's in EVERYONE's interest that you immediately
>disable this spyware!!!
>
>The process is very simple. Just go into C:\Program Files\Common
>Files\Adobe\Web and rename the program AOM.exe to AOM.xxx. This
>prevents it from running for ALL Adobe products.
>____________end_______
>
>Personally the only adobe prog I use is acrobat v4 which you can still
>get at www.oldversion.com . I dont understand why a simple pdf viewer
>has to be over 8 mb. The pdf format has not changed in years so who
>needs all their new versions?


Just install Zone Alarm and don't allow such proggys to acess the
net!!



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