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Microsoft Genuine Advantage 1.0 program defeated
By pasting a special JavaScript command in the address bar of the browser, users can disable the Windows Genuine Advantage 1.0 check that Microsoft took live last week.
The Microsoft technology uses an ActiveX tool to force users to go through an authentication check before they are allowed to access certain download sections on the Microsoft.com website. The JavaScript command simply instructs the computer to disable the WGA check and take the user straight to the downloads.
Users of pirated Windows copies still get access to security updates without passing the WGA check.
Microsoft is currently investigating the hack, and making moves to render it useless.
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smtkr
on August 1, 2005 10:34 AM |
The java script is really simple. I would post it, but the prospect of banning is not appealing to me yet. |
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