I've been having a bizarre issue with something called the Adobe Pop-up Blocker that keeps showing up in my Windows Firewall. It's blocking my access to Twitch, and I can't get it to work until I disable or remove it from the firewall settings. This has been going on for weeks! Disabling or deleting this thing fixes the problem right away, but it keeps reappearing every time I restart my PC. It's driving me up the wall!
I've tried to hunt down the file linked to it through the firewall, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. I've uninstalled all the Adobe software I could find, but this annoying thing refuses to stay gone. I've even tried deleting all Adobe services from the registry, but I'm hesitant to mess with anything too risky. I've run malware scans with Malwarebytes and Windows Defender, and they haven't found anything. So, does anyone have any ideas on how I can permanently get rid of this mystery program? Is it possibly malware?
3 Answers
That Adobe Pop-up Blocker sounds sketchy! Adobe doesn’t actually make a pop-up blocker, so it might be some weird malware or a rogue program pretending to be Adobe. Check your Task Manager for any unknown startup programs that might be reinstalling it. There’s a chance something you installed is adding it back every time you boot up your PC. Good luck!
I agree with TechGuru101; that name doesn't sound like a legit Adobe product at all. It's worth taking a look at your startup programs and seeing if anything looks suspicious. And yeah, definitely share a screenshot if you can, that might help us figure out what you're dealing with!
Did you check where you downloaded your programs from? Sometimes bundled software comes with these unwanted extras. If you got it from a sketchy website, that could explain the pop-up blocker reappearing. Just be careful next time and stick to trusted sources!
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