Adobe Reader Not Opening pdf's

I've got a new MacBook Air and have downloaded the latest Adobe Reader but can't get it to open documents from the Internet. Already downloaded documents it'll open. I thought a Ghostery or MacAfee filter might be inhibiting it but I've disconnected both and there is no change. Anyone know how I can overcome this?

Try this ...
Open a Finder window then from the menu bar click Go > Go to Folder
Type or copy paste the following:
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins
Click Go.
If you see the: AdobePDFViewer plugin in the Internet Plug-Ins folder, move it to the trash.
Restart your Mac and try opening a PDF file.

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