ARDC-CL-000080 - Adobe Reader DC must disable Acrobat Upsell.

Information

Products that don't provide the full set of features by default provide the user the opportunity to upgrade. Acrobat Upsell displays message which encourage the user to upgrade the product. For example, Reader users can purchase additional tools and features, and Acrobat Reader users can upgrade to Acrobat Professional.

Solution

Configure the following registry value:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\2015\FeatureLockDown

Value Name: bAcroSuppressUpsell
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Adobe_Acrobat_Reader_DC_Classic_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-213155r557349_rule, STIG-ID|ARDC-CL-000080, STIG-Legacy|SV-80305, STIG-Legacy|V-65815, Vuln-ID|V-213155

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 70aa1a9f8d9d5afbece9c4b55ee98520eb77a3e37eaac823436ae9ae9609f829