Is there a trojan in the Adobe Reader 9 install?

After downloading Adobe Reader 9 to my desktop and then clicking on it to install, my AVG popped up a warning saying it contained a trojan, Air install, or something like that. I cancelled the installation, and Adobe said nothing was changed on my computer, but now I'm worried . . .
I understand that sometimes an installation looks like a virus or some kind of malware when it isn't. I just want to know whether to turn off AVG and complete the install, or whether Adobe, or some employee, has added a trojan--not necessarily malicious, but one that adds extra load to my computer for whatever purposes are beneficial to them.

Aandi, I read your post and the article to which you linked, but the article had to do with version 7. The article also stated that "GRISoft acknowledged the problem and said that it planned it [not "it", to] issue a new update that fixed the problem . . . ."
Perhaps it is the same problem with version 9--a faulty anti-virus signature update, and if it is, I'll wait until they correct it before installing version 9. I think Adobe should get with the trojan detector companies (AVG and Avast)and figure out a solution or issue a statement, notice, or something official to put our minds at ease.

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