Marc, any comments on Adobelm_Cleanup.0001? It's a renamed executable, has a Macrovision Europe copyright notice, and apparently monitors networks for multiple instances of PS running on the same subnet.
Shouldn't this be documented somewhere? You won't be scoring any points with network admins, most of whom will (or at least should) flag it as malware.
> Marc, any comments on Adobelm_Cleanup.0001? It's a > renamed executable, has a Macrovision Europe copyright > notice, and apparently monitors networks for multiple > instances of PS running on the same subnet.
> Shouldn't this be documented somewhere? You won't be > scoring any points with network admins, most of whom > will (or at least should) flag it as malware.
...and for blocking, if it cannot be deleted without munging Photoshop.
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 13:23:16 GMT, Eric Gill <ericvg...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Marc, any comments on Adobelm_Cleanup.0001? It's a >> renamed executable, has a Macrovision Europe copyright >> notice, and apparently monitors networks for multiple >> instances of PS running on the same subnet.
>> Shouldn't this be documented somewhere? You won't be >> scoring any points with network admins, most of whom >> will (or at least should) flag it as malware.
>...and for blocking, if it cannot be deleted without munging Photoshop.
You should be able to block it using a firewall. Whether PS will still run is a moot point though.
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In article <LB1ce.495$HL2...@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, John
<nos...@earthlink.net> wrote: > "Marc Pawliger" <use...@accend.com> wrote in message > news:280420050039281943%usenet@accend.com... > > http://www.adobe.com/products/tryadobe/main.jsp#product=39 > > The Windows version is available now. > > The Mac version had some minor problems while getting it ready to post > > and will be available shortly. > Marc, any comments on Adobelm_Cleanup.0001? It's a > renamed executable, has a Macrovision Europe copyright > notice, and apparently monitors networks for multiple > instances of PS running on the same subnet.
"John",
This service cleans up any temporary files left by Photoshop. It runs as s separate process while Photoshop CS2 runs, and quits after Photoshop CS2 quits.
You say "apparently monitors" - it does no such thing. What is your reason for saying it does?
> Shouldn't this be documented somewhere? You won't be > scoring any points with network admins, most of whom > will (or at least should) flag it as malware.
Photoshop CS2 can be configured by users to access Version Cue servers (the asset management servers that are part of CS and CS2) and that may cause some network activity at Photoshop CS2 launch. However this is only done when the user configures Photoshop CS2 to access these servers - it does not do so by default.
"Marc Pawliger" <use...@accend.com> wrote in message news:290420050001280352%usenet@accend.com... > In article <LB1ce.495$HL2...@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, John > <nos...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Marc, any comments on Adobelm_Cleanup.0001? It's a > > renamed executable, has a Macrovision Europe copyright > > notice, and apparently monitors networks for multiple > > instances of PS running on the same subnet.
> This service cleans up any temporary files left by Photoshop. It runs > as s separate process while Photoshop CS2 runs, and quits after > Photoshop CS2 quits.
Why would such a utility, if that's all it does, be written by Macrovision? You're claiming it doesn't do any kind of network monitoring related to licensing and/or activation?
> You say "apparently monitors" - it does no such thing. What is your > reason for saying it does?
From publicly available information on Cleanup.exe, and from the utility's copyright notice. Again, why would a simple file cleanup util need to come from Macrovision?
If you search Google you'll find cases of Macrovision's Cleanup.exe causing system slowdowns and crashes, and inquiries from concerned network admins about what this utility does.
> > Shouldn't this be documented somewhere? You won't be > > scoring any points with network admins, most of whom > > will (or at least should) flag it as malware.
> Photoshop CS2 can be configured by users to access Version Cue servers > (the asset management servers that are part of CS and CS2) and that may > cause some network activity at Photoshop CS2 launch. However this is > only done when the user configures Photoshop CS2 to access these > servers - it does not do so by default.
<nos...@earthlink.net> wrote: > "Marc Pawliger" <use...@accend.com> wrote in message > news:290420050001280352%usenet@accend.com... > > In article <LB1ce.495$HL2...@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, John > > <nos...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > "Marc Pawliger" <use...@accend.com> wrote in message > > > news:280420050039281943%usenet@accend.com... > > > > http://www.adobe.com/products/tryadobe/main.jsp#product=39 > > > > The Windows version is available now. > > > > The Mac version had some minor problems while getting it ready to post > > > > and will be available shortly. > > > Marc, any comments on Adobelm_Cleanup.0001? It's a > > > renamed executable, has a Macrovision Europe copyright > > > notice, and apparently monitors networks for multiple > > > instances of PS running on the same subnet. > > This service cleans up any temporary files left by Photoshop. It runs > > as s separate process while Photoshop CS2 runs, and quits after > > Photoshop CS2 quits. > Why would such a utility, if that's all it does, be written by > Macrovision? You're claiming it doesn't do any kind of > network monitoring related to licensing and/or activation?
It does not perform any network activity at all. Again, what evidence do you have that it does, as you claim it "apparently" does?
> > You say "apparently monitors" - it does no such thing. What is your > > reason for saying it does? > From publicly available information on Cleanup.exe
What is this utility and what does it have to do with your apparent report? A Google search for "cleanup.exe" says it is a utility to remove temporary internet files, browser cookies, etc.
> and from > the utility's copyright notice. Again, why would a simple file > cleanup util need to come from Macrovision? > If you search Google you'll find cases of Macrovision's > Cleanup.exe causing system slowdowns and crashes, and > inquiries from concerned network admins about what this > utility does.
I fail to see the relation between this cleanup.exe and what we are discussing.
"Marc Pawliger" <use...@accend.com> wrote in message news:290420052300231418%usenet@accend.com... > In article <dzlce.1513$GQ5.1...@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>, John > <nos...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > "Marc Pawliger" <use...@accend.com> wrote in message > > news:290420050001280352%usenet@accend.com... > > > In article <LB1ce.495$HL2...@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, John > > > <nos...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > > Marc, any comments on Adobelm_Cleanup.0001? It's a > > > > renamed executable, has a Macrovision Europe copyright > > > > notice, and apparently monitors networks for multiple > > > > instances of PS running on the same subnet.
> > > This service cleans up any temporary files left by Photoshop. It runs > > > as s separate process while Photoshop CS2 runs, and quits after > > > Photoshop CS2 quits.
> > Why would such a utility, if that's all it does, be written by > > Macrovision? You're claiming it doesn't do any kind of > > network monitoring related to licensing and/or activation?
> It does not perform any network activity at all. Again, what evidence > do you have that it does, as you claim it "apparently" does?
> > > You say "apparently monitors" - it does no such thing. What is your > > > reason for saying it does?
It was a guess. Given the complete absence of documentation from Adobe, the rest of us are forced to grovel in the dark (and assume the worst btw, considering the utility comes from Macrovision and not Adobe).
Direct answers to the following would be appreciated:
Is Adobelm_Cleanup related to PS licensing and/or activation? Are these the "temporary files" you keep referring to?
Why does it use CPU cycles every 10-15 seconds while PS is active? If it's not monitoring, then what is it doing?
Why does it operate in stealth mode (i.e. with a .0001 file extension)? What's the point of that, except to make network and system admins nervous?
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