Ai file opening as pdf

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  All my Illustrator files are showing as PDF!
  /t5/illustrator-discussions/all-my-illustrator-files-are-showing-as-pdf/td-p/10851494 Jan 12, 2020 Jan 12, 2020
  
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  I installed the latest update, and now EVERY AI file I have on my computer (going back years) shows with a PDF icon (I'm on PC, BTW).
  
  I know that sometimes an individual file can be corrupted and default to a PDF, but I'm talking about files I have never opened with this new version of Illustrator! I'm afraid to open any of my old files for fear of corrupting them!
  
  Is this an Illustrator error or some kind of virus? Any ideas?
  
  UPDATE: I uninstalled Illustrator and Acrobat, reinstalled (Illustrator first), then restarted my computer. All of my AI files show an Acrobat icon. Whn you hover over the filename, it says it's an AI file, but when you open it, it opens in Acrobat!!