Editing Adobe Inc. (section)

=== Security ===
Hackers have exploited vulnerabilities in Adobe programs, such as Adobe Reader, to gain unauthorized access to computers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pagliery |first=Jose |url=https://money.cnn.com/2013/10/08/technology/security/adobe-security/ |title=Adobe has an espically abysmal security record – CNNMoney |publisher=Money.cnn.com |date=October 8, 2013 |access-date=May 23, 2014}}</ref> [[Flash player#Criticism|Adobe's Flash Player has also been criticized]] for, among other things, suffering from performance, memory usage and security problems. A report by security researchers from [[Kaspersky Lab]] criticized Adobe for producing the products having top 10 security vulnerabilities.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jeff James in Security Blog |url=http://windowsitpro.com/blog/adobe-fares-poorly-kaspersky-lab-security-report |title=Adobe Fares Poorly in Kaspersky Lab Security Report |publisher=WindowsITPro |date=August 1, 2011|access-date=May 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703214840/http://windowsitpro.com/blog/adobe-fares-poorly-kaspersky-lab-security-report |archive-date=July 3, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Observers noted that Adobe was spying on its customers by including [[spyware]] in the Creative Suite 3 software and quietly sending user data to a firm named [[Omniture]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071228/020818.shtml |title=Adobe Spying On Its Customers |publisher=Techdirt |date=December 2, 2007|access-date=May 23, 2014}}</ref> When users became aware, Adobe explained what the suspicious software did and admitted that they: "could and should do a better job taking security concerns into account".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2007/12/adobe_ate_me_baby.html |title=John Nack on Adobe: Adobe ate me baby!! |publisher=Blogs.adobe.com |date=December 2, 2007|access-date=May 23, 2014}}</ref> When a security flaw was later discovered in Photoshop CS5, Adobe sparked outrage by saying it would leave the flaw unpatched, so anyone who wanted to use the software securely would have to pay for an upgrade.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brewster|first=Thomas |url=https://www.silicon.co.uk/workspace/adobe-creative-suite-patch-backtrac-77760|title=Adobe Backtracks On Patching 'PR Disaster' |publisher=TechWeekEurope |date=May 1, 2012|access-date=May 23, 2014}}</ref> Following a fierce backlash Adobe decided to provide the software patch.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brenner |first=Bill |url=http://blogs.csoonline.com/data-protection/2178/was-stupid-adobe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630154428/http://blogs.csoonline.com/data-protection/2178/was-stupid-adobe |url-status = dead|archive-date=June 30, 2012 |title=That was stupid, Adobe &#124; CSO Blogs |publisher=Blogs.csoonline.com |date=May 1, 2012|access-date=May 23, 2014}}</ref>

Adobe has been criticized for pushing unwanted software including third-party browser toolbars and free virus scanners, usually as part of the [[Adobe Flash|Flash]] update process,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/adobe-and-skype-top-my-foistware-hall-of-shame/ |title=Adobe and Skype top my Foistware Hall of Shame |work=ZDNet |date=April 2, 2011|access-date=May 23, 2014}}</ref> and for pushing a third-party [[scareware]] program designed to scare users into paying for unneeded system repairs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/adobes-latest-critical-security-update-pushes-scareware/ |title=Adobe's latest critical security update pushes scareware |work=ZDNet |date=March 2, 2012|access-date=May 23, 2014}}</ref>