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catia_4413
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February 6, 2025
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Suspicious website selling "lifetime" Adobe Acrobat Pro license

  • February 6, 2025
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Hi everyone,

I came across a website selling Adobe Acrobat Pro with a so-called lifetime license for just €39.99. As far as I know, Adobe only offers Acrobat Pro through a subscription model, so this seems highly suspicious.

Here’s a screenshot of the listing: (Attach the image you uploaded)
And here’s the link to the product page: https://softkeyss.it/products/adobe-acrobat-pro-2022/

The website looks professional, and many people have already purchased from it, leaving positive reviews. However, I also found reviews stating that after some time, the product needs to be reactivated, which suggests it might not be a legitimate license.

Can anyone confirm whether this is a scam? If Adobe only sells Acrobat Pro via subscription, then this website is misleading customers by claiming to offer a perpetual license when it doesn’t exist.

Thanks!

Correct answer _PPBB_

Absolutely a SCAM!

They recently changed the domain from softkeys.it  to softkeyss.it.

I discovered this by helping a friend who received a zip file from them, containing cracked russian software.

 

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julia_7998
Participant
October 16, 2025

Yeah, I’d be really careful with that site. Adobe only sells Acrobat Pro as a subscription, so any “lifetime license” for €39.99 is probably not legit. Even if it looks professional and has good reviews, there’s a big risk of fake keys or other issues. Definitely safer to go through Adobe or an authorized seller.

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    luca_4285
    Participant
    October 16, 2025

    I downloaded one of their products, and it contains a Trojan.

    SCAM !

     

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      _PPBB_Correct answer
      Participant
      March 10, 2025

      Absolutely a SCAM!

      They recently changed the domain from softkeys.it  to softkeyss.it.

      I discovered this by helping a friend who received a zip file from them, containing cracked russian software.

       

      JR Boulay
      Community Expert
      JR BoulayCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 6, 2025

      The packaging used on this site is not Adobe's, but was inspired by the outdated Acrobat 9 logo.
      I smell a scam.

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      Tariq AhmadCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      March 7, 2025

      Hi @catia_4413, 

       

      Thank you for reaching out. 

      As experts rightly said, this can't be trusted. We no longer have EOL product downloads available publicly; people who have purchased the product can access download links from their account. 

       

      Also, we can report such website here: https://adobe.ly/3F3niCf


      ~Tariq

        try67
        Community Expert
        try67Community Expert
        Community Expert
        February 6, 2025

        The only way it can be legit is if it's a used license that is being re-sold. If so, they would need to do a License Transfer via Adobe for it to be legally owned by the new author. If that's what they are offering to do, then it's probably legit.

        If they are only offering a serial number without the ability to register the software under the buyer's name it's most likely pirated software.

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