Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Repair Installation must be disabled.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
low	V-213133	SRG-APP-000141	AADC-CN-001295	SV-213133r766553_rule	2021-06-22	2

Description
When Repair Installation is disabled the user does not have the option (Help Menu) or ability to repair an Adobe Acrobat Pro DC install. Ability to repair includes the risk that established security settings could be overwritten.

ℹ️ Check
Verify the following registry configuration: Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: For 32 bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Installer For 64 bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\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. GUI path: Help > Verify the option 'Repair Installation' is greyed out (locked). If the option is not greyed out, this is a finding. Admin Template path: Computer Configuration > Administrative Template > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > Help > 'Repair Installation on 32/64 bit' must be set to 'Disabled'.

ℹ️ Check

Verify the following registry configuration: Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: For 32 bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Installer For 64 bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\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. GUI path: Help > Verify the option 'Repair Installation' is greyed out (locked). If the option is not greyed out, this is a finding. Admin Template path: Computer Configuration > Administrative Template > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > Help > 'Repair Installation on 32/64 bit' must be set to 'Disabled'.

✔️ Fix
Configure the following registry value: For 32 bit: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Installer For 64 bit: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Installer Value Name: DisableMaintenance Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration > Administrative Template > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > Help > 'Repair Installation on 32/64 bit' to 'Disabled'.

✔️ Fix

Configure the following registry value: For 32 bit: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Installer For 64 bit: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Installer Value Name: DisableMaintenance Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration > Administrative Template > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > Help > 'Repair Installation on 32/64 bit' to 'Disabled'.