Crack adobe photoshop cs4 keygen

Crackers Beat Adobe CS4 License Activation Using A Simple Novice Trick. There is no doubt that cracker's always tend to be one step ahead of software creators, no matter how tough the software protection is they always come up with a method to bypass it sooner or later, But, Adobe seems to be very unlucky with their CS4 product release, first it was the Photoshop CS4 leak and now Adobe Creative Suite 4 got cracked and keygened within three days of its initial release, massive sized trial version of Adobe CS4 suite with crack patches made their way on torrent portals and file-sharing websites within days after release. Adobe CS4 makes use of a license activation system to make Keygens and shared serial-number obsolete by blacklisting them via a central activation server, Surprisingly, smart crackers defeated the whole CS4 activation system using a simple trick, blocking access to the activation server using Windows or MAC HOSTS file. After generating the key using the keygen, users simply need to block access to Adobe Activation servers using their firewalls or Windows HOSTS file. effectively disabling the CS4 licensing system from verifying the registration serial-key. UPDATE # 1 : My web-hosting and domain service provider have received an copyright abuse complaint for this news post which actually does not contain anything illegal, we do not support piracy in anyway and therefore I am appending our standard caution notice for such post. CAUTION: Downloading and using any leaked build or any hack/crack is not only illegal and a crime punishable by law, but also pose great security risks and should be avoided. The information posted here is for news purpose only and any illegal links posted in comments will be deleted. Images Via Google Image Search. Permalink Submitted by Lakota (not verified) on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 18:04. I found and downloaded/installed the CS3 Master Collection and the install worked flawlessly! The file included a text file with several serials that I put in at the start of install. I was never asked for an activation and it has never tried to activate. I've checked my hosts file and it was untouched except for one non-related entry. My question, should I even worry about adding the to my host file or leave well enough alone? As long as everything is working fine do I need to worry about it? I always check my task manager and kill the FNPlicensingservice when it pops up (usually at initial start up and every time I run one of the Adobe programs) and I never use any of the programs while I am online - always disable the internet every time I use any of them, just in case. Would you bother? Thanks for any info. *NOTE: No - I DO NOT have the list of serials anymore, so don't ask me, people! If you want to download any programs, I suggest you look online for the torrent sites - start with the letter "H". That's all I'm going to say on that matter, too. My momma didn't raise no fool. Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 22:35. Cheers to the hosts file. Windows itself is to blame for allowing such a method of exploit. We merely flipped the switch to the machine. Very smart! I love it! Adobe could easily solve issues like this just by lowering their prices so that individual users could actually afford to buy their products! If it cost $500 to purchase the Design Premium Suite, instead of $1700, or $99-199 to upgrade instead of $599-799 then people wouldn't need to try to get around the system. Thanks your help from this cash challenged user. Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 08/29/2009 - 03:46. they might sell more too, more sales at a lower cost than less sales at a higher cost. the DVD disc itself only costs a dollar or two and the software can be copied over and over again. as TBP has proven. Merci, Gracias, Many thanks. The modified applied to all CS4 apps. worked like a charm. One day Adobe M$ et al will realise it is far better to produce and sell software at a reasonable price than to continually rip off people that cannot really afford their overpriced apps. such as research students. Thank God our universities give the knowledge to us to be able to reverse engineer and make these apps. FREELY available to the people that REALLY need them. Very best wishes to the hackers and crackers, you are a fine example to us all. Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 10/11/2009 - 06:25. the did work, except for illustrator. It opens then immediately shuts down when the ide comes up. Any thoughts. 1 - delete: library/Application support/adobe/adobe PCD/ cache. 2 - Open Terminal (found in Applications/Utilities/). In the terminal window, paste in. sudo /etc/hosts. 3 - Hit return and type in your admin password. 4 - A file will automatically open in TextEdit. In TextEdit, at the bottom of the document, hit return and paste in the following. 5 - Save the file. Do NOT do a "Save As". Close the file. 6 - If you're on OS X 10.4, reboot. If you're on OS X 10.5, in a new terminal window, paste in. sudo dscacheutil -flushcache. Hit return and exit out of Terminal. 1) Perform a search in ADOBE using the PROGRAM files for: "dll. 2) Replace that file with the one in the FIX folder. 3) Go to \Windows\System32\drivers\etc, open the "hosts" file there with the Notepad editor. 4) Add these Lines. 5) In addition, go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe PCD\cache. and delete the file. PLEASE NOTE: Steps 4 and 5 may not be necessary as it may messed up your filters and plugins. So, use steps 1 and 2, then use your firewall to block access to the adobe activation sites. If these dont work, set your computer date to January 19th, 2009 or earlier. IF NEEDED --------- ADOBE CS4 SERIALS: -- REMOVED. ACROBAT 9 (If it is giving problems): -- REMOVED. Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 16:04. To prior poster -- reboot (you are on 10.4 which means all versions starting with 10.4). For everyone, here is how this fix works. The lines like this one: "127.0.0.1 are instructions to your computer to tell it that the server at is now located at internet location 127.0.0.1. The long list represents all the activation servers and this list points them all to this special address. What's special about 127.0.0.1? It is called the "loopback" address and means "my own machine": using this address basically tricks the software into trying to activate the applications by communicating with your own computer instead of the proper location of the adobe activation servers. Since your own computer won't respond to this request (it's not an activation server), the software assumes that the activation server is temporarily offline so it allows you to use the software in the meanwhile (since it can't just lock you out when you have a valid serial just because the adobe server might be offline. Now, the sudo line to -flushcache tells OS X 10.5 and higher to flush out any cached knowledge it has of the adobe server addresses, since entries in the cache could be used before the new 127.0.0.1 entries. By clearing the cache, you 'force' the Mac to use the new address. However OS X 10.4.x and lower do not have a quick command to clear the dns cache, but rebooting does the trick as well. Finally, the CS4 software does require that the activation server EVENTUALLY be reachable after a certain amount of time. This is why you eventually expire. So, at this point, you need to deactivate. This is easy: roll back the time so that the application does start, choose deactivate (and choose the option to remove the serial number completely from the computer). Now you are back to a fresh install. Move the time forward to current time, restart the software, and re-enter the key. Now the process starts all over again. Hope this helps you all to understand the process. Don't install Little Snitch just for this program. All LS will do is update your host files for you. Simply update your host files yourself and don't install a heavy overhead app. And don't mess with the clock crap. Just use real serial and not a temp serial. Duh. So I followed the instructions above for editing the file on a mac and inserting the IP addresses and almost all of the suite of software works great. But I keep getting a serial nag screen for adobe acrobat pro 9. I see there's lots of stuff removed on this site with regards to it. Does anyone have a working solution (with instructions?). *fingers crossed. Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 03/22/2009 - 14:37. Acrobat requires a sep key - CS4 key is for all BUT Acrobat. Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 01:07. ok. I've got a doubt. see, I'd like to get these adobe cs4 products. -premier -illustrator -flash -photoshop -after effects. as u can see, I don need the entire suite. so what do u recamend me to do? I mean, do I use a keygen in every single cs4 product? and if it like this, how do I do the host thing. and also, what about this archive that people mention in other web pages. pls. if u have time and want to do some charity :D I'd be really grateful if u helped me with this ,u know. the best way to get these programs and have them working perfectly. --- I have windows vista by the way. Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 07:26. i'm not sure if this'll stop the full functionality of photoshop cs4, but i get prompt whenever i start it up stating. 'one or more files in the adobe application support folder, necessary for running photoshop, are missing. please run the photoshop installer and re-install photshop. so far, i haven't ran into a problem while using it. i'm not sure if this prompt only affects a certain aspect of the program. regardless, is anyone familiar with this prompt, and if there's a way around it without having to reinstall photoshop cs4. as for the acrobat 9 pro serial. i was able to find a working mac only serial through google. i'd post it, but it'd be taken off right away. just type 'acrobat 9 mac pro serial' and it'll be visible in the text preview of the 5th search result down. Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 03/25/2009 - 12:16. Please help, i have followed all the steps above, atleast the illustrator stopped telling me to contact the sys admin, but it shuts down immediately after start up. I had previously cracked it and it was working well before it started showing me the error message to restart my machine and contact adobe. Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 03/28/2009 - 08:34. After downloading CS4, I was bugged by the licience expiration pop up, when I read the blogs on this site, I got a remedy: I blocked adobe Cs4 apps with windows firewall then I reset time back to 2006, it worked sweet. Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 18:54. You'll find my Adobe CS4 Master Collection on THE PIRATE BAY. Just search for my user name, SHADEYMAN. For help installing etc. try reading the comments or register at THE PIRATE BAY and leave me a comment. I'll help you if I can. Kind Regards Shadeyman. What would we do without you and cracked Adobe! I have a problem - I can load and run adobe cs4 but it keeps asking for a serial and i cant use one i typed in earlier so i have to regenerate one using your keygen. i'm worried this is gonna run out. I've tried to edit the hosts file in vista but it won't let me save in either wordpad or notepad. Is this because it won't list it's file type? PLEASE HELP SHADEYMAN. Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 19:25. can anyone show me how to deactivate after i set the date back and re-opened the photoshop? As i can't see there is a button for me to deactivate. Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 22:34. I found this video. Then It was taken down by adobe but the same person put it up again. With a different name. But it's the same video. If you guys want the CS4 Master Collection without using torrents then this is for you. It shows how to keep it longer then the 30 days. But you need to read the description for instructions on how to get the CS4 Master Collection. It totally worked for ME. D. Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 04/18/2009 - 21:31. following these steps have worked great with all CS4 apps but when I launch PS 64bit I get this error. "the app failed to start because was not found. Re-installing the app may fix this problem. Was I not supposed to replace the file in the 64bit version location? (c:\program flies\adobe. I followed the steps, then re-installed but it still doesn't work. 32bit works great.