[New Script]: Block Adobe Geolocation Hosts

[P0W3]

Operating system

Windows

Name of the script

Block Adobe Geolocation Hosts

Documentation/References

This script will disable the geo2.adobe.com subdomain in the hosts file.

Reference 1: https://community.adobe.com/t5/flash-player-discussions/what-is-geo2-adobe-com/td-p/9814328
Reference 2: https://www.netify.ai/resources/hostnames/geo2.adobe.com
Reference 3: https://domain.glass/geo2.adobe.com
Reference 4: https://app.any.run/tasks/f5cfa096-2777-419a-b42f-5f6b372c7a07

Code

:: Block Adobe Geolocation Hosts
echo --- Block Adobe Geolocation Hosts
:: Add hosts entries for geo2.adobe.com
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$domain ='geo2.adobe.com'; $hostsFilePath = "^""$env:SYSTEMROOT\System32\drivers\etc\hosts"^""; $comment = "^""managed by privacy.sexy"^""; $hostsFileEncoding = [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.FileSystemCmdletProviderEncoding]::Utf8; $blockingHostsEntries = @(; @{ AddressType = "^""IPv4"^"";  IPAddress = '0.0.0.0'; }; @{ AddressType = "^""IPv6"^"";  IPAddress = '::1'; }; ); try { $isHostsFilePresent = Test-Path -Path $hostsFilePath -PathType Leaf -ErrorAction Stop; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to check hosts file existence. Error: $_"^""; exit 1; }; if (-Not $isHostsFilePresent) { Write-Output "^""Creating a new hosts file at $hostsFilePath."^""; try { New-Item -Path $hostsFilePath -ItemType File -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Output "^""Successfully created the hosts file."^""; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to create the hosts file. Error: $_"^""; exit 1; }; }; foreach ($blockingEntry in $blockingHostsEntries) { Write-Output "^""Processing addition for $($blockingEntry.AddressType) entry."^""; try { $hostsFileContents = Get-Content -Path "^""$hostsFilePath"^"" -Raw -Encoding $hostsFileEncoding -ErrorAction Stop; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to read the hosts file. Error: $_"^""; continue; }; $hostsEntryLine = "^""$($blockingEntry.IPAddress)`t$domain $([char]35) $comment"^""; if ((-Not [String]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($hostsFileContents)) -And ($hostsFileContents.Contains($hostsEntryLine))) { Write-Output 'Skipping, entry already exists.'; continue; }; try { Add-Content -Path $hostsFilePath -Value $hostsEntryLine -Encoding $hostsFileEncoding -ErrorAction Stop; Write-Output 'Successfully added the entry.'; } catch { Write-Error "^""Failed to add the entry. Error: $_"^""; continue; }; }"
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Recommendation level

Standard

Additional information

geo2.adobe.com is a location subdomain of adobe.com, which tracks a user’s location when a user is using an Adobe program like Flash Player or Photoshop.