Microsoft “Genuine Advantage” Cracked

28 Jul, 2005 at 7:40pm ET Article published in Tech

Comments

1. 
   28 Jul 2005 ~ 7:51pm TheHeartSmasher That's sweet I don't want them sniffing around my system for any reason I'll let antivirus software do that and that's about it(Norton Antivirus)
2. 
   28 Jul 2005 ~ 8:46pm entropy

   President Pain wrote:

   That's sweet I don't want them sniffing around my system for any reason I'll let antivirus software do that and that's about it(Norton Antivirus)

   You don't trust Microsoft digging around in their own software, but you trust Norton with it? Jesus...
3. 
   28 Jul 2005 ~ 9:52pm Rewired What's the crack? I would really like to know... Also, how long 'till Microsoft finds out about this and updates their software.
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   28 Jul 2005 ~ 10:06pm TheBaron actually, what the hell is this software in the first place? I saw it downloaded via automatic updates, but I can't seem to find it anywhere...
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   29 Jul 2005 ~ 12:06am mmonnin Of course not, they dont want you to mess with it.
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   29 Jul 2005 ~ 7:24am Tex

   Spinner wrote:

   According to reports around the web, less than 24 hours after it's release, Windows Genuine Advantage has been "cracked" by a simple javascript exploit

   
   Shocking! Why I never would of expected this at all!
   
   Tex
   
   P.S. I AM shocked it took 24 hours. They must of taken a bunch of pizza and beer breaks between coding sessions.
7. 
   29 Jul 2005 ~ 7:28am Omega65 Well if were not posting links other major sites are. Check frontpage of [H] - 9th edition July 28, 2005 and you'll find the link
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   29 Jul 2005 ~ 8:12am Tex Funny thing is I bet MS has TENS of THOUSANDS of man hours into this project including design, codeing and testing to lock out the illegal OS's. And it took a couple kids 24 hours to get the first way around it. There will be a ton more pop up in the next weeks as MS shuts this one down.
   
   Its a game only limited by the amount of resources MS really wants to pour into this to keep the fight going.
   
   To an army of hackers world wide MS will forever be the evil empire. And they seem more then willing to do what ever it takes, and even love the challenge, of cracking the MS code.
   
   I'm a programmer. And without becoming so intrusive they piss off all the legitimate customers I don't see MS winning this battle. The hackers seem every bit as good as the MS programmers. And even more dedicated to their cause.
   
   Tex
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   29 Jul 2005 ~ 1:51pm Rewired Omega65, what's [H]?
10. 
    29 Jul 2005 ~ 2:04pm Rewired Isn't there a place on Micrsofts website to download all the updates separate from the WindowsUpdate site?
11. 
    29 Jul 2005 ~ 3:25pm DanG

    andfitchandyou wrote:

    Isn't there a place on Micrsofts website to download all the updates separate from the WindowsUpdate site?

    
    Not anymore, they changed it yesterday to force people to use this tool.
12. 
    29 Jul 2005 ~ 4:56pm FormFactor boingboing.net has it too.
13. 
    29 Jul 2005 ~ 5:34pm BlackHawk You could always try Autopatcher. Better than having to download all those updates each time you install.
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    29 Jul 2005 ~ 10:59pm TheHeartSmasher That sounds like a good idea Black Hawk. I will have to give it a try. Entropy, I have to trust somebody to scan my drive for viruses quickly. I don't want to have to do it manually
    
    Because that would take forever to test and scan over 500,000 files in a timely manner.
    
    But there is that small trust issue well not really I just block programs that I don't want accessing the internet when they are not supposed to with Peer Guardian, and some firewall stuff.
15. 
    29 Jul 2005 ~ 11:11pm TheSmJ Why dont people just use legit keys?
16. 
    30 Jul 2005 ~ 12:07am BlackHawk Too lazy
17. 
    30 Jul 2005 ~ 12:35am yagga I'm too lazy to activate, so I've got legit copies sitting doing nothing... I'm not implying anything here am I?
    
    And damn, I gotta activate tomorrow, such a chore calling in and getting that stupid voice that doesn't understand plain english.
18. 
    30 Jul 2005 ~ 11:23pm danball1976

    andfitchandyou wrote:

    Omega65, what's [H]?

    
    
    [H]ard|OCP --> www.hardocp.com
19. 
    31 Jul 2005 ~ 1:36pm Jengo

    D00D wrote:

    I'm too lazy to activate, so I've got legit copies sitting doing nothing... I'm not implying anything here am I?
    
    And damn, I gotta activate tomorrow, such a chore calling in and getting that stupid voice that doesn't understand plain english.

    
    yeu gotsta tauk to it laike yeu from da sauth man!
20. 
    31 Jul 2005 ~ 6:03pm Tex

    D00D wrote:

    I'm too lazy to activate, so I've got legit copies sitting doing nothing... I'm not implying anything here am I?
    
    And damn, I gotta activate tomorrow, such a chore calling in and getting that stupid voice that doesn't understand plain english.

    
    Its got nothing to do with activation.
    
    Tex