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this site is selling dreamweaver cs3 for $35. how is this possible? i am thinking about buyiing that. should i?

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asked whether a Dreamweaver CS3 listing at roughly $35 could be legitimate. ’s caution is reasonable: listings that undercut normal retail by large margins often hide invalid or non-transferable licenses, modified installers, or other risks. The points below summarize practical checks and consequences that were not detailed in the replies.

Common risks include license revocation (keys harvested from volume/enterprise installs or sold multiple times), installers modified to bypass activation (often carrying malware), no entitlement to updates or vendor support, and compatibility problems because CS3 is long out of support. There are also payment and legal exposures when buying software from unverified sources.

Useful verification steps: confirm the seller is an authorized reseller or a documented legitimate second‑hand seller and ask for original license paperwork; do not accept anonymous download links without documentation; check the installer’s digital signature and compute a cryptographic hash before running anything. Example commands to compute a SHA‑256 hash:

# Windows
certutil -hashfile "C:\path\to\installer.exe" SHA256

# macOS
shasum -a 256 /path/to/installer.dmg

# Linux
sha256sum /path/to/installer.bin

If a purchase looks suspicious after the fact, avoid executing the installer, run a full AV/malware scan on the downloaded file and system, preserve transaction records, and raise the issue with the payment provider for a potential dispute. Contact the software vendor to verify any serial number before activation. Given CS3’s age and lack of updates, modern alternatives (single‑app Creative Cloud subscription or current free/code editors and site builders) are usually safer and more practical than chasing a deeply discounted legacy package.

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The site is registered to someone from Moscow. I'm not saying that it is illegal, but based off the description, I would have to say you would be buying software with a keygened serial. I wouldnt buy it if you are looking for legal stuff, but thats your decision to make.

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