Stop verifying Adobe

Exactly!

I'll take my chances that Adobe isn't going to send me Malware :)

woodmeister50 wrote:

theviewer1985 wrote:

...I think it's Gatekeeper right? I'd like to throw whatever service it is in the fire, please :)

So, you would rather be vulnerable to any malware out there getting installed on your system?

Exactly!

I'll take my chances that Adobe isn't going to send me Malware :)

Barney-15E wrote:

Whenever the App is replaced, it must be verified. When you get updates these days, they aren't "updates" but completely new apps. The "update" replaces the old app, so the verification is invalid.

The other option is allowing any software to "replace" the real ones with malicious software.

Yeah, I do understand it's technically a new bit of software each time, and gatekeeper will want to check it out.

But until gatekeep does its job in a matter of seconds, I'd rather just remove it. It makes no sense for me to use it personally. Im a pro user, so know what I'm downloading/installing. I don't really use any program other than Adobe and Chrome. And worst-case scenario, I break my computer (which has never happened to me in 25 years of extensive 'Windows' usage) and I just reinstall the iMac. Everything is in the cloud anyway.

In an ideal world, there would be some sort of 'trust' between Apple and Adobe, where verification isn't needed. But whatever. Until that day, I'm hoping for a way to remove gatekeeper. I thought it would be quite common amongst Mac users.

Meg The Dog wrote:

Are you working with limited hardware? I earn my living with Adobe Creative Cloud software and it seems to me the verification process is very short, certainly under 20 seconds - although I haven't checked before now.

I just tested it by updating Adobe Prelude, and the verification time was 7.5 seconds from clicking open (verification progress bar appears) to the beginning of actually launching the app (verification progress bar disappears).

My workstation is:

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/370cb446-581d-4c89-897e-b3a49ab12133

MtD

No, my hardware is decent enough to handle this. It's 32gb ram. 4.2ghz Quad i7

Sometimes it can take 10 seconds. I have also had to wait about 3 minutes though - personally, I'm just looking forward to the iMac Pro with m1 so that I can upgrade and hope that all my niggles with MacOS get resolved.

Matti Haveri wrote:

Are you launching an installed or copied application from /Applications? Or from some disk image (that would explain the repeated verification)??

Good shout. But just checked and its installed correctly in Applications. Its not so much that it does it every time. Its only when Adobe updates. But that is a good once a week, and I need the software probably twice a week and normally it's for quick, spontaneous tasks that I'd like to complete quick - so frustrates me every time.

woodmeister50 wrote:

theviewer1985 wrote:

Matti Haveri wrote:

Are you launching an installed or copied application from /Applications? Or from some disk image (that would explain the repeated verification)??

Good shout. But just checked and its installed correctly in Applications. Its not so much that it does it every time. Its only when Adobe updates. But that is a good once a week, and I need the software probably twice a week and normally it's for quick, spontaneous tasks that I'd like to complete quick - so frustrates me every time.

Then just turn off Adobe automatic updates and then run up dates as needed or convenient.

BTW, "I'll take my chances that Adobe isn't going to send me Malware" is not what you need to worry about it is other means of malware getting on your system hat Gatekeeper prevents.

Just so you know what I am contending with: https://share.getcloudapp.com/L1urNw96

It took so long, the video ran out of time. And here we are 3-4 minutes later, and I still have about 10% of the load bar left.

My GF messages me saying, "can you make this video 1080p height".

I think, "ill stop what im doing and knock that out in 40 seconds of work".

I click and then wait 5 minutes for the app to open. Still waiting even now.

I know you don't work for apple, im just making you aware that I'm not being hyperbolic