#Windows 7 slic loader download update
After I wrote about Microsoft's most recent anti-piracy initiative last week, one commenter (a loud, proud Linux advocate) insisted that the update opened a secret back-channel, probably as part of a plot by Microsoft to covertly gain access to its customers' PCs. Here's one example:Īnd that experience is borne out by at least one real-world experience, which was reported, ironically, in the Talkback section of this blog.
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After downloading files from the remaining four sites, I submitted them to, where three of the four samples came back positive for nasty, difficult-to-remove Windows 7 rootkits. Of the first 10 hits, six were inactive or had been taken down. First, I did what any red-blooded wannabe pirate would do and tried some Google searches. My hunt for utilities that bypass Windows 7 activation technologies led me to some very seedy corners of the Internet.
If you do intend to try this stuff out for yourself, I recommend extreme caution. But if you're interested in tracking down the tools I tested you should have no trouble finding them using the clues available in screenshots and descriptions here. You won't find names or direct links here-although these guys seem like genuine enthusiasts, I have no intention of giving them any free publicity. In this post, I'll share my experiences, including close encounters with some very nasty malware and some analysis on how the latest showdown between Microsoft and the pirates is likely to play out. This time I decided to drop by and actually try some of tools and utilities to see if I could become a pirate, too. I've had these forums bookmarked for years and stop in every once in a while just to see what's new.
In the interest of research, I've been digging into message boards and forums run by unabashed Windows enthusiasts who are intent on breaking Microsoft's activation technology. I've been hanging out with a bad crowd lately.
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