New XP "Patch" Checks License, Reports IP To Redmond - P2P-Zone

JackSpratts · 26-04-06, 10:23 AM

avast, saw this one coming down the hudson – jack…

What exactly happens in the event that the tool finds a PC that is suspected of running a counterfeit version of Windows (what info, if any, is then shared with Redmond)?:

"WGA Notifications is for Windows XP users. Our client software does not collect any information that can be used to identify or contact a user. We use the same process used by many popular search engines and Web sites to determine where their users are from -- a form of IP lookup. This IP lookup process does not include any information that is used to identify you or contact you, and only gives a rough geographic representation of where users are located."

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multi · 26-04-06, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JackSpratts

This IP lookup process does not include any information that is used to identify you or contact you, and only gives a rough geographic representation of where users are located."

oh yeh sure !

http://www.okgazette.com/news/templa...d=423&zoneid=7

Drakonix · 27-04-06, 11:04 AM

The Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) authentication was also recently changed such that previously used tricks to circumvent WGA no longer work.

Not really a big deal, for as usual there are holes in the scheme that can be used to bypass the checking - so I understand.

Situation normal - it does little or nothing to curb hardcore users of pirated copies of the O/S.

26-04-06, 10:23 AM	#1
JackSpratts Join Date: May 2001 Location: New England Posts: 9,987	New XP "Patch" Checks License, Reports IP To Redmond avast, saw this one coming down the hudson – jack… What exactly happens in the event that the tool finds a PC that is suspected of running a counterfeit version of Windows (what info, if any, is then shared with Redmond)?: "WGA Notifications is for Windows XP users. Our client software does not collect any information that can be used to identify or contact a user. We use the same process used by many popular search engines and Web sites to determine where their users are from -- a form of IP lookup. This IP lookup process does not include any information that is used to identify you or contact you, and only gives a rough geographic representation of where users are located." More

27-04-06, 11:04 AM	#3
Drakonix Just Draggin' Along Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 1,210	The Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) authentication was also recently changed such that previously used tricks to circumvent WGA no longer work. Not really a big deal, for as usual there are holes in the scheme that can be used to bypass the checking - so I understand. Situation normal - it does little or nothing to curb hardcore users of pirated copies of the O/S. __________________ Copyright means the copy of the CD/DVD burned with no errors. I will never spend a another dime on content that I can’t use the way I please. If I can’t copy it to my hard drive and play it using the devices I want, when and where I want, I won’t be buying it. Period. They can all take their DRM, broadcast flags, rootkits, and Compact Discs that aren’t really compact discs and shove them up their bottom-lines.

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