Sam Symons
29 July 2009 - 09:18 260 Comments
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Windows seven has yet to even be released officially for the common public, and currently the dodgy folk online have totally cracked and activated the Greatest edition, with assist from a leaked Lenovo OEM DVD .ISO file.
The news originates from various Chinese forums who state that you can currently pass Windows Real Benefit validation offline, OEM fashion.
The leaked .ISO was originally posted on the Chinese forum,
Office 2010 Professional 64 Bit Key, which was then downloaded as a way for individuals to obtain maintain with the boot.wim, and in turn retrieving the OEM-SLP crucial, as well as the OEM activation certificate. Microsoft makes use of the exact same digitally signed OEM certificate, which has an .xrm-ms extension, as that in Windows Vista. An additional position to be aware is the fact that the key is really a grasp 1, which can be utilised to activate other OEM branded installations, like ones from Dell, HP or certainly Lenovo.
This is really regarding; as talked about,
Win 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 has however to even be released, and it can be fully activated. This demonstrates the danger such a enormous business as Microsoft will take when distributing a product as substantial being an running method,
Microsoft Office 2010 Home And Business, but this was essentially unavoidable, irregardless. It's interesting that a item could be pirated and activated before it's properly released to customers.
Microsoft was not available for comment at the time of writing.
Updated: A Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed to Neowin: "we are aware of reports of activation exploits that attempt to circumvent activation & validation in Windows 7, and we can assure customers that Microsoft is committed to protecting them from counterfeit and pirated software. Microsoft strongly advises customers not to download Windows seven from unauthorized sources. Downloading Windows 7 from peer-to-peer Web sites is piracy, and exposes users to increased risks – such as viruses,
Windows 7 Home Basic Product Key, Trojans and other malware and malicious code—that usually accompany counterfeit software."
Update 2: Microsoft has confirmed that they will be blacklisting the key. According to Alex Kochis,
Office 2010 Standard Product Key, Director of Genuine Windows at Microsoft: "we've worked with that manufacturer so that customers who purchase genuine copies of Windows 7 from this manufacturer will experience no issues validating their copy of Windows seven. At the exact same time we will seek to alert customers who are using the leaked crucial that they are running a non-genuine copy of Windows. It's crucial to notice that no PCs will be sold that will use this crucial."
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