Cannot Open Acrobat XI PDF files

I installed Acrobat XI on a Windows 7 Pro computer.
I can create PDF files on that computer as well as view/edit the files. When I send the files to another computer, I receive an error message 'file is damaged and cannot be opened'
This has occurred on about ten different test files.
I have sent test files to four other computers using different OS's and all have the same error message.
Any thoughts as to the issue?

I used MS Remote Desktop to log into the server which created the pdf document.
I copied and pasted the PDF file to my local computer. From there, I emailed the document out to other computers.
So, my local computer and four other computers get a 'damaged file' message
I have one person report to me that he could open and view the PDF file when using Cloud-based MS Outlook.
But, he cannot view the file on a local computer.
We have tried various readers including: Adobe XI reader, Firefox and a few others.

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