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Illegal copies of Vista targeted in an update next week
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
In preparation for the public release of Service Pack 1 in mid-March, Microsoft wants to kill off all of those pesky illegal copies of Vista out there. Next week, the company will send out an update to Vista users that identifies illegal copies installed by two cracks commonly used to activate pirated copies, reports Computerworld.
The story says that the cracks are able to hide from Vista’s counterfeit-detection technology because they spoof installation and thereby sidestep the normal activation sequence.These cracks are said to be blocked in SP1. Microsoft promises that if an illegal copy is identified, the Vista update will notify the user and suggest a solution, although it will not disable the cracks. If a user takes no action after receiving the detection warning, the user will start seeing new warning messages on a black screen. Illegal copies of Vista targeted in an update next week | NetworkWorld.com Community
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