For IPv6 systems, you may also add:
Since this is a protected system file, you need administrator privileges to make changes. Ruddernation-Designs/Adobe-URL-Block-List - GitHub Hosts File Entries To Block Adobe Activation Mac
127.0.0.1 adobe-activation.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 activate.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 activate-sea.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 activate-sjc0.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 ccmdl.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 crl.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 crl2.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 hl2rcv.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 lm.licenses.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 lmlicenses.wip4.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 na1r.services.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 na2m-pr.licenses.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 wip3.adobe.com For IPv6 systems, you may also add: Since
If you tell your computer that activate.adobe.com is located at the IP address 127.0.0.1 (which is the "localhost" or your own computer), the software trying to connect to Adobe’s servers will essentially be knocking on its own door. The connection fails, the handshake with the activation server never happens, and the software assumes the server is offline. For IPv6 systems