Adobe Blocked in Hosts

[standingquiet]

I get a adobe reader update daily on my mac but i cannot update it as when it goes to Adobe it will not open the site. So i checked the Hosts file and saw that all Adobe traffic is blocked

# Block Adobe Activation
127.0.0.1 hl2rcv.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 t3dns.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-1.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-4.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate-sea.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate-sjc0.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.wip.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.wip1.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.wip2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.wip4.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-1.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-4.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 crl.verisign.net
127.0.0.1 CRL.VERISIGN.NET
127.0.0.1 ood.opsource.net
127.0.0.1 209-34-83-73.ood.opsource.net
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 tpractivate.adobe.newoa
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.ntp
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.ipp
127.0.0.1 ereg.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip1.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip3.adobe.com

I did not do this, why is all blocked?

Matt

 

[pocketpenguin]

I did not do this, why is all blocked?

Matt

If you didn't do it hen your machine has been hacked. Looks like someone doesn't want you to update your version of Adobe flash or other adobe products.

In addition, the crl.verisign... Etc entries are for SSL certificate revocation lists. Those are lists of encrypted sites who have had their encryption certificates cancelled (revoked), either because they were issued in error or were otherwise compromised. If a hacker could get a certificate for say adobe.com from verisign, they could then use it to impersonate the real adobe sites. If the certificate authority caught on, it would put the certificate on the CRL and your browser would no longer trust the fake adobe site. But, since you can't get the CRL because it too points at 127.0.0.1, then the fake site will always be trusted.

Looks like your computer needs a good cleaning.

 

[standingquiet]

If you didn't do it hen your machine has been hacked. Looks like someone doesn't want you to update your version of Adobe flash or other adobe products.

In addition, the crl.verisign... Etc entries are for SSL certificate revocation lists. Those are lists of encrypted sites who have had their encryption certificates cancelled (revoked), either because they were issued in error or were otherwise compromised. If a hacker could get a certificate for say adobe.com from verisign, they could then use it to impersonate the real adobe sites. If the certificate authority caught on, it would put the certificate on the CRL and your browser would no longer trust the fake adobe site. But, since you can't get the CRL because it too points at 127.0.0.1, then the fake site will always be trusted.

Looks like your computer needs a good cleaning.

What do you suggest i do?

 

[Jessica Lares]

Did you install a pirated version of Creative Suite? If you did, that's why.

 

[standingquiet]

Did you install a pirated version of Creative Suite? If you did, that's why.

No the only Adobe Programs i have is Flash and Reader.

But come to think of it around 2 years ago my friend put Lightroom on my mac and said he needed to do something to block Adobe from updating. I know longer have lightroom and maybe that code is what he put in.

 

[Nermal]

As a starting point you should tidy all that up. The default hosts file looks like this:

##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting.  Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1	localhost
255.255.255.255	broadcasthost
::1             localhost 
fe80::1%lo0	localhost

It's probably also a good idea to do a plugin check (that's a Mozilla site but it's not limited to Firefox).

 

[Jessica Lares]

No the only Adobe Programs i have is Flash and Reader.

But come to think of it around 2 years ago my friend put Lightroom on my mac and said he needed to do something to block Adobe from updating. I know longer have lightroom and maybe that code is what he put in.

Yep, that's your problem. Your friend blocked Adobe itself. Nermal's suggestion is right.