"Mark" <makolber@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1176752312.207411.58260@y5g2000hsa.googlegrou ps.com
> On Apr 16, 9:32 am, Default User <defa...@user1.invalid> wrote:
>> On 16 Apr 2007 06:19:46 -0700, "Mark" <makol...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> What info are they collecting when I open these Adobe tax forms from
>>> my local drive?
>>
>> Adobe is probably attempting to update.
>>
>>> Can I edit something in the file to stop this so I don't have to
>>> wait for it to time out each time I open a form?
>>
>> In Adobe 8.0, choose Help/Check for Updates... and then choose
>> preferences in the window that opens. Uncheck "Automatically check
>> for Adobe updates". If you are using anything below 8.0, you should
>> update your reader.
>>
>>> And I want to express my outrage about this spyware!!
>>
>> It's not spyware, but they do make it a pain in the ass to turn
>> auto-updates off.
>
> Thanks for the replies.
>
> I do not think it is an update issue for these reasons:
>
> 1) I have updates set for don't check automatically

I'm not talking about it checking automatically, on a schedule.

I'm talking about Adobe Reader trying to update itself because you're
online.

> 2) This happens only with these .pdfs I downloaded from PA.

I went to the site and tried filling in the form myself. I watched
TCPView the entire time, and the program never tried to connect to
Akamai, because my program is entirely up to date.

> Therefore I do not think the issue is updates...

I think it is.

> Can I use a text or hex editor to modify the .pfd files to remove the
> scripting?
>
> How do I determine what information they are trying to get?

Someone else will have to help you there, but can't you block it from
going out with your firewall?

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