Acrobat Update 8.1.3 won't install

Hi, I don't know if there's already a topic about this, didn't see one. I'm running CS3 Design Premium on an Intel based iMac. When Adobe Updater tries to install the Acrobat 8.1.3 patch, I get this message:
"Update failed. The patch has failed because the application has been modified since it was originally installed."
Does anyone know what this means and/or how to fix it? I'd rather avoid having to re-install Acrobat if possible.
Thanks.

O.K. -- I had a spyware infection that has been cleaned up. I am pretty sure I got it from a bogus Adobe Acrobat Update thatshows up on my screen every time I start my laptop up. I read on the Adob e site and elsewhere that Adobe is aware of the security vulnerability and is working on fixes. My version of acrobat is 8.1.3. I do not know if the patch I downloaded has the new fix in it. If it does, then there must be a remant of the spyware preventing installation of the patch. When I try to install the patch after logging in as Administrator, it starts installing but then abruptly stops and gives me a message from Windows Installer to the effect that:
"Windows installer cannot complete the installation because it cannot find any version of Adobe Acrobat software on your machine or you may be trying to intall an update that is an incorrect version for your software."
However, I have just freshly installed Adobe Acrobat 8.1.3 from the original CD and it's working fine. I am logged in as Administrator. The patch I downloaded from Adobe and was trying to install is definitely the right one for 8.1.3. I can make PDFs juast fine "as is" but am wanting to shore up any vulnerabilities to spyware, etc. with the patch.
Any ideas? My plarform is Windows XP 2000 on a Sony Vaio laptop.
THANKS!!

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