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Microsoft hits XP Professional pirates with Windows Genuine Advantage
...Professional pirates with Windows Genuine Advantage Microsoft has stepped up...Windows XP. Using its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) anti-piracy program... Updates improve Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA)'s detection of stolen... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/08/29/232079/microsoft-hits-xp-professional-pirates-with-windows-genuine-advantage.htm
Microsoft licence study shows SME risks
...the Harrison Group to promote its Windows Genuine Advantage program. Genuine Advantage inundates users with alerts when it detects...many users claim to have been pinpointed by Genuine Advantage incorrectly. Microsoft is using the... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/10/02/232533/microsoft-licence-study-shows-sme-risks.htm
Microsoft taking steps to improve Windows Genuine Advantage
...Software Microsoft taking steps to improve Windows Genuine Advantage Microsoft said it will increase its efforts against...counterfeit systems by changing the way its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program works on user machines. Mike... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/12/04/228444/microsoft-taking-steps-to-improve-windows-genuine-advantage.htm
Microsoft hits ‘pirates’ with lawsuits
...sparked legal challenges from software users. Microsoft is facing two class action lawsuits alleging that its Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program is spyware and that the firm misled users by labelling it as a critical security update. ... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/07/18/217055/microsoft-hits-pirates-with-lawsuits.htm
Users attack Microsoft’s counterfeit clampdown
...automatically distributed to users’ PCs as a test version. A number of users have claimed that the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) software has bugs in it and is causing their PC to inform them that their machine is running counterfeit... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/06/16/216490/users-attack-microsofts-counterfeit-clampdown.htm
Microsoft releases Windows update Firefox plug-in
...Microsoft. Users had to use Internet Explorer because it had the ActiveX controls required by Microsoft’s Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation scheme, which makes sure the Windows software being updated is genuine and not counterfeit... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2005/11/21/213049/microsoft-releases-windows-update-firefox-plug-in.htm
Microsoft Office anti-piracy check is now mandatory
...Microsoft has made its Office Genuine Advantage anti-piracy scheme mandatory...validation. An optional Office Genuine Advantage validation scheme has been running...pay for a licence. Office Genuine Advantage is an offshoot of Microsoft... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/10/31/219537/microsoft-office-anti-piracy-check-is-now-mandatory.htm
Microsoft faces class action over anti-piracy tools
...faces class action over anti-piracy tools Microsoft faces a class action lawsuit in the US over its Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy tools. It is claimed that Microsoft’s actions broke state consumer protection and anti-spyware... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/07/03/216758/microsoft-faces-class-action-over-anti-piracy-tools.htm
Microsoft unveils licensing controls for Vista and Server Longhorn
...hoping that its initiative will avoid the problems faced by some Windows XP users when using the existing Windows Genuine Advantage program, also designed to counter fake software. Some users have reported erroneous messages appearing on their... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/10/05/218919/Microsoft-unveils-licensing-controls-for-Vista-and-Server.htm
Worm disguised as Microsoft message
...Senior technology consultant Graham Cluley said: “It describes itself to Windows in the Services as the Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Notification, which is the name of a genuine Windows process used by Microsoft to detect pirated software... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/07/03/216748/worm-disguised-as-microsoft-message.htm
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Lawsuit alleges Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage is spyware
...alleges-microsofts-windows-genuine-advantage-is-spyware/ Home...alleges Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage is spyware Is WGA a legitimate...consumers by labelling its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) software a critical... http://news.techworld.com/sme/3203213/lawsuit-alleges-microsofts-windows-genuine-advantage-is-spyware/?olo=rss
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