Can't view pdf

I recently had to update Acrobat Reader. Now I can not open any PDF's in Safari that are linked to a website or email. I just get a black page. The problem seems so simple but can't seem to figure out a solution. Baffling!

Have you tried setting the default open with app for pdfs to the preview.app.?

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