Alakazam
10-26-2001, 11:36 PM
SOMEONE AT THE MICROSOFT LAUNCH asked Steve Ballmer yesterday about automated installation files that crack the anti-piracy features in the spanking new operating system. Ballmer did not respond to that question.
There's a telling picture over at the Taipei Times which shows just how fast the counterfeiting has started with XP Pro costing $1.30, and which you can view here (http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2001/10/25/image/0000023614).
But now Bitarts Labs has claimed that illegal installation files that bypass registration for WinXP were available within hours of it being for sale.
The files are on Web sites in the Far East and are now donloadable from Warez sites all over the across, Bitarts said.
That means it's only a short step to pirated boxed counterfeit software being available in the bazaars of Asian countries.
John Safa, CTO at Bitarts, a Nottingham firm, said: "Crackers have studied and bypassed the security by using publicly available monitoring tools. The cracks are simplistic in their nature and reflect an uncanny naivety from the Redmond giant on the high level of technical intellect within today's cracking community."
Tnx to Mike at xbitlabs
There's a telling picture over at the Taipei Times which shows just how fast the counterfeiting has started with XP Pro costing $1.30, and which you can view here (http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2001/10/25/image/0000023614).
But now Bitarts Labs has claimed that illegal installation files that bypass registration for WinXP were available within hours of it being for sale.
The files are on Web sites in the Far East and are now donloadable from Warez sites all over the across, Bitarts said.
That means it's only a short step to pirated boxed counterfeit software being available in the bazaars of Asian countries.
John Safa, CTO at Bitarts, a Nottingham firm, said: "Crackers have studied and bypassed the security by using publicly available monitoring tools. The cracks are simplistic in their nature and reflect an uncanny naivety from the Redmond giant on the high level of technical intellect within today's cracking community."
Tnx to Mike at xbitlabs