Adobe modifies hosts file to detect whether Creative Cloud is installed (www.osnews.com)

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[-] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 hours ago

I don't use windows that much anymore, but couldn't you make it a read-only file?

[-] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 1 points 41 minutes ago

Tbf it's already write for admins only. But, if you completely remove write access that makes the file itself obsolete (there's no use in a file that no one can edit) and if you restrict it to trusted installer / verified software, that's not gonna eliminate Adobe.

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