Preview distorts pdfs.  What is fix?

Preview on both of my Macs will not open many pdfs I download.  How do I fix this?

Thanks for your reply.  I also have version 5.5.3.  It appears the pdfs Preview can not read are from websites and Windows programs.  The pdfs are completely distorted, just a bunch of lines and blank spaces.  I had to download Adobe Reader to be able to view them.  I do prefer Preview, when it works, as it seems to be better software to work with pdfs than Reader is.  I'm not sure how common this is.  There have been a few references, but not many.

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