David Chartier18h ago

I am the farthest thing from an infosec expert, but… isn’t this a tactic of malware?

#Adobe

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

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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Show threadCurtis McHale
@chartier Yup then you could send someone to any site possible. A bad actor could rewrite that value and people would even think it's official...if they know to look.
Apr 3 at 3:24pmWeb