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In fact, blocking websites through the HOSTS file is an effective way to do it because it blocks it across all the browsers (we’ve previously discussed methods to block sites in Internet. The HOSTS file is the virtual equivalent of a phone company's directory assistance. Where directory assistance matches a person's name to a phone number, the HOSTS file maps domain names to IP addresses. Entries in the HOSTS file override DNS entries maintained by the ISP. Adobe applications includes an activation mechanism since Creative suit and later.You can block this process using updating 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 be blocked. The HOSTS file is the virtual equivalent of a phone company's directory assistance. Where directory assistance matches a person's name to a phone number, the HOSTS file maps domain names to IP addresses. Entries in the HOSTS file override DNS entries maintained by the ISP. Re: Acrobat DC installation wont activate with my login on my new machine Brucgovn Nov 10, 2015 9:02 PM ( in response to denisb24332124 ) That is the reason you are unable to activate Acrobat Pro DC, those are Adobe entries with loop back address 127.0.0.1 becoz of which, the request is unable to reach Adobe activation server.

For a full list of articles about security, see Overviewof security in Acrobat and PDF content.

Guide to the orchestra. Clicking any link to the Internet poses a potential security risk. Malicious websites can transfer harmful content or silently gather data. If you are concerned about these risks, you can configure Acrobat and Acrobat Reader to display a warning when a PDF attempts to connect to an Internet site.

You can allow Acrobat and Acrobat Reader to contact selected websites by adding their addresses (URLs) to your list of trusted websites in the Trust Manager preferences. Alternatively, you can allow all URLs.

Block Adobe Activation Servers for CS4 and CS5 via HOSTS file. Step 1: Under windows 7 go to this path “C: Windows System32 drivers etc” there you can see some files. We just need to work with hosts file. Step 2: Now click on your start button search for Notepad, right-click and select Run as.

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If the options in the Manage Internet Access dialogbox are disabled, select Custom Setting.If options are still disabled, your product could be under an administrator’scontrol with those restrictions in place.

  1. In Acrobat DC or Acrobat Reader DC, choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Acrobat / Acrobat Reader > Preferences (Mac OS).

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    In Windows, open Acrobat DC or Acrobat Reader DC, and go to Edit > Preferences
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    In Mac, go to Acrobat DC or Acrobat Reader DC > Preferences
  2. From the Categories on the left, select Trust Manager.

  3. Click Change Settings to specify the default behavior for accessing the Internet from PDFs.

    • To allow access to all URLs, select Allow PDF Files To Access All Web Sites.

    • To restrict access to all URLs, select Block PDF Files’ Access To All Web Sites.

    • To restrict access to only the URLs you specify, select Custom Setting.

    • To add a website, type its URL in the Host Name text box and click Allow or Block.

    • To remove a URL you no longer want to visit or block, select the website in the list and click Delete.

    • To specify what the program should do with websites not in your custom list, select one of these options: Always Ask, Allow Access, Block Access.

For more information, see the Application Security Guideat www.adobe.com/go/learn_acr_appsecurity_en.

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If you open a protected PDF and receive a prompt to allowor block a URL, select Remember My Action For This Site. This replyadds the URL to this list.

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