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- http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle…cleID=166402314
July 25, 2005
"Microsoft is taking another step to crack down on software piracy this week. On Tuesday, customers who want to update Windows or download other popular software from Microsoft.com will first need to install counterfeit-sniffing code on their PCs… Before customers are allowed access to Microsoft's Update or Download Center Web sites, they will have to install a small program that looks for signatures of pirated software, such as a product identification code that Microsoft knows to be leaked, says Microsoft director David Lazar. Previously, users of those sites had the option whether to undergo the scan. Microsoft will continue to make security updates available to all Windows users, however… During the Windows Genuine Advantage pilot, 47 million users signed up to have the counterfeit-scanning ActiveX control installed on their machines, out of 82 million users who viewed the option online. Users will no longer be required to enter their Windows product key number as part of the anti-piracy test, however. Microsoft says that simplifies the process…"
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- http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle…cleID=166402314
July 25, 2005
"Microsoft is taking another step to crack down on software piracy this week. On Tuesday, customers who want to update Windows or download other popular software from Microsoft.com will first need to install counterfeit-sniffing code on their PCs… Before customers are allowed access to Microsoft's Update or Download Center Web sites, they will have to install a small program that looks for signatures of pirated software, such as a product identification code that Microsoft knows to be leaked, says Microsoft director David Lazar. Previously, users of those sites had the option whether to undergo the scan. Microsoft will continue to make security updates available to all Windows users, however… During the Windows Genuine Advantage pilot, 47 million users signed up to have the counterfeit-scanning ActiveX control installed on their machines, out of 82 million users who viewed the option online. Users will no longer be required to enter their Windows product key number as part of the anti-piracy test, however. Microsoft says that simplifies the process…"
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