There is no corresponding Adobe entry in the registry CurrentVersion\Run or even the startup folder to indicate windows start up entries running the updater software. I really hate when people run their software without my knowledge on my personal computer and I am really puzzled to see Adobe, a multi million dollar company keeps such an update strategy.
Who the hell gave them permission to run the updater when my computer starts up when I am not even thinking of using their 2 bit crappy piece of software. They do not seem to understand that the most sensible time to run the updater is when the software or its component (Adobe reader) is opened or invoked. Anyone figured out how Adobe manages to run their update software using Operating System resources(win) when the computer starts up?.