🏴‍☠️ Adobe "Genuine Software" Prank 💀

bro this extension is lowkey unhinged 😭😭 it hits ur friends with the fake "This unlicensed Adobe app is not genuine" popup every single time they open ANY Adobe app no cap

the panic in their eyes is gonna be absolutely bussin fr fr 💀

✨ why this slaps

• 🔴 pixel perfect copy of the real adobe warning (it's giving ✨authenticity✨)
• 🚀 auto pops up when they open ANY adobe app — photoshop, premiere, after effects, illustrator, all of em no cap
• ⏱️ you can change the grace period to whatever u want (default is 5 days but 1 day hits different 😈)
• 🎵 the "Learn more" and "Shop offers" buttons?? yeah they rickroll 💀💀💀
• 🔧 secret settings panel (tap the ⚠️ icon 5 times like ur unlocking a phone from 2012)
• ⌨️ Esc key yeets the popup away
• 📦 one-click install/uninstall cuz we're not savages

🚀 how to cook (installation)

Windows (just click the thing fr)

1. double click install.bat (run as admin if it's being cringe)
2. restart whatever adobe app
3. sit back and watch the chaos unfold 😈

macOS (for the apple girlies)

chmod +x install.sh uninstall.sh
./install.sh

if ur a nerd and wanna do it manually

1. yeet the whole folder to:

   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Adobe\CEP\extensions\com.adobe.genuinecheck.lolz
   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/com.adobe.genuinecheck.lolz

2. enable unsigned extensions (trust the process bestie):

   • Windows: add PlayerDebugMode (String = 1) to registry at HKCU\SOFTWARE\Adobe\CSXS.11 (do 9 thru 14 to be safe)
   • macOS: defaults write com.adobe.CSXS.11 PlayerDebugMode 1

3. restart adobe and watch the skibidi unfold

🔧 the secret menu (settings)

click the warning triangle ⚠️ icon 5 times real quick and boom u unlock the hidden settings where u can:

• change the grace period (wanna say 1 day for maximum fear?? go crazy bestie)
• toggle show on startup on/off (for when the bit has run its course)

settings save per-app btw so each adobe app remembers its own vibe

🗑️ ight im done pranking (uninstall)

• Windows: double click uninstall.bat
• macOS: run ./uninstall.sh

or just delete:

%APPDATA%\Adobe\CEP\extensions\com.adobe.genuinecheck.lolz        (windows)
~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/com.adobe.genuinecheck.lolz  (mac)

📁 what's in the box

adobe-lolz/
├── CSXS/
│   └── manifest.xml      # the config (don't touch unless u know what ur doing)
├── css/
│   └── style.css          # making it look legit af
├── js/
│   └── main.js            # the brain cell behind the operation
├── index.html             # the popup itself
├── install.bat            # windows install (just click it bro)
├── install.sh             # mac install
├── uninstall.bat          # windows uninstall
├── uninstall.sh           # mac uninstall
└── README.md              # ur literally reading this rn

⚠️ disclaimer (the boring part)

this is purely for the memes and vibes among friends. pls dont be toxic with it 🙏 the extension literally does nothing except show an HTML popup. it doesn't touch any adobe files, doesn't collect data, doesn't break anything. it's just a silly little guy living in CEP. be responsible kings and queens 👑

💡 pro gamer tips

• works on Adobe CC 2019 and later (CEP 9+ era)
• Esc key is the escape route (literally)
• each adobe app has its own settings so u can have different grace periods for photoshop vs premiere if ur feeling chaotic
• wanna prank someone?? install it on their PC, close all adobe apps, and just... wait 😈
• set the grace period to 0 days for instant cardiac arrest 💀
• the rickroll buttons are the cherry on top no cap

📜 license

this project is licensed under the LMAO Public License v1.0 (LPL-1.0)

LMAO PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 1.0, June 2026

Copyright (c) 2026 some unhinged dev

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
a copy of this software, to do literally whatever you want with it,
subject to the following conditions:

1. You must use this software ONLY for the lolz.

2. If the prank victim cries, you are LEGALLY REQUIRED to say
   "it's just a prank bro" within 30 seconds.

3. If Adobe themselves find this repo, we were never here.
   You saw nothing. This README self-destructs in 5 seconds.

4. You may NOT use this software to actually pirate Adobe products.
   Pay for your apps king/queen 👑 (or use GIMP like the rest of us)

5. Any redistribution must include at least one (1) 💀 emoji
   in the commit message.

6. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
   If your friend rage-uninstalls Photoshop because of this,
   that's an L but it's YOUR L, not ours.

7. By using this software you acknowledge that you are, in fact,
   down bad for chaos.

END OF LICENSE

🫡 credits

made with love, unhinged energy, and zero regrets

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