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V-65785

Adobe Reader DC must disable the Adobe Repair Installation.

Finding ID

ARDC-CL-000070

Rule ID

SV-80275r1_rule

Severity

Cat III

CCE

(None)

Group Title

SRG-APP-000141

CCI

CCI-000381

Target Key

(None)

Documentable

Discussion

When Repair Installation is disabled the user does not have the option (Help Menu) or functional to repair an Adobe Reader DC install.

Fix Text

Configure the following registry value: For 32 bit: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\2015\Installer For 64 bit: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\2015\Installer Value Name: DisableMaintenance Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Check Content

Verify the following registry configuration: Utilizing the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: For 32 bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\2015\Installer For 64 bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\2015\Installer Value Name: DisableMaintenance Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 If the value for DisableMaintenance is not set to “1” and Type configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, then this is a finding.