Why does Adobe Acrobat 7 Standard secretly phone home?

How do I stop Adobe Acrobat from phoning home upon startup?

When I open any PDF document, my Windows firewall says - ACROBAT.EXE, Process ID: 1111 - (Adobe Acrobat 7.0, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Ver. 7.0.0.1333) - Attempting network activity. - Do you want to trust acrobat.exe? To which I always say no.

I've checked all the settings and can't figure out how to stop Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Standard from phoning home, particularly: - edit > preferences > updates - do not automatically check for critical updates

How do I stop Adobe Acrobat 7 from constantly phoning home?

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Posted 5 years ago by Tia B. McMahon in Networking Firewalls

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