1. Open the application (Adobe Reader). Click Help on the Menu bar, and select "Check for Updates..."

The software will then try to check for an update, and a progress bar is shown.

2. After checking for updates, it shoud come up with another window in which you should click on the link: "Preferences"

3. Uncheck the Option of "Automatically check for Adobe updates" on the Adobe Updater Preferences window, and click "OK"
