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@#24
this does not seem like a solution.
I think a program should not leave such traces...

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Title:
  Debug log created by Adobe Reader browser plugin (nppdf.so)

Status in Canonical and Adobe collaboration project:
  New
Status in “acroread” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Start Firefox (do this from the command-line to get a specific working-directory since the log is saved relative to the FF working dir)
  2. Open a PDF, e.g. http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/xml/AdobeXMLFormsSamples.pdf
  3. Close Firefox

  Result: In the working directory from step 1 there will be a file
  called "C:\nppdf32Log\debuglog.txt" (yes, this Windows-like path will
  be present on a Linux filesystem)

  Exected result: No debug log should be produced.

  $ lsb_release -a
  No LSB modules are available.
  Distributor ID: Ubuntu
  Description:    Ubuntu 11.10
  Release:        11.10
  Codename:       oneiric

  $ uname -a
  Linux xpc 3.0.0-17-generic #30-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 8 20:45:39 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

  $ dpkg -l | grep acroread
  ii  acroread                                                         9.5.1-1oneiric1                            Adobe Reader
  ii  acroread-common                                                  9.5.1-1oneiric1                            Adobe Reader - Common Files

  $ apt-cache policy acroread
  acroread:
    Installerad: 9.5.1-1oneiric1
    Kandidat:    9.5.1-1oneiric1
    Versionstabell:
   *** 9.5.1-1oneiric1 0
          500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/partner amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  Strings reveal that someone probably forgot some Windows-constant and debug flag in the binary:
  $ strings /opt/Adobe/Reader9/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so | grep -i debug
  UnixDebugWriteToFile
  C:\nppdf32Log\debuglog.txt
  ACRODEBUG
  ACRO_NPPDF_DEBUG_FILE

  See also https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=412051

  I have reported this bug to Adobe but they don't seem to have a public bug tracker for Adobe Reader. Reported at https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
  Response: "Thanks for your feedback! Requests and suggestions from our customers are what help us to continue creating cutting-edge, world-class software. Due to the volume of submissions we receive, responses to inquiries are generally not possible. However, we may contact you if we need clarification on your submission."

  Is this something that only Adobe can fix or is it created during
  Canonical partner packaging?

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