Microsoft "Genuine Advantage" bypassed

Posted on Friday, July 29 2005 @ 1:22 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

It seems Microsoft's fight against piracy wasn't that good after all as some clever guys already found a crack.

It looks like the new Genuine Advantage piracy check on Microsoft's site to download updates can be bypassed quite easily:

Before pressing 'Custom' or 'Express' buttons paste this text to the address bar and press enter:

javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all')

It turns off the trigger for the key check.

Source: BoingBoing

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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