HT201068 i never download apple remote desktop why is it telling me to update it?

i never download apple remote desktop why is it telling me to update it?

It's asking you to update the ARD client, which is part of Mac OS X. Unless you're part of an organization which uses the ARD server application, you can just ignore the update.
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