Saving a PDF creates two files - one I named and one with a gibberish name

I'm hoping someone can help me.  I got a new HP laptop (Windows 7) and downloaded Acrobat Standard 9 from the Adobe website when I couldn't find my install disc.  When I save a PDF, it saves correctly.  However, a second file is created with a gibberish name composed of three letters and five numbers (i.e. aab05176).  When I try to open the mystery file, my laptop asks what program it should use.  If I choose Adobe, it will open and the mystery file is a copy of the PDF that's also saved under the name I told it to Save As.  So, essentially, when I save, I get two copies every time, and always in the same destination folder. 
Can anyone help me fix this?  When I'm working on a PDF, I like to save often, so my work won't be lost.  When I'm done, I have tons and tons of these gibberish files to delete.
Thank you in advance!

The filie with the funky name is a temp file that is created that is eventually made into the file you are saving as a pdf. You do not say where the file is being stored, the it should be in a temp folder that periodically gets cleaned out. However, sometimes one does have to manually cleanup the temp folder.

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