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Vista SP1 To Enhance Security, Block Piracy
Friday, December 21st, 2007
Responding to feedback from customers and channel partners, Microsoft said today that the first service pack for Windows Vista will fight off known exploits as well as kill off its "reduced functionality mode," a feature that locks out what the system perceives to be unlicensed users. In a press release, Redmond said it’s making "changes in how it differentiates user experiences for genuine and counterfeit systems with updates that target and disable two types of known exploits to the Windows Vista activation process."
Microsoft executive Michael Sievert cited the "OEM BIOS" exploit and the so-called "Grace Timer" exploit as the two main setup bugs enabling piracy. "OEM BIOS" modifies system files and mimics OS activation mechanisms such as those performed on pre-installed copies of Windows. Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online | News: Vista SP1 To Enhance Security, Block Piracy
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