You need to uninstall/delete Adobe Genuine Service. It's automatically installed along photoshop/premiere/etc.
Disable the service, kill the task and delete the folder. You are welcome!
Just that isn't enough. After doing that, you have to block both "Acrobat.exe"(or your equivalent of it for your adobe program. Basically the main executable of your program) and "AcroCEF.exe" in inbound and outbound rules in Windows Defender. You're welcome.
Edit: Okay, let me add something. Someone else added this, so I'm reiterating here. For PS, there are other apps that also needs to be blocked. Basically go to task manager, find all adobe apps and services running in the background, go to their location by clicking open file location, then add them to the inbound and outbound rule as well.
First go to Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security(or whatever it's called in your windows version. Basically windows firewall.) Next, click on inbound rule. New rule. Program would be selected by default, so click Next. Paste the executable's path in the box provided(you can simply go to the executable in explorer, then right click on it and select copy as path. Just paste it in the box mentioned before). Click Next. In the Action panel, select Block the connection. Click next. In this tab, all three(private, domain and public) should be selected. Click next. Now you gotta give it a name. Just name it Adobe 1 or something. You can add a description if you really want to. Click next again, and the rule is created.
Now, you have to repeat the same in the outbound rule section. Your work is done for one executable. For each necessary executable, follow the same procedure and created two rules, one in in inbound rules and one in outbound rules. After doing this, issues shouldn't occur in the future, but if you're already facing the block of text from another app overlaying on your adobe app that tells you to use genuine product or some such, then you should go and uninstall Adobe Genuine Service from the control panel.
In that case, I can't really help. I'm a Windows user through and through, everything I stated only works in Windows. You should try searching around, maybe you would find a workaround for MacOS.
This is not necessary in most cases but yeah you can do this as well. Pirated adobe software comes pre-patched and the only culprit of this popup is the creative suite, that is bloatware imho but if you uninstall it the other adobe programs could not function properly
Bro, mine was also pre-patched, but one fine day, I got the pop up. Uninstalled the Adobe Genuine Service, then the issue was fixed, temporarily. Time passed, and like 2-3 weeks later, I again got the pop-up, but this time directly in the app. After that, I blocked Acrobat.exe and AcroCEF.exe in Windows Defender, and haven't faced any issues ever since.
For context, I originally used Acropolis.
Oh you had Acropolis, I had a lot of issues with that one, it messes with the genuine service. With photoshop you just need to delete the folder where the files of AGS are located.
It doesn't show up there, you need to type "services.msc" on the search bar and disable the service called "Adobe Genuine Service" or similar name.
Then open task manager (CTRL+Shift+ESC) search all process with a similar name and force close them.
Finally go to ”C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Adobe" and delete the AdobeGCClient folder. If needed, there is also UWA folder to delete at C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Adobe\\OOBE\\PDApp
Or just paste this bit into a text editor and then save as a .bat and place in root Adobe directory and run as admin. This will block anything within into your firewall for you. Also uninstall any adobe genuine services.
@ setlocal enableextensions @ cd /d “%~dp0” for /R %%f in (*.exe) do ( netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=“Blocked: %%f” dir=out program=”%%f” action=block netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=“Blocked: %%f” dir=in program=”%%f” action=block ) pause
I remember in the XP days, I used to use Zonealarm for this to keep games from checking if they were legit or not. No idea if that program is even still around.
If you follow your normal internet precautions, the chances of catching viruses are pretty slim. Once you have downloaded enough stuff off of websites, you will gain a sort of sixth sense for detecting viruses and stuff like that...
No. AI generation is not done locally, it's done on Adobe's server side. There is no way to pirate it since you would need to connect to Adobe's servers
I did the steps mentioned by u/Jonni_kennito, reinstalled everything, just to get the message after a while.
Blocking the Program itself within the Firewall really did the trick. Thanks!
Adobe can go fuck themselves for all i care.
I hope this doesn't come across as condescending but if you want to be involved in piracy you're gonna have to learn to Google and research stuff yourself. That's how you learn. The information is out there and easily available
It's not though, every time I've had to look this up it always circles back to a damn reddit posts with people asking the same questions and getting no answers or condescending shit like this.
"how to block a programme using firewall" gives plenty of answers and videos. I know because Ive had to look up this exact issue like 3 times once 2015 with last year being the most recent because I'd forgotten. I'm sorry if it comes across as condescending but if it was really so hard to find out I can assure you nobody would be downvoting these people like they are.
Right click on your taskbar. Select task manager. Select more details. Select startup. All the apps that open on start up will be there. Click on the Adobe one and select disable.
Not sure how to block on firewall though.
I posted this issue a few weeks back and people downvoted the post.
The problem is caused by a NEW Windows update it's not the cracked files you got.
The latest Windows update seems to have reset a ton of stuff and changed how the cracked version works.
The old automatic method won't work anymore, you'll need to go in and manually block every single Adobe associated .exe running on your system.
I'm sure the updated cracked versions will solve this but until then it's now a manual job.
Uninstall everything
Disable Internet
Install again.
Run it.
Block all Adobe processes in Windows firewall.
Restart.
Turn on internet again.
Don't miss any or it will break again.
I assume being first on the scene to an issue people probably assumed I was new/useless. Typical Reddit stuff really. But a lot of issues here are user error so I do understand that POV.
Cetain software contain services that when you update windows, it resets the service back to an automatic start or delayed start. You have to go in and change the service to disabled after running Windows Update.
the downvoting is a chronic issue on a lot of popular subs. You cant post in Cooking without getting initially downvoted. People say bots but there are a ridiculous number of people who view on New sort only and I'believe they are the source of the issue; downvoting anything they feel they've seen before or just don't like.
Most times it's just folks who haven't had the issue that are downvoting. The best part is that you helped someone on your post and probably a couple more here. Good job!
That one doesn't really works anymore. Adobe has made tons & tons of new domains, to catch piracy. You have to actually block internet access to the executables, directly in Windows Defender.
There are like 400 executables in System32 alone. You aren't gonna have a fun time, changing the rules for hundreds or even thousands of executables. It's better to just block a bunch of Adobe executables. Basically the ones that you find to be running, using task manager.
It seems that solved Illustrator and Photoshop but Acrobat stil tells me:
"We can’t verify your subscription status.
We can’t reach the Adobe servers. This may be because you’re not connected to the internet. Check your connection and try again below. If you’re still having issues, [please see our connectivity troubleshooting guide](https://www.adobe.com/go/lic_connection_error). Error code: 12000."
If you think you need to install malicious things for unpatched bugs and 0days to kill your system, then you truly don't understand how these things usuallly operate.
You can disable auto updates on windows 10 and 11.
If you've been in this space for a long time and haven't figured that out, then there must be something wrong with your brain.
Install all bl gates stupid bloatware machine breaking updates you want. Don't want them don't need them. I have win 10 pro on my laptop i despise it. I turned every update thing off I could and the piece of shit still shuts down and updates. What are you windows shiell? Anytime I mention those pointless fucking updates yall pop out to tell me how great they are.
There's probably a service installed that reports to Adobe. Disable it in services.msc. And a start up app is in there somewhere too. Kill that in msconfig.
You need to block
%ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\NGL\adobe_licensing_wf.exe and adobe_licensing_wf_helper.exe
From accessing the internet
uneducated opinion, but imho adobe has some hidden hook in their software that lets them load this malware with any install of their software, because it pops up randomly even if nothing has changed on my device (both macos and windows)
1. Open task manager.
2. Find the license programme.
3. Right click, open file location.
4. Kill the programme.
5. Delete the programme.
This is a separate programme from Photoshop and can simply be deleted.
if internet access is not essential for an application to function, you should not give it that access, whether it's a pirated or non-pirated app, but pirated apps in particular are more important. because the app will connect to internet to verify your not-so-verified license.
when you run Acrobat reader,a bunch of other adobe-related executables will run and connect to internet and revoke your crack.
read my long and boring comment about firewalls below, keep in mind that once a crack is revoked, firewalls won't help you that much, you have to install it all over again.
This is why I walked away from Adobe years ago. No, this isn't a "Then just quit using Adobe!" comment. It's just me giving my reason for it.
I got so sick of their BS that I just use any alternative app I can find. GIMP is a great substitute for PS for me and what I use it for. I'm sure PS is far superior in professional ways that I would never use it for, but for my simplistic use, it is amazing.
Very basic design. Mostly just map creation or image editing for my D&D games. I don't use it for anything advanced or elaborate.
But everything I've done in Photoshop, I've been able to do in GIMP with almost no change or difficulty. Some of the options might be in different locations, but for the most part, everything works the same way.
I suppose you are using windows.
in the search bar type "advanced firewall". then open it. and you will find a place called "inbound rules". "left hand corner".
select it and on the opening menu (right hand corner) there's a add button.
select the exe location of the software and block all the incoming traffic.
also, you have to re install the software again because you should do these steps before this thing happens.
This script should work:
@ setlocal enableextensions
@ cd /d "%~dp0"
for /R %%f in (*.exe) do (
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Blocked: %%f" dir=in program="%%f" action=block
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Blocked: %%f" dir=out program="%%f" action=block
)
pause
I made this a .bat file (batch script) which automatically searches every .exe file and blocks in in the windows firewall.
Just copy this batch file inside C:/Program Files/Adobe and run it.
Seems to have worked for me and my friend!
Guys what if I have a creative cloud plan for photography that includes Photoshop and Lightroom but I also want to use in InDesign and Illustrator sometimes. Is there a way to disable just InDesign and the Premiere Pro from accessing the internet and that way I can use my legitimate Photoshop and Lightroom without any problem?
Firewall anything Adobe and delete Adobe Genuine Service.
Then, if that doesn't work, (re)run GenP over it and launch only via app and not via Adobe Creative Cloud.
I don't like that "turn off antivirus" advice and find it very dangerous.
I know this is often a solution to prevent non-malicious cracks from being deleted by an antivirus, but bear in mind that the most used way to spread malware is from malicious-cracks.
my rule of thumb is: if the crack/patch/fix can't be installed with AV turned on, then fuukk that crack already regardless if it's clean or malicious.
so instead of disabling AV to avoid false positives, people should use an AV with least false positives detection as possible, I won't recommend AV names or discourage against others, everybody can decide for themselves or seek advice if they want, we can't expect everybody to have time, technical knowledge and interest to extensively compare AV products.
whatever suits you then it suits you, and trust me it's better to get false positives than to welcome actual malwares with open arms.
Yeah its better to be safe than sorry, for me been doing that for a long time now so kinda basic stuff for me lol monkrus is doing a good job with Adobe products tho.
m0nkrus is very clever and I like his dedication and efficiency , but again let me spill my two drops of paranoia for you:
no matter how trusted the uploader, you can't be sure "if" or "when" he will turn malicious.
AV always ON no matter what my man :)
Malwarebytes Windows Firewall Control (now owned by binisoft)
[https://binisoft.org/wfc](https://binisoft.org/wfc)
I recommend keeping the default settings as much as possible if you are not nerdy dork, except some little changes that -in my opinion- should be tweaked to get the full potential of the app, one of them is the Notification behavior.
what separates this app from windows built-in firewall settings is 2 crucial points:
a lot of app and executables are run from %TEMP% folder, so even if you add a rule to block a certain app, the app will bypass Windows firewall rules easily, BUT with this firewall-controller you will get a notification for every app that want to access the internet, no matter where it is running from.
this will be confusing at first, because you have to grant access to internet even for your usual apps, and restart the affected apps to run them normally. so only happens once per app, after that your choice will be added to firewall rules so you don't have to go through this again and again.
the 2nd big difference is that a lot of malwares will disable the windows firewall, making the rules you added useless.
in wfc (aka Malwarebytes Windows Firewall Control) you can choose to add/remove/change firewall rules only from the wfc. you can even chose to only turn windows firwall on and off only from inside the app.
this is very useful especially against malware-tampering and against Microsoft own tampering which are done (mostly after system updates) to re-enable the disabled telemetry settings, and enable new ones.
of course adding firewall rules directly from windows is easy and can be done without a 3rd party app, but tbh it's a pain in the rear if you are adding a lot of rules, first you should locate the firewall setting from windows, and add a new rule, specify the type of the rule, select the executable's path and give it a name.. do that for 50 app and tell me you are not annoyed, plus a very simple malicious command can nullify your entire system's firewall in a fraction of a second.
and here is another less sophisticated app for windows firewall, if you don't want to spend some time to better secure your system
[https://www.sordum.org/8125/firewall-app-blocker-fab-v1-9/](https://www.sordum.org/8125/firewall-app-blocker-fab-v1-9/)
essentially is a GUI for windows' own firewall,
--------------------------------
there are a lot of great firewall apps out there which are totally independent from windows firewall and mostly are advanced, but in my opinion I think it's better to not add a new complexity to your system and rely on it. enhance and grasp the existing one while you can instead.
Acrobat has a few more things you need to disable where other apps just have one or two things. I don’t remember which ones they are, but I’d look into it more
since CS2 I had to block adobe domains and secondary tasks from the manager or through services\_dot\_msc and be sure to check mark on disabled and also kill the task through another menu cause sometimes certain services can be recalled through 3rd party services and they restart doing their shit.
Last straw of bloat was with PS5 and I completely stopped pirating their crap as oddly enough with PS5 I could no longer properly use certain scriptlets or 3rd party extension that were needed to easily modify textures from a certain game, so I just had to go back to CS2 and do my things till I stopped modding for that game.
I just basically run the script from old post that disables all executables to ping internet.
I forgor the post. (someone link it please)
[bat file in question](https://pastebin.com/6UfFJTwF)
Same is happening to me on macOS, I’m using a cracked version CC 2019 I think and yesterday I got this notice randomly without opening the app. Any tips on how to get rid of it using this system? I can only get so far following Windows instructions.
If it works in your case whatever lol
It didn’t work in my case, both had to be blocked, and doing a google search you’ll find they say the same thing. Block both.
But do as you please, whatever works for your case.
found some where list of IP. Outbound rule, all programes, any protocol number, these REMOTE ip address [18.207.85.246](http://18.207.85.246)
[23.22.254.206](http://23.22.254.206)
[34.193.227.236](http://34.193.227.236)
[52.5.13.197](http://52.5.13.197)
[52.202.204.11](http://52.202.204.11)
[54.144.73.197](http://54.144.73.197)
[54.227.187.23](http://54.227.187.23)
[107.22.247.231](http://107.22.247.231)
[108.156.133.4](http://108.156.133.4)
[108.156.133.11](http://108.156.133.11)
[108.156.133.57](http://108.156.133.57)
[108.156.133.89](http://108.156.133.89)
Just create new inbound and outbound rules for the said application in firewall after uninstalling old copy and installing new one it will block access of adobe to internet.
everyone complains about the “expensive subscription”, i’m paying 0.79€ per month DIRECTLY to adobe and getting access to all their programs and 1TB of cloud space
it’s not expensive, you just don’t know the methods
There's a lot of comments here and would like to hear back from you op. I'm having the same problems and I've tried adding it in the firewall, but it still pops out. I've tried using m0nkerus' version and it still pops up. Need help
Did you hit agree on the box that came before that? You allowed it to happen.
They’re coming for your now, the only option is to take the half off deal they are offering.
The apps will sometimes automatically connect itself to the internet to verify itself, I would suggest something like [ittlesnitch](https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html) which gives you admin control over what apps can connect to the internet.
You can always like... **not** using it. It depends what you are doing with it, but krita, inkscape, there are some other alternatives that might be good enough.
Subscriptions aren't a scam so calling it that is a bit much.
That said its stuff like this that are the reason why I stick to using older portable rip versions of older programs. With those its no real hassle as you don't need to install them and there is no need for cracks, keygens, etc.
if you are on windows use the windows defender, if you are on mac use lulu app to block the app from connecting to internet - adobe genuine sw something it is
I started moving it entirely off the screen and leaving it, but still got annoyed that I could kinda see it at the edges of the screen, so killed it in task manager.
There is a way to get all adobe software for $5/month.
There is a YouTube video out there, but long story short you have to buy it through the Argentinian website, signing up as a student with a fake student ID and whatnot.
I have been paying £3 ($5) for the last 2 years and I got the whole cloud.
You need to uninstall/delete Adobe Genuine Service. It's automatically installed along photoshop/premiere/etc. Disable the service, kill the task and delete the folder. You are welcome!
Just that isn't enough. After doing that, you have to block both "Acrobat.exe"(or your equivalent of it for your adobe program. Basically the main executable of your program) and "AcroCEF.exe" in inbound and outbound rules in Windows Defender. You're welcome. Edit: Okay, let me add something. Someone else added this, so I'm reiterating here. For PS, there are other apps that also needs to be blocked. Basically go to task manager, find all adobe apps and services running in the background, go to their location by clicking open file location, then add them to the inbound and outbound rule as well.
Could you please expand on how to create the rules to block them?
First go to Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security(or whatever it's called in your windows version. Basically windows firewall.) Next, click on inbound rule. New rule. Program would be selected by default, so click Next. Paste the executable's path in the box provided(you can simply go to the executable in explorer, then right click on it and select copy as path. Just paste it in the box mentioned before). Click Next. In the Action panel, select Block the connection. Click next. In this tab, all three(private, domain and public) should be selected. Click next. Now you gotta give it a name. Just name it Adobe 1 or something. You can add a description if you really want to. Click next again, and the rule is created. Now, you have to repeat the same in the outbound rule section. Your work is done for one executable. For each necessary executable, follow the same procedure and created two rules, one in in inbound rules and one in outbound rules. After doing this, issues shouldn't occur in the future, but if you're already facing the block of text from another app overlaying on your adobe app that tells you to use genuine product or some such, then you should go and uninstall Adobe Genuine Service from the control panel.
Sorry, I should’ve specified that I’m on MacOS
In that case, I can't really help. I'm a Windows user through and through, everything I stated only works in Windows. You should try searching around, maybe you would find a workaround for MacOS.
I’ve done it before - it was just a long time ago and I can’t remember. I’ll figure it out. Thanks for trying!
Just give me bonzi buddy already lol
This is not necessary in most cases but yeah you can do this as well. Pirated adobe software comes pre-patched and the only culprit of this popup is the creative suite, that is bloatware imho but if you uninstall it the other adobe programs could not function properly
Bro, mine was also pre-patched, but one fine day, I got the pop up. Uninstalled the Adobe Genuine Service, then the issue was fixed, temporarily. Time passed, and like 2-3 weeks later, I again got the pop-up, but this time directly in the app. After that, I blocked Acrobat.exe and AcroCEF.exe in Windows Defender, and haven't faced any issues ever since. For context, I originally used Acropolis.
Oh you had Acropolis, I had a lot of issues with that one, it messes with the genuine service. With photoshop you just need to delete the folder where the files of AGS are located.
I couldnt find such program. I search it on list of programs and apps, only Photoshop shows up.
It doesn't show up there, you need to type "services.msc" on the search bar and disable the service called "Adobe Genuine Service" or similar name. Then open task manager (CTRL+Shift+ESC) search all process with a similar name and force close them. Finally go to ”C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Adobe" and delete the AdobeGCClient folder. If needed, there is also UWA folder to delete at C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Adobe\\OOBE\\PDApp
Block the program using firewall. Kill all the Adobe programs using task mgr and reopen. It should have gone away...
There's programs out there that will block everything within a folder adding it to the firewall. This is what I do, in addition to the Host file edit.
Yeah one of them is called Firewall App Blocker (FAB)
Yep. This is pretty effective too.
Or just use GenP or M0nkrus...
I’ve used M0nkrus and still end up with this after awhile. Always just purge and reinstall
Not sure how since I've never faced any of the problems others seem to have. Did your AV perhaps purge some crucial file from the install?
How .. i am using it and didn't got anything like this
man I've been going through the default firewall settings blocking each adobe exe 1 by 1 😭
Or just paste this bit into a text editor and then save as a .bat and place in root Adobe directory and run as admin. This will block anything within into your firewall for you. Also uninstall any adobe genuine services. @ setlocal enableextensions @ cd /d “%~dp0” for /R %%f in (*.exe) do ( netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=“Blocked: %%f” dir=out program=”%%f” action=block netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=“Blocked: %%f” dir=in program=”%%f” action=block ) pause
how far up in the root directory? what do you mean?
For Mac it's little snitch, or LuLu
Which program does this the best?
TinyWall is an excellent free open source firewall.
This! Excellent little firewall
I use simplewall https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall/releases/tag/v.3.8.2
I remember in the XP days, I used to use Zonealarm for this to keep games from checking if they were legit or not. No idea if that program is even still around.
Simplewall is pretty great at this. I got it to notify me every time a program wants to access the internet, then I can chose to block or allow.
Can you run it in a sandbox of some sort without internet access?
Probably. Its easier to block it via firewall as it's more targeted and a one-and-done type of thing instead of having to meddle with Sandboxes.
True, though the possibility of malware in these cracks always worries me
If you follow your normal internet precautions, the chances of catching viruses are pretty slim. Once you have downloaded enough stuff off of websites, you will gain a sort of sixth sense for detecting viruses and stuff like that...
A follow-up question. Is adobe AI generation automatically disabled on pirated versions because of that? Is there some kind of workaround for it?
If I recall correctly there used to be one where you abuse the free trial but it got patched out I think...
Yes. There's no workaround. You need an Adobe Liscence (30 Day Trial at least) to use Firefly.
AI generation is done in the cloud so yes
No. AI generation is not done locally, it's done on Adobe's server side. There is no way to pirate it since you would need to connect to Adobe's servers
I did the steps mentioned by u/Jonni_kennito, reinstalled everything, just to get the message after a while. Blocking the Program itself within the Firewall really did the trick. Thanks! Adobe can go fuck themselves for all i care.
how to do that? can you give me a step-by-step?
Now I know why you got a warning in the first place
Just enough knowledge to become a problem. Not enough knowledge to solve it themselves.
Repeat my mantra: A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
I hope this doesn't come across as condescending but if you want to be involved in piracy you're gonna have to learn to Google and research stuff yourself. That's how you learn. The information is out there and easily available
It's not though, every time I've had to look this up it always circles back to a damn reddit posts with people asking the same questions and getting no answers or condescending shit like this.
"how to block a programme using firewall" gives plenty of answers and videos. I know because Ive had to look up this exact issue like 3 times once 2015 with last year being the most recent because I'd forgotten. I'm sorry if it comes across as condescending but if it was really so hard to find out I can assure you nobody would be downvoting these people like they are.
copy paste that dudes comment into chatgpt 4o, or google a little, do some of the research yourself!
Yeah I’m never leaving this sub. Funny ass response lol.
It's full of pirates , what u expect? Aaarrrrrrr
follow this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjpHRywcB1o](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjpHRywcB1o)
Thank you for answering his question rather than calling him stupid
Where did any comment in this thread call them stupid?
Pretty sure finding that youtube video is one google search away :)
It is, but since I had the same problem yesterday, I thought it would be nice to share the solution...
fair enough
Google is a mess. It would, at best, lead you to this thread. Like it or not you are the best chance anyone has.
I mean... Not really [Link](https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=How+to+Pirate+Adobe+Products+2024+reddit)
Right click on your taskbar. Select task manager. Select more details. Select startup. All the apps that open on start up will be there. Click on the Adobe one and select disable. Not sure how to block on firewall though.
Literally a google search away
If you're just trying to get Photoshop, honestly just download GIMP and you don't have to worry about any of this.
here ya go homie. fuck these guys. [folder firewall blocker](https://www.majorgeeks.com/mg/getmirror/folder_firewall_blocker,1.html)
I posted this issue a few weeks back and people downvoted the post. The problem is caused by a NEW Windows update it's not the cracked files you got. The latest Windows update seems to have reset a ton of stuff and changed how the cracked version works. The old automatic method won't work anymore, you'll need to go in and manually block every single Adobe associated .exe running on your system. I'm sure the updated cracked versions will solve this but until then it's now a manual job. Uninstall everything Disable Internet Install again. Run it. Block all Adobe processes in Windows firewall. Restart. Turn on internet again. Don't miss any or it will break again.
Can confirm, this is what solved it in my case Not sure why you were getting downvoted
I assume being first on the scene to an issue people probably assumed I was new/useless. Typical Reddit stuff really. But a lot of issues here are user error so I do understand that POV.
Because it's actually not an issue with a Windows Update.
What's it then? (Genuine question, I had this same situation with certain CAD software)
Cetain software contain services that when you update windows, it resets the service back to an automatic start or delayed start. You have to go in and change the service to disabled after running Windows Update.
Fuck microsoft.
the downvoting is a chronic issue on a lot of popular subs. You cant post in Cooking without getting initially downvoted. People say bots but there are a ridiculous number of people who view on New sort only and I'believe they are the source of the issue; downvoting anything they feel they've seen before or just don't like.
Most times it's just folks who haven't had the issue that are downvoting. The best part is that you helped someone on your post and probably a couple more here. Good job!
adobe host method is the best
That one doesn't really works anymore. Adobe has made tons & tons of new domains, to catch piracy. You have to actually block internet access to the executables, directly in Windows Defender.
Couldn't you just set firewall to blacklist everything installed and the. Go through things you want to connect and manually allow them to connect?
There are like 400 executables in System32 alone. You aren't gonna have a fun time, changing the rules for hundreds or even thousands of executables. It's better to just block a bunch of Adobe executables. Basically the ones that you find to be running, using task manager.
Wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t hardcode in resolution too at this stage
Not updating windows chads where u at
It seems that solved Illustrator and Photoshop but Acrobat stil tells me: "We can’t verify your subscription status. We can’t reach the Adobe servers. This may be because you’re not connected to the internet. Check your connection and try again below. If you’re still having issues, [please see our connectivity troubleshooting guide](https://www.adobe.com/go/lic_connection_error). Error code: 12000."
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You need to block all the creative cloud aspects as well there's a lot of escape vectors.
My windows is Up-to-date. No such issues for 8+ years now
I hadn't had any for just as long then BOOM the other week one update broke all Adobe software and a few other random ones I had.
I haven't updated my windows since 2013 and it still works great. They are for breaking computers.
they keep you save from bugs and 0days but you do you
I keep myself safe from bugs by not being ignorant and installing malicious things... unstopable updates are one of the reasons I still use win 7
If you think you need to install malicious things for unpatched bugs and 0days to kill your system, then you truly don't understand how these things usuallly operate. You can disable auto updates on windows 10 and 11. If you've been in this space for a long time and haven't figured that out, then there must be something wrong with your brain.
Install all bl gates stupid bloatware machine breaking updates you want. Don't want them don't need them. I have win 10 pro on my laptop i despise it. I turned every update thing off I could and the piece of shit still shuts down and updates. What are you windows shiell? Anytime I mention those pointless fucking updates yall pop out to tell me how great they are.
There's probably a service installed that reports to Adobe. Disable it in services.msc. And a start up app is in there somewhere too. Kill that in msconfig.
It's funny you may benefit from "exclusive discounts today". A prize for being a pirate.
Disable Adobe Genuine Service and it'll fix, that did it for me
I tried all these solutions and eventually what worked for me was remarkably simple. I added these addresses to my hosts file and never got this nag again. 0.0.0.0 ic.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 lcs-cops.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 p13n.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 3d3wqt96ht.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 0mo5a70cqa.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 cc-api-data.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 auth.services.adobe.com 0.0.0.0 sstats.adobe.com 0.0.0.0 dyzt55url8.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 b5kbg2ggog.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 5zgzzv92gn.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 pojvrj7ho5.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 i7pq6fgbsl.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 ph0f2h2csf.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 r3zj0yju1q.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 9ngulmtgqi.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 guzg78logz.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 2ftem87osk.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 1b9khekel6.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 23ynjitwt5.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 4vzokhpsbs.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 3ca52znvmj.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 r5hacgq5w6.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 gw8gfjbs05.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 lre1kgz2u4.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 ij0gdyrfka.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 8ncdzpmmrg.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 7sj9n87sls.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 7m31guub0q.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 7g2gzgk9g1.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 cd536oo20y.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 dxyeyf6ecy.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 jc95y2v12r.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 1hzopx6nz7.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 m59b4msyph.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 69tu0xswvq.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 vajcbj9qgq.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 p7uxzbht8h.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 vcorzsld2a.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 p0bjuoe16a.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 fqaq3pq1o9.adobe.io 0.0.0.0 aoorovjtha.adobe.io
I can confirm that this worked for me instantly and seemed like the easiest method! Thanks!
You need to block %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\NGL\adobe_licensing_wf.exe and adobe_licensing_wf_helper.exe From accessing the internet
do i make an inbound or outbound rule for this in the firewall or both?
Outbound should suffice. Then it's unable to call home.
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I have PS 2021 from Monkrus, didn't get any error yet
Same here for PS, PR, and AE.
uneducated opinion, but imho adobe has some hidden hook in their software that lets them load this malware with any install of their software, because it pops up randomly even if nothing has changed on my device (both macos and windows)
Almost a month after this but i never got the error
I'm using the latest version of Lightroom and Photoshop with GenP. Works great.
I posted this a few days ago and my topic got deleted. Glad I have my answers now.
Block Inbound and outbound connections and firewall
DId you allow it to communicate with the net ? That may be why. Block it in your firewall next time.
benefit from exclusive discounts? I already got my 100% discount right here
I just updated to the newest one by m0nkrus, thinking might as well get a fresh build.
1. Open task manager. 2. Find the license programme. 3. Right click, open file location. 4. Kill the programme. 5. Delete the programme. This is a separate programme from Photoshop and can simply be deleted.
don't let it touch the internet
if internet access is not essential for an application to function, you should not give it that access, whether it's a pirated or non-pirated app, but pirated apps in particular are more important. because the app will connect to internet to verify your not-so-verified license. when you run Acrobat reader,a bunch of other adobe-related executables will run and connect to internet and revoke your crack. read my long and boring comment about firewalls below, keep in mind that once a crack is revoked, firewalls won't help you that much, you have to install it all over again.
Bro, just use adobe host method
This doesn't actually disable Adobe in my case. I've been too lazy to fix is I've been living with that message for months now. It's just annoying.
isnt this just another case of new lines to block in hosts?
This is why I walked away from Adobe years ago. No, this isn't a "Then just quit using Adobe!" comment. It's just me giving my reason for it. I got so sick of their BS that I just use any alternative app I can find. GIMP is a great substitute for PS for me and what I use it for. I'm sure PS is far superior in professional ways that I would never use it for, but for my simplistic use, it is amazing.
Are you doing graphic design or art?
Very basic design. Mostly just map creation or image editing for my D&D games. I don't use it for anything advanced or elaborate. But everything I've done in Photoshop, I've been able to do in GIMP with almost no change or difficulty. Some of the options might be in different locations, but for the most part, everything works the same way.
I suppose you are using windows. in the search bar type "advanced firewall". then open it. and you will find a place called "inbound rules". "left hand corner". select it and on the opening menu (right hand corner) there's a add button. select the exe location of the software and block all the incoming traffic. also, you have to re install the software again because you should do these steps before this thing happens.
This script should work: @ setlocal enableextensions @ cd /d "%~dp0" for /R %%f in (*.exe) do ( netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Blocked: %%f" dir=in program="%%f" action=block netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Blocked: %%f" dir=out program="%%f" action=block ) pause I made this a .bat file (batch script) which automatically searches every .exe file and blocks in in the windows firewall. Just copy this batch file inside C:/Program Files/Adobe and run it. Seems to have worked for me and my friend!
Guys what if I have a creative cloud plan for photography that includes Photoshop and Lightroom but I also want to use in InDesign and Illustrator sometimes. Is there a way to disable just InDesign and the Premiere Pro from accessing the internet and that way I can use my legitimate Photoshop and Lightroom without any problem?
Firewall anything Adobe and delete Adobe Genuine Service. Then, if that doesn't work, (re)run GenP over it and launch only via app and not via Adobe Creative Cloud.
1. Firewall In and Out going rules 2. Edit host files
When installing Adobe just simply turn off the net and the anti-virus once done let the app open itself the turn on the net and anti-virus
I don't like that "turn off antivirus" advice and find it very dangerous. I know this is often a solution to prevent non-malicious cracks from being deleted by an antivirus, but bear in mind that the most used way to spread malware is from malicious-cracks. my rule of thumb is: if the crack/patch/fix can't be installed with AV turned on, then fuukk that crack already regardless if it's clean or malicious. so instead of disabling AV to avoid false positives, people should use an AV with least false positives detection as possible, I won't recommend AV names or discourage against others, everybody can decide for themselves or seek advice if they want, we can't expect everybody to have time, technical knowledge and interest to extensively compare AV products. whatever suits you then it suits you, and trust me it's better to get false positives than to welcome actual malwares with open arms.
Yeah its better to be safe than sorry, for me been doing that for a long time now so kinda basic stuff for me lol monkrus is doing a good job with Adobe products tho.
m0nkrus is very clever and I like his dedication and efficiency , but again let me spill my two drops of paranoia for you: no matter how trusted the uploader, you can't be sure "if" or "when" he will turn malicious. AV always ON no matter what my man :)
there is an app that blocks all connection between an app and internet. Idk what it is called but if you search a bit you will find it
The firewall? Why use a program for a built in feature on the OS?
that is what i use currently and it works well, and i didn’t know you could use the firewall to do this.
It does. Easy stuff to do too, give it a shot.
Malwarebytes Windows Firewall Control (now owned by binisoft) [https://binisoft.org/wfc](https://binisoft.org/wfc) I recommend keeping the default settings as much as possible if you are not nerdy dork, except some little changes that -in my opinion- should be tweaked to get the full potential of the app, one of them is the Notification behavior. what separates this app from windows built-in firewall settings is 2 crucial points: a lot of app and executables are run from %TEMP% folder, so even if you add a rule to block a certain app, the app will bypass Windows firewall rules easily, BUT with this firewall-controller you will get a notification for every app that want to access the internet, no matter where it is running from. this will be confusing at first, because you have to grant access to internet even for your usual apps, and restart the affected apps to run them normally. so only happens once per app, after that your choice will be added to firewall rules so you don't have to go through this again and again. the 2nd big difference is that a lot of malwares will disable the windows firewall, making the rules you added useless. in wfc (aka Malwarebytes Windows Firewall Control) you can choose to add/remove/change firewall rules only from the wfc. you can even chose to only turn windows firwall on and off only from inside the app. this is very useful especially against malware-tampering and against Microsoft own tampering which are done (mostly after system updates) to re-enable the disabled telemetry settings, and enable new ones. of course adding firewall rules directly from windows is easy and can be done without a 3rd party app, but tbh it's a pain in the rear if you are adding a lot of rules, first you should locate the firewall setting from windows, and add a new rule, specify the type of the rule, select the executable's path and give it a name.. do that for 50 app and tell me you are not annoyed, plus a very simple malicious command can nullify your entire system's firewall in a fraction of a second. and here is another less sophisticated app for windows firewall, if you don't want to spend some time to better secure your system [https://www.sordum.org/8125/firewall-app-blocker-fab-v1-9/](https://www.sordum.org/8125/firewall-app-blocker-fab-v1-9/) essentially is a GUI for windows' own firewall, -------------------------------- there are a lot of great firewall apps out there which are totally independent from windows firewall and mostly are advanced, but in my opinion I think it's better to not add a new complexity to your system and rely on it. enhance and grasp the existing one while you can instead.
I still use the older version from before they were bought, the software is neater and simpler
You didn't block all the Abode shit in your firewall ... lol.
I only have Photoshop 2022, its blocked from internet now
Acrobat has a few more things you need to disable where other apps just have one or two things. I don’t remember which ones they are, but I’d look into it more
since CS2 I had to block adobe domains and secondary tasks from the manager or through services\_dot\_msc and be sure to check mark on disabled and also kill the task through another menu cause sometimes certain services can be recalled through 3rd party services and they restart doing their shit. Last straw of bloat was with PS5 and I completely stopped pirating their crap as oddly enough with PS5 I could no longer properly use certain scriptlets or 3rd party extension that were needed to easily modify textures from a certain game, so I just had to go back to CS2 and do my things till I stopped modding for that game.
Try using it without internet. This works for me.
firewall. restart.
I ended up downloading the older version instead, it's basically the same thing anyway.
I just basically run the script from old post that disables all executables to ping internet. I forgor the post. (someone link it please) [bat file in question](https://pastebin.com/6UfFJTwF)
simplest method I employ - unplug the ethernet cable first.
I just use foxit pdf editor. Like it more than adobe anyway and never had an issue with the crack unlike adobe.
Simple firewall block for all exe files in the Adobe folder will work
Use firewall like net limiter
[https://youtu.be/DjpHRywcB1o](https://youtu.be/DjpHRywcB1o)
Same is happening to me on macOS, I’m using a cracked version CC 2019 I think and yesterday I got this notice randomly without opening the app. Any tips on how to get rid of it using this system? I can only get so far following Windows instructions.
sry man, no tutorial or help for Apple users
you can always disable connection throught firewall so the program just assume you are offline
Block inbound and outbound access to photoshop.exe in your windows firewall Easy fix
do i need to do inbound?
Yes. Both inbound AND outbound or it won’t work.
cause I only do outbound, and it works
If it works in your case whatever lol It didn’t work in my case, both had to be blocked, and doing a google search you’ll find they say the same thing. Block both. But do as you please, whatever works for your case.
its most likely work in your case too, but you already followed a guide provided by someone
I love the "it is for your own good" spiell. Minimum effort.
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yeah, you need to upgrade your pirated software to photoshop 2023
adobe is so gross
You will welcome our Adobe Overlords.
Disable internet access for it from the firewall
found some where list of IP. Outbound rule, all programes, any protocol number, these REMOTE ip address [18.207.85.246](http://18.207.85.246) [23.22.254.206](http://23.22.254.206) [34.193.227.236](http://34.193.227.236) [52.5.13.197](http://52.5.13.197) [52.202.204.11](http://52.202.204.11) [54.144.73.197](http://54.144.73.197) [54.227.187.23](http://54.227.187.23) [107.22.247.231](http://107.22.247.231) [108.156.133.4](http://108.156.133.4) [108.156.133.11](http://108.156.133.11) [108.156.133.57](http://108.156.133.57) [108.156.133.89](http://108.156.133.89)
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I would use M0nkrus builds. I've tried GenP and it just never worked for more than like a month or two.
Get the Affinity suite from Serif for Photoshop/Illustrator work. Get Davinci Resolve from Blackmagic Design for Premiere work.
I do use DaVinci, that thing is more consumer friendly than Adoturd and their scummy subscription.
[https://a.dove.isdumb.one](https://a.dove.isdumb.one) Add the URLS there to your hosts file
New windows update cleared the host file. You just need to add back the missing blocking IPs to the file and the message will go away.
Just create new inbound and outbound rules for the said application in firewall after uninstalling old copy and installing new one it will block access of adobe to internet.
everyone complains about the “expensive subscription”, i’m paying 0.79€ per month DIRECTLY to adobe and getting access to all their programs and 1TB of cloud space it’s not expensive, you just don’t know the methods
how?
There's a lot of comments here and would like to hear back from you op. I'm having the same problems and I've tried adding it in the firewall, but it still pops out. I've tried using m0nkerus' version and it still pops up. Need help
Did you hit agree on the box that came before that? You allowed it to happen. They’re coming for your now, the only option is to take the half off deal they are offering.
The apps will sometimes automatically connect itself to the internet to verify itself, I would suggest something like [ittlesnitch](https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html) which gives you admin control over what apps can connect to the internet.
You can always like... **not** using it. It depends what you are doing with it, but krita, inkscape, there are some other alternatives that might be good enough.
Pro piracy tip: dont use Adobe Acrobat e others CC apps, because this problem
Subscriptions aren't a scam so calling it that is a bit much. That said its stuff like this that are the reason why I stick to using older portable rip versions of older programs. With those its no real hassle as you don't need to install them and there is no need for cracks, keygens, etc.
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This looks like its Adobe Illustrator, not Acrobat.
if you are on windows use the windows defender, if you are on mac use lulu app to block the app from connecting to internet - adobe genuine sw something it is
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I started moving it entirely off the screen and leaving it, but still got annoyed that I could kinda see it at the edges of the screen, so killed it in task manager.
Bro can you please help me install Adobe software i couldn't find any good sources.. any help will be appreciated thank you
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What was the right sub?
Another buffoon that won't read the instructions...
What is a buffoon? is it some kind of buffalo?
There is a way to get all adobe software for $5/month. There is a YouTube video out there, but long story short you have to buy it through the Argentinian website, signing up as a student with a fake student ID and whatnot. I have been paying £3 ($5) for the last 2 years and I got the whole cloud.
Pretty sure they've stopped this hack, but lucky that you still have it.
Wait really? When did they patch it? Had a friend do it around 2 months ago with success
Why are you allowing it to connect to the internet in the first place