Adobe reader 9 leaves a shared folder on my desktop?

i recently installed adobe reader 9, to find that it has left a shared folder named 'Adobe Reader 9 Installer' on my desktop, this folder sizes approximately ~110mb and appears to contain installer files for adobe reader 9, adobe air and some others stuff. My question is, is it safe to delete this folder? or will adobe reader 9 require the use of this folder? it seems strange to leave a 100mb + file upon the desktop.
thanks

Almost every program I've installed leaves the installer folder where it
is. You may need to re-install and for some software add and/or remove
features. Who would purchase software that erased itself so that it
could not be used again.
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