Genuine Windows Validation Flaw Fixed

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited August 2005 in Science & Tech
The Unofficial Microsoft Blog has reported that Microsoft a few days ago fixed a flaw in their new Windows Genuine Validation tool that previously allowed people to circumvent the system with a simple JavaScript.

Source: theunofficialmicrosoftblog

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  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited August 2005
    Bet it lasts 12 hours
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited August 2005
    GrayFox wrote:
    Bet it lasts 12 hours

    I'll bet they break it in 5 Flip!

    It's like an internet name that tune ;D
  • ButtersButters CA Icrontian
    edited August 2005
    This seemed to work for me. But I disabled the Tools => Manage Addons Microsoft Genuine Adv. restarted the browser, and it seemed to work just fine.
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited August 2005
    I don't show "Microsoft Genuine Adv" in the list of browser addons period

    What I bet pops up all over is third party sites and usenet groups that start hosting the MS updates so they can just be downloaded and run localy without MS update period.

    Tex
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited August 2005
    Contrary to the above news item, the Java Script flaw is still not fixed for Windows Update.
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited August 2005
    Spinner wrote:
    Contrary to the above news item, the Java Script flaw is still not fixed for Windows Update.

    /me runs and gets his last update from MS
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited August 2005
    I guess "fixed" is MS-speak for "Let's hope nobody tries that other workaround." :rolleyes:
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited August 2005
    Butters wrote:
    This seemed to work for me. But I disabled the Tools => Manage Addons Microsoft Genuine Adv. restarted the browser, and it seemed to work just fine.
    Yeah that works too. The funny thing about that is, it's not even a hack. ;D

    Again though, it only works for Windows Update.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited August 2005
    This whole thing is almost like a parody of MS's security shortcomings.
  • EyesOnlyEyesOnly Sweden New
    edited August 2005
    Ms security shortcomings needs no outside parody. It's doing just fine on it's own :D :shakehead
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited August 2005
    Butters wrote:
    This seemed to work for me. But I disabled the Tools => Manage Addons Microsoft Genuine Adv. restarted the browser, and it seemed to work just fine.

    That's a Firefox thing, and Windows Update only works in Internet Explorer.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited August 2005
    danball1976 wrote:
    That's a Firefox thing, and Windows Update only works in Internet Explorer.
    Nope. IE has the "Manage Add-Ons" feature. :)
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited August 2005
    Where? Which version of Internet Explorer?

    (My Brother's laptop is still running WinXP Home SP1)
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited August 2005
    danball1976 wrote:
    Where? Which version of Internet Explorer?

    (My Brother's laptop is still running WinXP Home SP1)

    Click "tools" third from the top is manage add-ons. Below popup blocker and above synchronize

    Tex
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited August 2005
    Tex wrote:
    Click "tools" third from the top is manage add-ons. Below popup blocker and above synchronize

    Tex

    Well, that's not in IE 6.0 Sp 1
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited August 2005
    It's in SP2.
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