Photoshop CS has spyware

[KahunaHube]

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=321444

Ran across this interesting Q&A at google answers

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

SOLUTION

 

[DrVos]

That is a pretty darned thorough reply. For a busy person, I think that would certainly be worth $9. I think I'll stick with Photoshop 7 for now.

 

[PliotronX]

I wonder if Ad-Aware or SpyBot will include SafeCast in the next ref update

 

[AFB]

WTF Adobe, they can change the terms of use ?

 

[IshmaelLeaver]

Wow, it writes to the boot sector. I hope Adobe gets tons of negative press for this.

 

[Zugzwang152]

wow, I sense a mass migration to PSP for the average user... I know I'm no buying PS with that bullsh!t on it.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: IshmaelLeaver
Wow, it writes to the boot sector. I hope Adobe gets tons of negative press for this.

System admins are going to be foaming at the mouth. I can only imagine what kind of ramifications this would have for disk imaging and mass-installs. :Q

- M4H

 

[Sid59]

Paintshop Pro!! and to think i was gonna shun PSP for Photoshop CS

 

[Nitemare]

Gimp is free and has no spyware

 

[edro]

Here's a solution: PS 7.0

 

[jagr10]

Originally posted by: edro13
Here's a solution: PS 7.0

I still use it and have no probs. I don't feel the need to upgrade software every year or two when a bunch of useless features have been added for $100.

 

[ThePresence]

I'm not sure if the spyware works on a Mac.

 

[marquee]

MS Paint anyone? I can create some rockin pictures with that program!

 

[LikeLinus]

3. The cracked ISO file posted in various places on Usenet does not
stop the signature from being written, but after the modified files
are copied into the installation folder, the signature is no longer
checked, nor is it rewritten. Absolute sector 32 can be overwritten
and CS still starts and works normally.

While illegal, it appears there is a work around.

 

Apply crack. Disable service. End of story.

 

[MazerRackham]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
I'm not sure if the spyware works on a Mac.

Whoa! Yeah I hope not!!! Stay away from my Mac!

 

[Czar]

c-dilla

thats the copy protection 3dsmax has used for years, max6 uses a different one, not sure if its the same as ps has but it will suck if it does

 

[UNCjigga]

So how is the Macintosh affected by all this?? How does Adobe CS "call home" on OS X??

 

[SunnyD]

Hi ho, hi ho, back to Paint Shop Pro 7 I go..

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: KahunaHube
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=321444

Ran across this interesting Q&A at google answers

That sucks!

 

[SunnyD]

The TRIAL version doesn't seem to have this service installed.

 

[ttown]

well... looks like Adobe gets added to my list of banned companies to deal with.
Right above Intuit, from their same crap last year (or was it two years ago?... eh, I don't care... they lost me)

If any of you sucka's already installed this crap, you might try adding "127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com" to your hosts file.

bump, cuz adobe needs to be slapped

 

[Bootprint]

What if your firewall doesn't let Photoshop CS communicate out to the internet? Does PS still work?

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: ttown
well... looks like Adobe gets added to my list of banned companies to deal with.

What, the Dimitri Skylarov issue wasn't good enough?