User-friendly Adobe Acrobat Add-in Removal for Microsoft 365

Provide users with detailed feedback while removing Acrobat’s Add-in from Microsoft 365

Background

Each time Adobe Acrobat Pro is installed or updated, the Acrobat Add-in is silently added back to the Microsoft 365-related User Content Startup folders.

The Add-in relies on external dynamic libraries, which we purposely disable by setting DisableVisualBasicExternalDylibs to true:

Unless non-Microsoft extensions are being used, set this value to true via a Configuration Profile to improve security.

This causes users to observe error messages in the following applications:

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint

A Simple Test

❯ defaults read /Library/Managed\ Preferences/com.microsoft.office.plist DisableVisualBasicExternalDylibs
1

Shame on Adobe

Shame on Adobe for not first checking if DisableVisualBasicExternalDylibs has been enabled before installing its Add-in.

Shame on Microsoft

Shame on Microsoft for attempting to load an Add-in without first checking if DisableVisualBasicExternalDylibs has been enabled.

Community Feedback

If you’re similarly impacted, please consider providing community feedback to both Microsoft and Adobe.

Configuration

The Adobe Acrobat Add-in Removal for Microsoft 365.zsh script provides a more surgical alternative to the Office-Reset .PKGs, removing just the Adobe Acrobat Add-in from Microsoft Office via Jamf Pro Self Service, with detailed user feedback thanks to swiftDialog.

Complete the following steps to automate the removal of the Adobe Acrobat Add-in from Microsoft 365 via Jamf Pro Self Service.

A. Customize the script for your environment

Review and adjust the Global Variables as required for your environment
- scriptLog (i.e., the location of your client-side logs)

####################################################################################################
#
# Global Variables
#
####################################################################################################

export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin/

# Script Version
scriptVersion="1.0.0"

# Client-side Log
scriptLog="/var/log/org.churchofjesuschrist.log"

# Initialize SECONDS
SECONDS="0"

Set your preferred script defaults (which will be trumped in a policy’s script parameters)
- Parameter 4: operationMode
  - debug: Used when test-driving the script
  - interactive: Provides user-interaction and feedback via swiftDialog
  - silent: Untested, brute-force removal, sans user-interaction or feedback
- Parameter 5: anticipationDuration (i.e., the number of seconds end-users will have to wait in anticipation for the results to be displayed)

# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Jamf Pro Script Parameters
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

# Parameter 4: Operation Mode [ debug (default) | interactive | silent ]
operationMode="${4:-"debug"}"

# Parameter 5: "Anticipation" Duration (in seconds)
anticipationDuration="${5:-"3"}"

Set your preferred Organization Variables

# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Organization Variables
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

# Script Human-readabale Name
humanReadableScriptName="Adobe Acrobat Add-in Removal for Microsoft 365"

# Organization's Script Name
organizationScriptName="AAR"

Adobe Acrobat Add-in Removal for Microsoft 365.zsh

Latest version available on GitHub.

#!/bin/zsh --no-rcs 
# shellcheck shell=bash

####################################################################################################
#
# Adobe Acrobat Add-in Removal for Microsoft 365
#
# Purpose:   Removes Adobe Acrobat Add-in from Microsoft 365 apps Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
#            (Designed to be executed via Jamf Pro Self Service.)
#
####################################################################################################
#
# HISTORY
#
# Version 0.0.1, 05-Nov-2022, Dan K. Snelson (@dan-snelson)
#   Original version
#
#   Inspired by
#   - @pbowden https://office-reset.com/macadmins/
#   - @nider https://macadmins.slack.com/archives/C07UZ1X7B/p1662624043863439?thread_ts=1662466049.264489&cid=C07UZ1X7B
#
# Version 0.0.2, 08-Feb-2023, Dan K. Snelson (@dan-snelson)
#   - Also remove MicrosoftRegistrationDB.reg
#
# Version 0.0.3, 18-Dec-2023, Dan K. Snelson (@dan-snelson)
#	- Comment-out the removal of MicrosoftRegistrationDB.reg
#
# Version 1.0.0, 19-Sep-2024, Dan K. Snelson (@dan-snelson)
#   - Updated script to latest standard
#   - Updated for Microsoft 365 (16.89.24091630) and Adobe Acrobat DC (24.003.20121)
#   - Updated `swiftDialogMinimumRequiredVersion` to 2.5.2.4777
#
####################################################################################################
#
# Global Variables
#
####################################################################################################

export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin/

# Script Version
scriptVersion="1.0.0"

# Client-side Log
scriptLog="/var/log/org.churchofjesuschrist.log"

# Initialize SECONDS
SECONDS="0"



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Jamf Pro Script Parameters
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

# Parameter 4: Operation Mode [ debug (default) | interactive | silent ]
operationMode="${4:-"debug"}"

# Parameter 5: "Anticipation" Duration (in seconds)
anticipationDuration="${5:-"1"}"



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Organization Variables
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

# Script Human-readabale Name
humanReadableScriptName="Adobe Acrobat Add-in Removal for Microsoft 365"

# Organization's Script Name
organizationScriptName="AAR"



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Microsoft 365 & Adobe Acrobat Variables
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

officeStartupFolder="/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office365/User Content.localized/Startup"
excelPlugin="/Excel/AcrobatExcelAddin.xlam"
powerpointPlugin="/Powerpoint/SaveAsAdobePDF.ppam"
wordPlugin="/Word/linkCreation.dotm"

excelIcon="/Applications/Microsoft Excel.app"
pointpointIcon="/Applications/Microsoft PowerPoint.app"
wordIcon="/Applications/Microsoft Word.app"
acrobatIcon="/Applications/Adobe Acrobat DC/Adobe Acrobat.app"



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Logged-in User Variables
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

loggedInUser=$( echo "show State:/Users/ConsoleUser" | scutil | awk '/Name :/ { print $3 }' )
loggedInUserFullname=$( id -F "${loggedInUser}" )
loggedInUserFirstname=$( echo "$loggedInUserFullname" | sed -E 's/^.*, // ; s/([^ ]*).*/\1/' | sed 's/\(.\{25\}\).*/\1…/' | awk '{print ( $0 == toupper($0) ? toupper(substr($0,1,1))substr(tolower($0),2) : toupper(substr($0,1,1))substr($0,2) )}' )



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Dialog binary (and enable swiftDialog's `--verbose` mode with script's operationMode)
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

# swiftDialog Binary Path
dialogBinary="/usr/local/bin/dialog"

# This will be set and updated as dependancies on newer features change
swiftDialogMinimumRequiredVersion="2.5.2.4777"

# Debug Mode Features
case ${operationMode} in
    "debug" ) dialogBinary="${dialogBinary} --verbose --resizable --debug red" ;;
esac

# swiftDialog Command Files
dialogWelcomeLog=$( mktemp /var/tmp/dialogWelcomeLog.XXXX )
dialogProgressLog=$( mktemp /var/tmp/dialogProgressLog.XXX )
dialogCompleteLog=$( mktemp /var/tmp/dialogCompleteLog.XXX )

# The total number of steps for the progress bar, plus one (i.e., updateWelcomeDialog "progress: increment")
progressSteps="11"



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Welcome Dialog Title, Message and Icon
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

title="${humanReadableScriptName} (${scriptVersion})"
message="**Happy $( date +'%A' ), ${loggedInUserFirstname}!**<br><br>This script removes the Adobe Acrobat Add-in from Microsoft 365.<br><br>![Excel Error](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dan-snelson/Jamf-Pro-Scripts/refs/heads/development/Adobe%20Acrobat%20Add-in%20Removal%20for%20Microsoft%20Office/images/Error%20Excel.png)"
icon="https://ics.services.jamfcloud.com/icon/hash_836bc15ee3a920f0402f19194aa9a5842180534181f53c4fff0ccd1243b5f897"
# overlayIcon=$( defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.jamfsoftware.jamf.plist self_service_app_path )
infobox=" "
button1text="Continue …"
button2text="Quit"
infobuttontext="KB8675309"
infobuttonaction="https://servicenow.company.com/support?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=${infobuttontext}"
welcomeProgressText="Please click Continue to proceed …"



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Welcome Dialog Settings and Features
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

dialogWelcome="$dialogBinary \
--title \"$title\" \
--message \"$message\" \
--icon \"$icon\" \
--infobox \"$infobox\" \
--button1text \"$button1text\" \
--button2text \"$button2text\" \
--infobuttontext \"$infobuttontext\" \
--infobuttonaction \"$infobuttonaction\" \
--progress \"$progressSteps\" \
--progresstext \"$welcomeProgressText\" \
--moveable \
--titlefont size=22 \
--messagefont size=14 \
--iconsize 135 \
--width 650 \
--height 485 \
--position bottomright \
--ontop \
--quitkey k \
--commandfile \"$dialogWelcomeLog\" "
# --overlayicon \"$overlayIcon\" \



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Progress Dialog Title, Message and Icon
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

title="${humanReadableScriptName} (${scriptVersion})"
message="Analyzing …"
icon="https://ics.services.jamfcloud.com/icon/hash_836bc15ee3a920f0402f19194aa9a5842180534181f53c4fff0ccd1243b5f897"
progressProgressText="Initializing …"



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Progress Dialog Settings and Features
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

dialogProgress="$dialogBinary \
--title \"$title\" \
--message \"$message\" \
--icon \"$icon\" \
--progress \
--progresstext \"$progressProgressText\" \
--mini \
--moveable \
--position bottomright \
--ontop \
--quitkey k \
--commandfile \"$dialogProgressLog\" "



####################################################################################################
#
# Functions
#
####################################################################################################

# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Client-side Logging
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

function updateScriptLog() {
    echo "${organizationScriptName} ($scriptVersion): $( date +%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%M:%S ) - ${1}" | tee -a "${scriptLog}"
}

function preFlight() {
    updateScriptLog "[PRE-FLIGHT]      ${1}"
}

function logComment() {
    updateScriptLog "                  ${1}"
}

function notice() {
    updateScriptLog "[NOTICE]          ${1}"
}

function info() {
    updateScriptLog "[INFO]            ${1}"
}

function debug() {
    if [[ "$operationMode" == "debug" ]]; then
        updateScriptLog "[DEBUG]           ${1}"
    fi
}

function errorOut(){
    updateScriptLog "[ERROR]           ${1}"
}

function error() {
    updateScriptLog "[ERROR]           ${1}"
    let errorCount++
}

function warning() {
    updateScriptLog "[WARNING]         ${1}"
    let errorCount++
}

function fatal() {
    updateScriptLog "[FATAL ERROR]     ${1}"
    exit 1
}

function quitOut(){
    updateScriptLog "[QUIT]            ${1}"
}



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Validate / install swiftDialog (Thanks big bunches, @acodega!)
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

function dialogInstall() {

    # Get the URL of the latest PKG From the Dialog GitHub repo
    dialogURL=$(curl -L --silent --fail "https://api.github.com/repos/swiftDialog/swiftDialog/releases/latest" | awk -F '"' "/browser_download_url/ && /pkg\"/ { print \$4; exit }")

    # Expected Team ID of the downloaded PKG
    expectedDialogTeamID="PWA5E9TQ59"

    preFlight "Installing swiftDialog..."

    # Create temporary working directory
    workDirectory=$( /usr/bin/basename "$0" )
    tempDirectory=$( /usr/bin/mktemp -d "/private/tmp/$workDirectory.XXXXXX" )

    # Download the installer package
    /usr/bin/curl --location --silent "$dialogURL" -o "$tempDirectory/Dialog.pkg"

    # Verify the download
    teamID=$(/usr/sbin/spctl -a -vv -t install "$tempDirectory/Dialog.pkg" 2>&1 | awk '/origin=/ {print $NF }' | tr -d '()')

    # Install the package if Team ID validates
    if [[ "$expectedDialogTeamID" == "$teamID" ]]; then

        /usr/sbin/installer -pkg "$tempDirectory/Dialog.pkg" -target /
        sleep 2
        dialogVersion=$( /usr/local/bin/dialog --version )
        preFlight "swiftDialog version ${dialogVersion} installed; proceeding..."

    else

        # Display a so-called "simple" dialog if Team ID fails to validate
        osascript -e 'display dialog "Please advise your Support Representative of the following error:\r\r• Dialog Team ID verification failed\r\r" with title "Setup Your Mac: Error" buttons {"Close"} with icon caution'
        completionActionOption="Quit"
        exitCode="1"
        quitScript

    fi

    # Remove the temporary working directory when done
    /bin/rm -Rf "$tempDirectory"

}



function dialogCheck() {

    # Output Line Number in `verbose` Debug Mode
    if [[ "${operationMode}" == "debug" ]]; then preFlight "# # # VERBOSE DEBUG MODE: Line No. ${LINENO} # # #" ; fi

    # Check for Dialog and install if not found
    if [ ! -e "/Library/Application Support/Dialog/Dialog.app" ]; then

        preFlight "swiftDialog not found. Installing..."
        dialogInstall

    else

        dialogVersion=$(/usr/local/bin/dialog --version)
        if [[ "${dialogVersion}" < "${swiftDialogMinimumRequiredVersion}" ]]; then
            
            preFlight "swiftDialog version ${dialogVersion} found but swiftDialog ${swiftDialogMinimumRequiredVersion} or newer is required; updating..."
            dialogInstall
            
        else

        preFlight "swiftDialog version ${dialogVersion} found; proceeding..."

        fi
    
    fi

}



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Quit Script (thanks, @bartreadon!)
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

function quitScript() {

    quitOut "Quitting …"
    updateWelcomeDialog "quit: "

    sleep 1
    quitOut "Exiting …"

    # Remove dialogWelcomeLog
    if [[ -e ${dialogWelcomeLog} ]]; then
        quitOut "Removing ${dialogWelcomeLog} …"
        rm "${dialogWelcomeLog}"
    fi

    # Remove dialogProgressLog
    if [[ -e ${dialogProgressLog} ]]; then
        updateScriptLog "Removing ${dialogProgressLog} …"
        rm "${dialogProgressLog}"
    fi

    # Remove dialogCompleteLog
    if [[ -e ${dialogCompleteLog} ]]; then
        updateScriptLog "Removing ${dialogCompleteLog} …"
        rm "${dialogCompleteLog}"
    fi

    # Remove any default dialog file
    if [[ -e /var/tmp/dialog.log ]]; then
        quitOut "Removing default dialog file …"
        rm /var/tmp/dialog.log
    fi

    quitOut "Goodbye!"
    exit "${1}"

}



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Update Welcome Dialog
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

function updateWelcomeDialog() {
    sleep 0.1
    echo "${1}" >> "${dialogWelcomeLog}"
}



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Update Progress Dialog
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

function updateProgressDialog() {
    sleep 0.1
    echo "${1}" >> "${dialogProgressLog}"
}



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Debug Removal
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

function debugRemoval() {

    updateWelcomeDialog "progresstext: “operationMode” is set to “debug”"
    updateWelcomeDialog "button1: disable"
    updateWelcomeDialog "button1text: Goodbye!"
    updateWelcomeDialog "button2: disable"
    sleep "${anticipationDuration}"

    updateWelcomeDialog "infobox: **Operation Mode:** ${operationMode}"
    updateWelcomeDialog "infobox: + <br><br>**Pauses**: ${anticipationDuration} sec."
    updateWelcomeDialog "message: ### Operating in Debug Mode"
    updateWelcomeDialog "message: + <br><br>(See the \`debugRemoval\` function for how this works.)"
    updateWelcomeDialog "progresstext: Pausing for ${anticipationDuration} seconds …"
    sleep "${anticipationDuration}"

    updateWelcomeDialog "message: + <br><br>When you’re ready, change \`operationMode\` to \`interactive\`."
    updateWelcomeDialog "progresstext: Setting “operationMode” to “interactive” actually deletes files …"
    sleep "${anticipationDuration}"

    updateWelcomeDialog "message: + <br><br>**Interactive Mode:**"
    updateWelcomeDialog "progresstext: Tell me more …"
    sleep "${anticipationDuration}"

    updateWelcomeDialog "message: + 1. Execute the \`confirmApplicationStatus\` function for each app"
    updateWelcomeDialog "progresstext: Confirm / quit Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Acrobat Pro"
    sleep "${anticipationDuration}"

    updateWelcomeDialog "message: + 2. Execute the \`removePlugin\` function for each app"
    updateWelcomeDialog "progresstext: Nuke the Acrobat add-in for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint"
    sleep "${anticipationDuration}"

    updateWelcomeDialog "message: + 3. There is no Step 3"
    updateWelcomeDialog "progresstext: There‘s no Step 3!"
    sleep "${anticipationDuration}"

    updateWelcomeDialog "icon: SF=checkmark.circle.fill,weight=bold,colour1=#00ff44,colour2=#075c1e"
    updateWelcomeDialog "message: + <br><br>As a reminder, \`operationMode\` is currently set to \`${operationMode}\`, so the script really didn't **do** anything.<br><br>**Goodbye!**"
    updateWelcomeDialog "progress: 100"
    updateWelcomeDialog "progresstext: Elapsed Time: $(printf '%dh:%dm:%ds\n' $((SECONDS/3600)) $((SECONDS%3600/60)) $((SECONDS%60)))"
    updateWelcomeDialog "button1text: Goodbye!"
    updateWelcomeDialog "button1: enable"
    wait

}



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Interactive Removal
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

function interactiveRemoval() {

    updateProgressDialog "message: Please wait …"

    # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
    # Prompt user to quit Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat apps
    # confirmApplicationStatus "Process Name" "Human-readable Name"
    # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

    confirmApplicationStatus "Microsoft Word" "Word" "${wordIcon}"
    confirmApplicationStatus "Microsoft Excel" "Excel" "${excelIcon}"
    confirmApplicationStatus "Microsoft PowerPoint" "PowerPoint" "${pointpointIcon}"
    confirmApplicationStatus "AdobeAcrobat" "Acrobat Pro" "${acrobatIcon}"




    # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
    # Remove Adobe Acrobat Add-ins from Microsoft Office startup folders
    # removePlugin "${variable}" "Human-readable Name" "Progress Percent"
    # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

    updateProgressDialog "message: Please wait while the Adobe Acrobat Add-in is removed …"
    updateProgressDialog "progress: increment"
    updateProgressDialog "progresstext: Initializing …"
    sleep "${anticipationDuration}"

    removePlugin "${excelPlugin}" "Excel" "${excelIcon}"
    removePlugin "${powerpointPlugin}" "PowerPoint" "${pointpointIcon}"
    removePlugin "${wordPlugin}" "Word" "${wordIcon}"

    #notice "Removing ${loggedInUserHome}/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/MicrosoftRegistrationDB.reg…"
    #rm -fv "${loggedInUserHome}/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/MicrosoftRegistrationDB.reg"

}


# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Complete dialog
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

function completeDialog() {

    notice "Removed Adobe Acrobat Add-in from Microsoft 365"
    updateProgressDialog "activate:"
    updateProgressDialog "message: Removed Adobe Acrobat Add-in from Microsoft 365."
    updateProgressDialog "progress: 100"
    updateProgressDialog "progresstext: Elapsed Time: $(printf '%dh:%dm:%ds\n' $((SECONDS/3600)) $((SECONDS%3600/60)) $((SECONDS%60)))"
    updateProgressDialog "icon: SF=checkmark.circle.fill,weight=bold,colour1=#00ff44,colour2=#075c1e"
    logComment "Elapsed Time: $(printf '%dh:%dm:%ds\n' $((SECONDS/3600)) $((SECONDS%3600/60)) $((SECONDS%60)))"
    sleep "${anticipationDuration}"
    sleep "${anticipationDuration}"
    sleep "${anticipationDuration}"
    updateProgressDialog "quit:"

}



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Check for running processes (supplied as Parameter 1)
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

function procesStatus() {

    processToCheck="${1}"
    logComment "Process: ${processToCheck}"
    processToCheckStatus=$( /usr/bin/pgrep -x "${processToCheck}" )
    if [[ -n ${processToCheckStatus} ]]; then
        processCheckResult+="'${processToCheck}' running; "
    else
        processCheckResult+="'${processToCheck}' NOT running; "
    fi

}



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Confirm Application status
# confirmApplicationStatus "Process Name" "Human-readable Name" "icon"
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

function confirmApplicationStatus() {

    appStatus=$( pgrep -x "${1}")

    if [[ -n "${appStatus}" ]]; then
        updateProgressDialog "icon: ${3}"
        updateProgressDialog "message: Please save open files and quit ${2}."
        updateProgressDialog "progresstext: Waiting for ${loggedInUser} to quit ${2} …"
        updateProgressDialog "activate:"
        while [[ -n "${appStatus}" ]]; do
            logComment "${1} running; pausing …"
            sleep "${anticipationDuration}"
            appStatus=$( pgrep -x "${1}" )
        done
        updateProgressDialog "icon: ${icon}"
        updateProgressDialog "message: ${2} no longer running."
        updateProgressDialog "progresstext: Continuing …"
        sleep "${anticipationDuration}"
    else
        notice "${1} NOT running; proceeding …"
        sleep "${anticipationDuration}"
    fi

}



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Remove Add-in
# removePlugin "${variable}" "Human-readable Name" "icon"
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

function removePlugin() {

    updateProgressDialog "icon: ${3}"
    updateProgressDialog "message: Detecting ${2}'s Acrobat Add-in …"
    updateProgressDialog "progresstext: Detecting ${2}'s Acrobat Add-in …"
    updateProgressDialog "progress: increment"
    updateProgressDialog "activate:"
    sleep "${anticipationDuration}"

    if [[ -e "${loggedInUserHome}${officeStartupFolder}${1}" ]]; then
        notice "Removing ${loggedInUserHome}${officeStartupFolder}${1} …"
        updateProgressDialog "progress: increment"
        updateProgressDialog "progresstext: Removing ${2}'s Acrobat Add-in …"
        if [[ "${operationMode}" == "debug" ]]; then
            debug "Faux remove ${loggedInUserHome}${officeStartupFolder}${1} …"
            updateProgressDialog "message: **Faux** remove \`${loggedInUserHome}${officeStartupFolder}${1}\` …"
        else
            notice "Remove ${loggedInUserHome}${officeStartupFolder}${1} …"
            rm -v "${loggedInUserHome}${officeStartupFolder}${1}"
        fi
        updateProgressDialog "progresstext: Removed ${2}'s Acrobat Add-in"
        updateProgressDialog "progress: increment"
        sleep "${anticipationDuration}"
        updateProgressDialog "progresstext: Continuing …"
        sleep "${anticipationDuration}"
    else
        updateProgressDialog "message: ${2}'s Acrobat Add-in NOT found …"
        updateProgressDialog "progresstext: ${2}'s Acrobat Add-in NOT found …"
        updateScriptLog "${loggedInUserHome}${officeStartupFolder}${1} NOT found"
        sleep "${anticipationDuration}"
    fi

    updateProgressDialog "icon: ${icon}"

}



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Remove Add-in, sans swiftDialog
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

function removePluginUgly() {

    if [[ -e "${loggedInUserHome}${officeStartupFolder}${1}" ]]; then
        warning "Removing ${loggedInUserHome}${officeStartupFolder}${1} …"
        rm -v "${loggedInUserHome}${officeStartupFolder}${1}"
    else
        infoComment "${loggedInUserHome}${officeStartupFolder}${1} NOT found"
    fi

}



####################################################################################################
#
# Pre-flight Checks
#
####################################################################################################

# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Pre-flight Check: Client-side Logging
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

if [[ ! -f "${scriptLog}" ]]; then
    touch "${scriptLog}"
    if [[ -f "${scriptLog}" ]]; then
        preFlight "Created specified scriptLog: ${scriptLog}"
    else
        fatal "Unable to create specified scriptLog '${scriptLog}'; exiting.\n\n(Is this script running as 'root' ?)"
    fi
else
    preFlight "Specified scriptLog '${scriptLog}' exists; writing log entries to it"
fi




# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Pre-flight Check: Logging Preamble
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

preFlight "\n\n###\n# $humanReadableScriptName (${scriptVersion})\n# Operation Mode: ${operationMode}\n###\n"
preFlight "Initiating …"



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Pre-flight Check: Confirm script is running as root
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

if [[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]]; then
    fatal "This script must be run as root; exiting."
fi



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Pre-flight Check: Confirm Visual Basic external library bindings status (and exit if disabled)
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

vbExternalLibraryBindingsStatus=$( defaults read /Library/Managed\ Preferences/com.microsoft.office.plist DisableVisualBasicExternalDylibs )

if [[ "${vbExternalLibraryBindingsStatus}" == "0" ]]; then
    osascript -e 'display dialog "Microsoft Visual Basic External Library Bindings is currently disable and this script is most likely not needed.\r\rPlease see the author’s site:\rhttps://snelson.us/?s=acrobat\r\rPlease also see the following Microsoft site:\rhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-apps/mac/set-preference-macro-security-office-for-mac#visual-basic-external-library-bindings\r\r" with title "Adobe Acrobat Add-in Removal for Microsoft 365: Error" buttons {"Close"} with icon caution'
    fatal "Visual Basic external library bindings is disabled; exiting."
else
    preFlight "Visual Basic external library bindings is enabled; proceeding …"
fi



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Pre-flight Check: Validate swiftDialog is installed
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

preFlight "Validate swiftDialog is installed"
dialogCheck



# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Pre-flight Check: Complete
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

preFlight "Complete!"



####################################################################################################
#
# Program
#
####################################################################################################

# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Script behavior controlled by ${operationMode}
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

case ${operationMode} in

    "interactive" ) # Leverage swiftDialog to provide user feedback

        # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
        # Create "Adobe Acrobat Add-in Removal" dialog
        # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

        notice "${operationMode} Operation Mode"

        infoComment "Create Adobe Acrobat Add-in Removal dialog …"

        eval "$dialogWelcome"

        welcomeReturncode=$?

            case ${welcomeReturncode} in

                0)  ## Process exit code 0 scenario here
                    notice "${loggedInUser} clicked ${button1text};"
                    eval "$dialogProgress" & sleep 0.1
                    interactiveRemoval
                    completeDialog
                    ;;

                2)  ## Process exit code 2 scenario here
                    notice "${loggedInUser} clicked ${button2text};"
                    quitScript "0"
                    ;;

                3)  ## Process exit code 3 scenario here
                    notice "${loggedInUser} clicked ${infobuttontext};"
                    ;;

                4)  ## Process exit code 4 scenario here
                    notice "${loggedInUser} allowed timer to expire;"
                    quitScript "1"
                    ;;

                *)  ## Catch all processing
                    notice "Something else happened; Exit code: ${welcomeReturncode};"
                    quitScript "1"
                    ;;

            esac

        ;;

    "silent" ) # Brute-force removal, sans user feedback. Untested; use with caution!

        notice "${operationMode} Operation Mode"

        # Force-quit Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat apps
        # pkill -9 'Microsoft Word'
        # pkill -9 'Microsoft Excel'
        # pkill -9 'Microsoft PowerPoint'
        # pkill -9 'AdobeAcrobat'

        # Remove Add-ins
        removePluginUgly "${excelPlugin}"
        removePluginUgly "${powerpointPlugin}"
        removePluginUgly "${wordPlugin}"

        ;;


    
    "debug" | * ) # Don't actually delete anything

        notice "${operationMode} Operation Mode"
        eval "$dialogWelcome" & sleep 0.1
        debugRemoval

        ;;


esac


# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Exit
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

info "Elapsed Time: $(printf '%dh:%dm:%ds\n' $((SECONDS/3600)) $((SECONDS%3600/60)) $((SECONDS%60)))"

quitOut "End-of-line."

quitScript "0"

B. Add the script to your Jamf Pro server

Add the Adobe Acrobat Add-in Removal for Microsoft 365.zsh script to your Jamf Pro server
Specify the following for Options > Parameter Labels
- Parameter 4: Operation Mode [ debug (default) | interactive | silent ]
- Parameter 5: "Anticipation" Duration (in seconds)
Click Save

C. Create a Jamf Pro Policy to remove the non-executable Acrobat Add-in

Create a new Jamf Pro Policy, using the following as a guide for Options > General:
- Set Display Name to Adobe Acrobat Add-in Removal for Microsoft 365 (1.0.0)
- Set Execution Frequency to Ongoing

Select the Scripts payload and add the Adobe Acrobat Add-in Removal for Microsoft 365.zsh script, specifying the following Parameter Values
- Operation Mode: interactive
- “Anticipation” Duration: 1

Adjust Scope to your liking; we use our Adobe Acrobat Smart Group
Use the following for Self Service
- Self Service Display Name: Adobe Acrobat Add-in Removal for Microsoft 365 (1.0.0)
- Button Name Before Initiation: Remove
- Button Name After Initiation: Remove
- Icon: (download)
- Description:

## Removes the Adobe Acrobat Add-in from Microsoft 365

Each time Adobe Acrobat Pro is installed or updated, an Acrobat Add-in is added to Microsoft 365.

This Add-in relies on external dynamic libraries — which are purposely disabled — resulting in error messages being displayed in the following applications:
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint

Please save any open files and quit these applications, then click **Remove** to continue.

(See [KB8675309](https://servicenow.company.com/support?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB8675309) for detailed information.)

![Excel](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dan-snelson/Jamf-Pro-Scripts/refs/heads/development/Adobe%20Acrobat%20Add-in%20Removal%20for%20Microsoft%20Office/images/Error%20Excel.png)

![Word](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dan-snelson/Jamf-Pro-Scripts/refs/heads/development/Adobe%20Acrobat%20Add-in%20Removal%20for%20Microsoft%20Office/images/Error%20Word.png)

![Error 32815](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dan-snelson/Jamf-Pro-Scripts/master/Adobe%20Acrobat%20Add-in%20Removal%20for%20Microsoft%20Office/images/Error%2032815.png)

Click Save