Proceed with caution—and a good antivirus.
In the polished, subscription-driven world of Creative Cloud, there’s a rogue ghost still running off USB sticks and dusty hard drives: .
Here’s a short, intriguing write-up on Adobe Illustrator Portable CS5 — focusing on the appeal, risks, and cult status of this “vintage, go-anywhere” design tool. The Ghost in the Machine: Why Illustrator CS5 Portable Still Haunts the Design Underground