{"id":16524,"date":"2010-05-03T09:50:13","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T14:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=16524"},"modified":"2010-05-03T09:50:13","modified_gmt":"2010-05-03T14:50:13","slug":"bits-from-bill-pytlovany-an-alternate-pdf-viewer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/bits-from-bill-pytlovany-an-alternate-pdf-viewer\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits from Bill Pytlovany: An Alternate PDF Viewer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/billpwp.jpg\" alt=\"billpwp\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7652 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Bill Pytlovany<\/p>\n<p>Apparently Adobe isn\u2019t making enough profits by selling Photoshop for $699. The basic Acrobat program needed to create PDF files is sold for $99 but that\u2019s not enough either. The program to view and print PDF files appears to be free but if you\u2019re not careful it comes with some unwanted baggage. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billp.com\/blog\/images\/AlternateReaderforPDFFiles_7BD7\/acrobat1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"acrobat1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"acrobat1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billp.com\/blog\/images\/AlternateReaderforPDFFiles_7BD7\/acrobat1_thumb.jpg\" width=\"424\" height=\"373\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Adobe makes extra money every time someone downloads and installs the Google Toolbar. I usually know better but even I didn\u2019t see the check box in my haste to download most recent Acrobat reader.&#160; Given the number of vulnerabilities that keep occurring with the Acrobat reader I always recommend folks check to to be sure they have newest version.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve never been a fan of companies which keep trying to add programs to&#160; my autorun list. Adobe Download Manager installs a number of components that run in the background and regularly connect to see if I need my software updated. These includes the Adobe Speed Launcher ( read_sl.exe ), Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager ( adobearm.exe ), AcroIEHelper Library ( AcroIEHelper.dll ) and Adobe PDF Helper ( Acroiehelpershim.dll ) and Adobe Services like GetPlus_Helper.DLL<\/p>\n<p>Given all the vulnerabilities and extra software, I decided I\u2019ve had enough with Adobe. The PDF format has gotten so popular I would still need a program to view and print PDF\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Classic Bad Behavior     <br \/><\/strong>When discussing this issue on Twitter quite a few people recommended I switch to a PDF reader called FoxIt.&#160; This program looked promising especially after I read \u201cNO BLOAT\u201d.&#160; <strong>They lied.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billp.com\/blog\/images\/AlternateReaderforPDFFiles_7BD7\/foxit0.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"foxit0\" border=\"0\" alt=\"foxit0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billp.com\/blog\/images\/AlternateReaderforPDFFiles_7BD7\/foxit0_thumb.jpg\" width=\"285\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The download process was clean and simple as long as I remembered to uncheck the options to make Ask.com my new search provider and home page.   <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billp.com\/blog\/images\/AlternateReaderforPDFFiles_7BD7\/foxit2a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"foxit2a\" border=\"0\" alt=\"foxit2a\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billp.com\/blog\/images\/AlternateReaderforPDFFiles_7BD7\/foxit2a_thumb.jpg\" width=\"424\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Why would they think I want to change my home page or default search? I thought it was bad enough these options were pre-checked but I never even had a choice if I wanted the Ask.com Toolbar.&#160; It was installed automatically. Sorry, but I consider this bloatware. What I wanted was a PDF viewer that\u2019s all. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billp.com\/blog\/images\/AlternateReaderforPDFFiles_7BD7\/foxit3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"foxit3\" border=\"0\" alt=\"foxit3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billp.com\/blog\/images\/AlternateReaderforPDFFiles_7BD7\/foxit3_thumb.jpg\" width=\"392\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a>     <\/p>\n<p>Luckily, I was greeted with a friendly warning from my favorite <a title=\"http:\/\/www.winpatrol.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.winpatrol.com\">Windows Watchdog<\/a> which immediately removed the unwanted toolbar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billp.com\/blog\/images\/AlternateReaderforPDFFiles_7BD7\/foxit2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto\" title=\"foxit2\" border=\"0\" alt=\"foxit2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billp.com\/blog\/images\/AlternateReaderforPDFFiles_7BD7\/foxit2_thumb.jpg\" width=\"424\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>That wasn\u2019t the end of the story. 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