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Evented I/O for V8 JavaScript, is it safe?

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November 1, 2013
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After opening Photoshop CC (14.1.2) I receive a Window Security Alert stated that Windows Firewall has blocked some feature of this app. The details are as follows: Windows Firewall has blocked some of the features of Evented I/O for V8 Javascript on all public and private networks. The publisher is Joyent, Inc. and the path is C:/program files/adobe/adobe photoshop cc (64 bit)/photoshop-node.exe. My question, is it safe to allow Evented I/O for V8 to communicate on private and/or public networds?

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Correct answer Compass NZ

OK, I will try to explain easily the workaround proposed by annexa89826053

1. Go to here and download process explorer: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/processexplorer.aspx

2. You will get a .zip file that you need to extract to a normal windows folder -> Right click extract

3. Run the file procexp.exe

4. Accept the license terms

5. Once the Process Explorer is running you can select from the list a process called: node.exe (green icon)

6. right click node.exe and select Suspend

DONE !

Hope this helps

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beeriz

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Kaspersky detected the file with "Stack Overflow Denial of Service Vulnerability". So I went to http://nodejs.org/download/ and downloaded the last version ( the .exe one), and replaced my old file node.exe with it.

Don't forget to keep a copy of the old one.

Noel Carboni

Legend

Generally speaking it's a bad idea to change files in the Adobe installation area. Future updates may be thwarted by the installer not finding exactly the files it expects to update.

-Noel

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Christian Bucolo

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Not 100% sure but it may also be linked to the service that pushes files from the mobile apps to PS and IL. I've just been using Adobe Sketch on the ipad used the 'send to Photoshop' function and got this firewall message on my pc as it automatically starts PS and brings in the file.

should be harmless.

benro

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I've had Photoshop CC 2014 installed for a while and never encountered the "Evented I/O for V8 Javascript" Firewall alert until just now after installing Edge Reflow CC (Preview).

Edge Reflow CC installs a Photoshop plug-in that uses Node.js for the direct Reflow-Photoshop connection:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2014\Plug-ins\Generator\reflow.generate

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magical_happiness16B6

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Yep, I also just installed reflow...thanks...

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dsarchy

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High-performance Cloud Computing - Home - Joyent

They seem in partnership with adobe. My guess is it's just reporting anom data via NodeJS back to Joyent. If you block it it shouldn't won't stop Photoshop from working, it'll just stop Photoshop from emitting information to Joyent servers if you care about such things. There should be something in the terms and conditions if your willing to dig it up as its a legal requirement in the US/Europe.

Noel Carboni

Legend

Dewmuffins-happiness wrote:

C:/program files/adobe/adobe photoshop cc (64 bit)/photoshop-node.exe

FYI, that file only shows up in Photoshop CC 14.x. Its name has been changed to Node.exe in Photoshop CC 2014.

It is signed by Joyent, Inc.

I'm not sure, but it's possible it's part of the software Adobe uses to gather telemetry on Photoshop usage. In Photoshop CC 14.x there was an option in the Help menu for opting out of participation in such programs.

Interestingly I don't see that option in Photoshop CC 2014.

From Joyent.com:

"Joyent is the high-performance cloud infrastructure company, offering the only solution specifically built to power real-time web and mobile applications."

and

"Joyent is the high-performance cloud infrastructure and big data analytics company, offering organizations of any size the best public and hybrid cloud infrastructure for today's demanding real-time web and mobile applications.

-Noel

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stroxel

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Hey guys, I sent a report ticket to adobe and they were useless. I don't think it's harmfull, I allowed access and Nothing went wrong. I had AVG do a scan and they find everything, but they found nothing. I think it uses the java thing to acces the help index, "Sign In/Out stuff", and probably that Program that Noel is talking about.

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Paul Ustanny

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I just got this prompt also. I think we have waited long enough for an answer as the first post went up in November 2013.

Not gonna allow access until I see something sensible.

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bryanchristopher

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No answer from Adobe on this?? I just got this for the first time today after an update and would like to know what it is.

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yellowbronco

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I have the same message, I looked up joynet and it said they run large enerprize cloud service but are shutting down march 14, 2014. If it is nessesary for CC then won't that affect cc? I wish Adobe would address this.

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stroxel

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I've been using Photoshop CC for a many months now on Windows 8 original. I upgraded to windows 8.1 today and when i opened photoshop again i got this message that everyone is talking about. The one in Ton Seeman's screenshot. I upgraded to windows 8.1 because everything is running sluggish. Though it could help. I wonder what this is. Adobe can you shed some light on this?

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paul-lempke

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I got this as well. The only thing I have done recently is to let Adobe CC update. It would be great if someone from Adobe addressed this.