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Known Participant
July 15, 2025

Adobe Creative Cloud installer executable not digitally signed

  • July 15, 2025
  • 12 replies
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Hello,
The installer executable for Adobe Creative Cloud hosted at Adobe Creative Cloud download does not appear to be digitally signed. Because of this, SmartScreen in Edge treats it as a potentially dangerous download. 

Thanks!

 

12 replies

Participant
July 28, 2025

@kglad I'm not sure what makes you a community expert, but you obviously have no idea how an enterprise works. Stick to the consumer side bro. You're welcome.

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 28, 2025

you're welcome.

Known Participant
July 28, 2025

With respect - the reason I created a post about it is because it is not normal, and not desirable. Multimillion dollar companies should digitally sign their software to differentiate it from malware masquerading as legitimate software. 

Thanks! 

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 28, 2025

then yes, it's normal.

Participant
July 28, 2025

It's not erroneous, the file isn't signed when downloaded from the Creative Cloud download page, or from the portal once you sign in.

 

 

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 28, 2025

it's normal for some browsers and some antivirus apps etc to give erroneous info.

Participant
July 28, 2025

I also ran into this. Is this normal for Adobe to just not sign their installers?

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 15, 2025

ok.

Known Participant
July 15, 2025

It appears that the version in the zip file hosted at Download Creative Cloud desktop app using direct links is properly signed. 



 

 




kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 15, 2025

understood.

 

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