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  • Another way past Windows antipiracy found

    Microsoft's efforts to fight counterfeiting have hit another snag with the posting of a new method claimed to get around a Windows piracy check.

  • Microsoft anti-piracy move may increase security threat

    Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) programme, which is designed to help identify pirate copies of Windows, will increase the security problems faced by enterprises, according to Gartner.

  • Five hundred calls per month to piracy hotline: Microsoft

    Microsoft revealed that it receives around 500 calls per month to its Australian anti-piracy hotline from consumers that feel they have been ripped off and from resellers that are being pushed out of the market by dealers in pirate software.

  • Bypass found for Windows piracy check

    A tool provided by Microsoft could let people get around a check meant to prevent those with pirated copies of Windows from downloading additional software from Microsoft, according to a security researcher.

  • Microsoft admits targeting Wine users

    Microsoft prioritised making its anti-piracy tool prevent users of Wine, an open source toolkit that allows users to run Windows applications under Linux, from downloading Windows updates, the software giant said on Friday.

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