I can't open pdf attachments sent by email.

I have been sent pdf attachments lately to my email account but cannot open them in either my MacBook Pro or my wife's...but they open if I try in my Dell computer. I have downloaded Acrobat Reader and java runtime...but to no avail.
Is there a secret I don't possess??

Do you have
Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewer.plugin installed
if so delete it.
Do a spotlight search on you HD

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It’s happening with all pdf email attachments.
I am using Outlook.
I have Norton Antivirus – I don’t know how to turn it off – I don’t really want to delete it because it came with the Windows system
I don’t know what version I was previously using, but the version on my system is Adobe Reader X1.
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