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Re: Defeating Microsoft WGA Validation Check


From: pictureview () protiamail gr
Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 00:40:53 -0400 (EDT)


news.com posted an article with the title "Bypass found for Windows piracy check" which still calls Debasis Mohanty 
founder
of this crack.But they cant really know who found it first because their only source to the article is THIS mailing list
and the article is based on Debasis Mohanty's disclosure.
 The interesting on the article is the official microsoft answer
on the crack. "Microsoft confirmed that the technique could circumvent the piracy check, but a representative said 
Monday that the company is not worried." In the article the representative analyze this hack and explain why (by 
microsoft's opinion...) it is not a threat for Microsoft. Also the article speaks about the rapidly expiration which is 
a point that Debasis Mohanty mistaken.
 Read it at http://news.com.com/Bypass+found+for+Windows+piracy+check/2100-1002_3-5717127.html?tag=st_lh
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