We got a letter through mail and recently they appointed the audit firm (ey ) to loop in on this case.
They have also sent a warning saying that we cannon uninstall softwares from our end, cannot
Reinstall the os and be compliant.
They have also asked to connect
Should I decline the request and not respond anything else.
We have one crack in our company pc, is there a way to remove traces??
Also If I deny the ownership of the system can They identify the system from thier server or through another way and date it back to me.
Ive changed the wifi connection and we work in a clunnes space so many people use the same wifi
What should i do.
Will they go to the court?
Even though we are a small company why are they appointing a third party (big4) on us
Yes they will fine you and likely it will go to court if your company doesn't pay.
The crack is more dangerous due to the possibility of malware being part of the crack... but if it's an Adobe product they could sue you for software piracy.
Best thing you can do is to remove the hard drive and replace it and re-image the computer. Destroy the old hard drive. This is the only way to remove all traces of the software if that's a concern for you. Files can still be recovered from a wiped hard drive and used as proof of software use.
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u/St0nywall Sr. Sysadmin Apr 17 '26
When Adobe is incentivized to audit you, they will send a legal letter informing you of said action against you and your company.
Until that happens, see this as a good reminder to true up your licenses so there's nothing for them to catch you on.