How to turn off the annoying adobe updater

Mainly for peole who only installed adobe reader, this becomes an annoying intrusive behavior. Who cares about the updated version of Adobe.
1- Run Adobe Reader
2- Invoke the "Edit" > "Preferences" menu
3- Select the Updater node at the bottom.
4- Select the "Do not download or install updates automatically"
5- Press OK.
Done!!!!!!!!!!!! Phew

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