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

submitted 1 week ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/cybersecurity

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/1033182

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[–] sirblastalot@ttrpg.network 3 points 6 days ago

They used to just hit http://localhost/:/cc.png which connected to your Creative Cloud app directly, but then Chrome started blocking Local Network Access, so they had to do this hosts file hack instead.

Ok but adobe what if you didn't portscan me either, please.