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Adobe secretly modifies your hosts file for the stupidest reason

If you're using Windows or macOS and have Adobe Creative Cloud installed, you may want to take a peek at your hosts file. It turns out Adobe adds a bunch of entries into the hosts file, for a very stupid reason.

I found that in my hosts file the other day too, and I investigated to find why they're doing

https://www.osnews.com/story/144737/adobe-secretly-modifies-your-hosts-file-for-the-stupidest-reason/

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Adobe secretly modifies your hosts file for the stupidest reason – OSnews

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No Way

@osnews sounds like malware to me, beaconing back to a C2 server.

Now the flip side, what happens if I insert that line into my host file or maybe an employers computer host file? Do they try to use it to say hey you aren't paying for creative cloud? Or can I then access features I shouldn't?