For those experiencing the annoying Adobe ID popup when launching programs you can try updating your hosts file and adding the lines below. Locate your 'hosts' file in c:windowssystem32driversetc and add the lines below to it then save and reboot:
# Block Adobe Activation
Adobe applications includes an activation mechanism since version 8.0 (CS) and later. You can prevent the application from calling-home by manipulating the system's Hosts file. After we update the host file, when the application will try to contact the activation server it will be redirected to the loop-back address 127.0.0.1 and therefore will. Right-click the hosts file and select Open. Select Notepad for the application to open the hosts file. Back up the hosts file: Choose File Save As, save the file as hosts.backup, and then click OK. Search the hosts file for entries that reference activate.adobe.com(for example, 127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com) and delete these entries. Although it comes in different names depending on the browser, Flash Player is basically a free software that allows you to host a number of different media files that would have otherwise been unplayable. It was first developed by Macromedia, but it’s mostly associated with the distributor Adobe Systems. HOSTS 首先附上hosts内容,会用的朋友直接拿去复制粘贴保存即可。 不会用的朋友听我下面慢慢道来。。。 # 屏蔽Adobe激活服务器: 0.0.0.0 activate.adobe.com 0.0.0.0 practivate.adobe.com 0.0.0.0 ereg.adobe.com 0.0.0.0 activate.wip3.adobe.
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 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
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip4.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wip.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wip1.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wip2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wip4.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 www.wip.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 www.wip1.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 www.wip2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 www.wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 www.wip4.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip60.adobe.com
#Block Adobe CS4 Activation Server
127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobeereg.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate-sea.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip60.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate-sjc0.adobe.com
#Block Adobe CS5 Activation Server
127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate.wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 3dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-2.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip3.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate-sea.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip60.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 activate-sjc0.adobe.com
# Block Adobe Acrobat X Pro 10.0 Activation Server
127.0.0.1 3dns-2.adobe.com #192.150.22.22
127.0.0.1 3dns-3.adobe.com #192.150.14.21
127.0.0.1 3dns-4.adobe.com #192.150.18.247
127.0.0.1 3dns-5.adobe.com #192.150.22.46
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns.adobe.com #192.150.11.30
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-2.adobe.com #192.150.11.247
127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-3.adobe.com #192.150.22.30
127.0.0.1 adobe.activate.com #69.175.22.26
127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com #192.150.22.40
127.0.0.1 activate.wip3.adobe.com #192.150.22.40
127.0.0.1 activate.wip4.adobe.com #192.150.22.40
127.0.0.1 activate-sea.adobe.com #192.150.22.40
127.0.0.1 activate-sjc0.adobe.com #192.150.14.69
127.0.0.1 ereg.adobe.com #192.150.18.103
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip3.adobe.com #192.150.18.63
127.0.0.1 ereg.wip4.adobe.com #192.150.18.103
127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.com #192.150.18.54
127.0.0.1 www.wip3.adobe.com #192.150.8.60
127.0.0.1 www.wip4.adobe.com #192.150.18.200
127.0.0.1 www.adobeereg.com #75.125.24.83
127.0.0.1 adobeereg.com #207.66.2.10
127.0.0.1 hl2rcv.adobe.com #192.150.14.174
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip30.adobe.com #192.150.8.30
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip31.adobe.com #192.150.8.31
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127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip45.adobe.com #192.150.8.45
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip46.adobe.com #192.150.8.46
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127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip55.adobe.com #192.150.8.55
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127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip65.adobe.com #192.160.8.65
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127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip67.adobe.com #192.160.8.67
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127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip69.adobe.com #192.160.8.69
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip70.adobe.com #192.170.8.70
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127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip72.adobe.com #192.170.8.72
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip73.adobe.com #192.170.8.73
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127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip78.adobe.com #192.170.8.78
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip79.adobe.com #192.170.8.79
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip80.adobe.com #192.180.8.80
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip81.adobe.com #192.180.8.81
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127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip87.adobe.com #192.180.8.87
How To Block Activate.adobe.com By Hosts File Mac
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip88.adobe.com #192.180.8.88
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip89.adobe.com #192.180.8.89
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip90.adobe.com #192.190.8.90
Hosts File 127.0.0.1 Activate.adobe.com
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip91.adobe.com #192.190.8.91
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127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip101.adobe.com #192.1100.8.101
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127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip109.adobe.com #192.1100.8.109
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip110.adobe.com #192.1110.8.110
127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip111.adobe.com #192.1110.8.111
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127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip113.adobe.com #192.1110.8.113
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127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip125.adobe.com #192.1120.8.125