Microsoft AntiSpyware - WGA Raequired now

[Andre Da Costa]

I just downloaded the 615 update for my brothers computer and as I always
predicted, MSAS now requires Windows Genuine Advantage.
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Andre
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FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

 

[plun]

Andre Da Costa formulated on tisdag :

I just downloaded the 615 update for my brothers computer and as I always
predicted, MSAS now requires Windows Genuine Advantage.

Well, what a mess .............."microsoft.public.windowsupdate"
Maybe MS can solve this until vacation periods is over.

I also helped my brother and "Service was unavailable" during a couple
of hours.......

I must really look at Linux now !

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

But Microsoft AntiSpyware is not available for Linux.
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Andre
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FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

 

[plun]

Well, I can survive that !

And this IS a mess !

 

[Linuxgirl]

LOL ..........

LG

Well, I can survive that !

And this IS a mess !


Andre Da Costa [Extended64] was thinking very hard :

But Microsoft AntiSpyware is not available for Linux.
--
Andre
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
FAQ for MS AntiSpy
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm "plun"

 

[plun]

Linuxgirl laid this down on his screen :

LOL ..........

Yup.....

Even more fun to look for MSAS torrents in the wild.

What a mess .......... :') Special prepared MSAS versions

http://www.bitlord.com/ But maybe MS believes that FBI rules
the whole planet ?

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

Stop it Linux girl, you are just encounraging him. ;-p
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Andre
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

LOL ..........

LG

Well, I can survive that !

And this IS a mess !


Andre Da Costa [Extended64] was thinking very hard :

But Microsoft AntiSpyware is not available for Linux.
--
Andre
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
FAQ for MS AntiSpy
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm "plun"
Andre Da Costa formulated on tisdag :
I just downloaded the 615 update for my brothers computer and as I
always predicted, MSAS now requires Windows Genuine Advantage.

Well, what a mess .............."microsoft.public.windowsupdate"
Maybe MS can solve this until vacation periods is over.

I also helped my brother and "Service was unavailable" during a
couple of hours.......

I must really look at Linux now !

 

[Bill Sanderson]

What do you suggest needs to be done about the torrents?

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[plun]

Bill Sanderson was thinking very hard :

What do you suggest needs to be done about the torrents?

Well, this is a result of this and torrents will be there
whatever MS wants it or not. Probably also special prepared
with malware.

And this has just started, we will see a lot of "special security
patches" also in the wild.

I directly found 3 MSAS versions with Bitlord.

We will see after a while when the amount of Zombies and Botnets
can be seen.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

So--Microsoft has made it clear that the software has a price--the price
that you paid for the original Windows version you are running.

And now, since there is a price, there are folks running around pirating it.

I don't really see what's new here?

(And I realize that I am stating this in a very one-sided way and that the
folks providing builds via the torrents are public-service minded folks, and
the ones getting the software that way just don't know any better, or are
convinced that they can get stuff faster, or.....)

--

 

[Linuxgirl]

What do you suggest needs to be done about the torrents?

Nothing can or will be done about the torrents. Actually Bill, Microsoft's
"genuine advantage" requirement was defeated within the first 24 hours.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

That was the general thought behind my question.

I don't think that defeat was unexpected, but I agree with those who feel
that this is just an additional bit of data that makes Microsoft look
foolish and incompetent.

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[plun]

Nothing can or will be done about the torrents. Actually Bill, Microsoft's
"genuine advantage" requirement was defeated within the first 24 hours.

Also found as torrents..............

 

[plun]

Bill Sanderson submitted this idea :

So--Microsoft has made it clear that the software has a price--the price that
you paid for the original Windows version you are running.

And now, since there is a price, there are folks running around pirating it.

I don't really see what's new here?

(And I realize that I am stating this in a very one-sided way and that the
folks providing builds via the torrents are public-service minded folks, and
the ones getting the software that way just don't know any better, or are
convinced that they can get stuff faster, or.....)

Of course it has a price but ..... users will use without activation
and without patches. And without patches we will have a huge number of
Zombies and a lot of Botnets to use for the bad guys.

Maybe in future with DRM protection built in processors ie Intel this
can be working. But I probably choose Linux if this goes on.

We will soon see what happens and as Linuxgirl pointed out WGA has
already been cracked.

You can also read this long thread from broadbands reports about this.
http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,13991606 18 pages !

And also about this "monster"

http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/66046

 

[Robin Walker [MVP]]

Of course it has a price but ..... users will use without activation
and without patches. And without patches we will have a huge number of
Zombies and a lot of Botnets to use for the bad guys.

WGA is not required for critical secrity updates.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Some of the reporting on the WGA issues has tended to not highlight the fact
that security patches don't require WGA from the download site, and are also
available via AutoUpdate.

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[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

I don't have any problems with Genuine Advantage, I'm already running a
legit XP.
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Andre
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
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FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

 

[plun]

Well, I am also running a legit copy.

But I don´t like "Big brother ", DRM and everything that
todays media industri stays for ! Ridicoulous !

It also seems, I am not sure that it is possible to
run Windowsupdate for critical updates as Robin and Bill stated
so this is good.

--
plun



Andre Da Costa [Extended64] used his keyboard to write :

I don't have any problems with Genuine Advantage, I'm already running a legit
XP.
--
Andre
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm

Of course it has a price but ..... users will use without activation
and without patches. And without patches we will have a huge number of
Zombies and a lot of Botnets to use for the bad guys.

WGA is not required for critical secrity updates.

-- Robin Walker [MVP Networking]
(e-mail address removed)