Get the latest tech news

Adobe modifies hosts file to detect whether Creative Cloud is installed


If you’re using Windows or macOS and have Adobe Creative Cloud installed, you may want to take a peek at your hosts file. It turns out Adobe adds a bunch of entries into the hosts file, for a very stupid reason.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on Hacker News

Read more on:

Photo of Creative Cloud

Creative Cloud

Photo of Adobe modifies hosts

Adobe modifies hosts

Related news:

News photo

Adobe Photoshop now runs on Linux with a fix for Creative Cloud

News photo

Adobe is switching some Creative Cloud users to a pricier AI plan | Users on the All Apps subscription in the US, Canada, and Mexico will pay up to 120 Dollars more per year starting next month.

News photo

Adobe Takes 40% Off Creative Cloud All Apps for Your First Year