Adobe’s Creative Cloud bloatware / malware strikes again…

Users say Adobe Creative Cloud rewrote hosts file to detect installed app

https://piunikaweb.com/2026/04/01/adobe-creative-cloud-rewrites-hosts-file/

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Users say Adobe Creative Cloud rewrote hosts file to detect installed app

Adobe’s latest Creative Cloud update is editing system hosts files behind the scenes. It’s not stealing data, but it needs admin rights and has corporate security tools lighting up. Full details here.

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@metin Well, Im not surprised either :)