How to block Adobe

GlassWire Help
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After re-installing both Windows and Glasswire i had set Glasswire up on Ask to connect . Adobe (Acrobat Pro) tried to connect twice, both times i denied. About a day or two later i changed over to Click-to-block. That was about a week and several days ago.

Today there is a notice on my computer telling me that there is an Adobe update ready to install.

Yes, i know i need to buy a new pdf handler, but in the meantime, is there any way using Glasswire can automatically block this idiot program and my not having to sit over this computer like a mother hen while it is on “Ask to connect” to block anything that initiates from Adobe?

I swear that they should now be considered a virus. Adobe has gone far beyond helpful and has become invasive, apparently deliberately finding ways to circumvent people blocking the software from calling home.

Thank you for your help!

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I think, Adobe Update uses Windows Update services (Delivery Optimisation?) to download. So you have to block SvcHost.exe

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No, it uses it’s own update process. I’ve never heard of Windows Update providing updates for non-Microsoft applications.

You can block the updater app in GlassWire by clicking on the “Acrobat Update Service” entry in GlassWire Protect and selecting Block App.

Alternatively, you can disable the Adobe Acrobat Update Task in Task Scheduler.