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Adobe Acrobat Pro XI Adobe Repair Installation must be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-75315 ADBP-XI-001295 SV-89995r1_rule Low
Description
When Repair Installation is disabled the user does not have the option (Help Menu) or ability to repair an Adobe Acrobat Pro XI install. Ability to repair includes the risk that established security settings could be overwritten.
STIG Date
Adobe Acrobat Pro XI Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-75099r1_chk )
Verify the following registry configuration:

Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following:

For 32 bit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\Installer

For 64 bit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\Installer

Value Name: DisableMaintenance
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

If the value for DisableMaintenance is not set to “1” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-81931r3_fix)
Configure the following registry value:

For 32 bit:
Registry Hive:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path:
\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\Installer

For 64 bit:
Registry Hive:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path:
\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\Installer

Value Name: DisableMaintenance
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1