Modern hackers know that people looking for cracks are impatient, often disable their antivirus to run the patch, and ignore security warnings. You are the perfect target.

It’s tempting. A quick Google search for "Acrobat Pro crack free download" or "Adobe Acrobat activator torrent" seems like a clever workaround. After all, software companies are huge, right? Why should you pay $20 a month just to delete a page from a PDF?

Probably not.

Is editing a single line of text in a PDF worth losing your tax returns, your family photos, and your login credentials?

Stay safe, and keep your software (legitimately) updated.