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Microsoft to crack down on Vista cracks - TechAmok
Microsoft to crack down on Vista cracks - [software] 05:25 AM EST - Feb,23 2008 - (1 comments) Microsoft
will feed Windows Vista users an update in the next week to finger illegal
copies installed with cracks that the company will bust when it rolls out
Service Pack 1 (SP1) in mid-March. The just-announced update, which will
go out through Windows Update (WU) and install automatically on most Vista
machines, will detect two cracks (Grace Timer and OEM BIOS) commonly used to
activate pirated copies of the operating system. The cracks evade Vista's
built-in counterfeit-detection technology by sidestepping product activation and
spoofing a legitimate installation. If the sniffer detects an activation hack,
it will pop up a warning that includes a link to the removal tool. People whose
PCs don't have Grace Timer or OEM BIOS on their PCs will not see the pop-up. If
users take no action after being told a crack has been found and upgrade to SP1
then those of you who used Grace Timer to scam the system will start seeing
Vista's new dunning messages immediately, those who relied on OEM BIOS will
begin receiving the alerts about 15 days later. |
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