Counterfeit Software Causing Stability Problems

Both my workstation and my laptop computer have been experiencing stability problems over the past 3-4 months.  Typically not witih SolidWorks, but a lot with Internet Explorer.  The error message always points to a problem with an Adobe product.  So, I thought it might be a good idea to allow Adobe to "update" my Adobe software in hopes of curing the problem.  After updating, Acrobat would no longer even load up, citing a massive failure of the licensing system.  As it turned out, my copy of Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended was a counterfeit.  I have yet to receive my new copy, but wonder if any others have had a similar issue.  And most importantly, it could be that other fake applications could cause problems with SolidWorks, just like it seems to do with IE.SolidworksAdministration