It is important to clarify from the outset:

| Type | Description | |------|-------------| | | A backdoor, keylogger, or ransomware disguised as Acrobat | | Patched but outdated version | Acrobat 2020 or 2021 with modified metadata to appear as DC 2022 | | Crack with broken dependencies | Missing signature verification leads to crashes or failed PDF exports | | Adobe clean-up tool malware | Wipes legitimate Adobe software and replaces it with adware | | Cryptominer bundle | Uses system resources for cryptocurrency mining in the background |

| Software | Cost | Key Features | |----------|------|---------------| | | $12.99/mo | Edit PDFs, convert to Word/Excel, fill forms | | PDF Expert (Readdle) | $79.99 one-time | Fast editing, OCR, dark mode, sign documents | | Preview (built-in macOS) | Free | Annotate, combine, sign, basic text editing | | LibreOffice Draw | Free | Edit PDFs as vector graphics | | Sejda.com | Free 3 tasks/hour | Online editing, compression, e-sign | | PDF Plus by SwifDoo | $49/year | Batch OCR, conversion, watermark removal |