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ARDC-CN-000120 - Adobe Reader DC must disable Service Upgrades.

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Information

By default, Adobe online services are tightly integrated into Adobe Reader DC. Disabling Service Upgrades disables both updates to the product's web-plugin components as well as all services without exception, including any online sign-in screen.

Solution

Configure the following registry value:

Note: The Key Name 'cServices' is not created by default in the Adobe Reader DC install and must be created.

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

Value Name: bUpdater
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Adobe_Acrobat_Reader_DC_Continuous_V1R6_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7, CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-79445r1_rule, STIG-ID|ARDC-CN-000120, Vuln-ID|V-64955

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 6e3148ee759078a014d1f345a84074a6c6c24be3f35238704aab09af73a03005