Adobe product causes hidden popups

an adobe product (not sure if it was flash player, acrobat, or reader) once in a while, at least once a day opens a hidden popup that will last about 5 minutes. the product will also minimize my fullscreen applications (usually about every 5-10 minutes). is there anyway to stop this? or am i stuck without adobe products

What makes you think these pop-ups are caused by Adobe products?
Are you sure that your system is free of malware?

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