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Microsoft Updates Vista To Block Frankenbuild Counterfeits
Saturday, December 16th, 2006
Microsoft on Thursday responded to hacks that break Windows Vista’s antipiracy protection by 
issuing an update that essentially kills some of the counterfeit copies.
"In the event illegal workarounds or other counterfeit Windows Vista code are posted to the Internet or become available through other means, Microsoft will take appropriate action to protect users from the risks of using counterfeit copies and to protect its intellectual property," the company said Thursday in a statement.
The move was prompted by the appearance of DVD counterfeits in what the company described as "various parts of the world," including Brazil. The counterfeit, which Microsoft engineers have dubbed "frankenbuild," sidesteps Vista’s activation by cobbling an operating system from files drawn from both this fall’s Release Candidate (RC) and November’s Release To Manufacturing (RTM) versions. Microsoft Updates Vista To Block ‘Frankenbuild’ Counterfeits - News by InformationWeek
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