Microsoft: Don't Download Windows 7 Interim Builds from Torrent Trackers
section: microsoft, for your questions: KezNews forum, 16.4.2009
Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversLeaked builds of Windows 7 available for download via torrent trackers have been accompanying the development of the next iteration of Windows since the operating system was in Milestone 1 stage.
As Windows 7 evolved to M2, M3, Beta and pre-Release Candidate, a steady flow of leaked development milestones have made it into the wild and are up for grabs for any user with a BitTorrent client. However, Microsoft indicated that all such releases put end users at risk because there's no telling how the source of the leaked builds tampered with the bits.
“If there's a thing that we absolutely do not recommend to end users, it's that they should download interim builds of Windows 7 from torrent trackers,” revealed Tudor Galos, Windows Business Group Lead at Microsoft Romania, exclusively to Softpedia. “Galos indicated that Microsoft’s official channels should be considered as the sole source of Windows 7 development milestones. “Why? Because many leaked releases can be affected by hackers.”
Galos underlined that Windows 7 interim images could be reversed engineered, with the resulting image being made available on BitTorrent websites. He warned that leaked interim builds of Windows 7 could very well contain malicious software that could put end users' machines and sensitive data at risk.
“End users should not play around with leaked Windows 7 builds, because they are not official, supported releases. It's best that they use only Microsoft’s website to download Windows 7 bits, accessing builds that come with certain guarantees, and with recommendations, security guidelines, deployment and usage guidelines, and that allow for feedback to be sent to Microsoft,” Galos concluded.
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its not impossible but highly unlikely. people propagating malware arn't going to
benefit much from infecting w7 pre-release builds as most users will be using it in a test
enviroment and vetting their sources. victims are much easier to find through the latest
"universal xxx site access" keygen. sad but true!
well there is a simple answer to microsoft, bullshit, if you released the interm releases
of win 7 to the public, then people would not be looking on torrents!!!
perhaps if microhard released a stable build say 7077 officially and not just the 7000
build which was barebones to say the least we would not have to download potentionally
hacked russian chinese variants from torrent sites
i'm gonna say this only once and might regret afterward. but i think this mk guy is
totally hilarious. lol at the mcdonald talk everytime. :d
but secretly, microsoft is loving all the hype that leaked builds are generating on
bittorrent. besides, those of us who know what we're doing know how to fish for the good
stuff and not the malware-laden crap that they fear we'd end up with.
i still think that ms is purposely "leaking" these builds to the public to cut down on
their costs and resources. so much simpler to leak a file and distribute it in this
manner. would explain how you can still obtain multiple copies of keys from ms.
truth is, m$ doesnt care if interim builds are released. do your best research, has
anyone ever, ever, ever been fired for a "leak"? no, and they won't; ever!!! they
"allow" builds to be released then claim its not official while they still collect data
they obviously use in development. just look at windows neptune for an example. before you
doubt me, research it on more than wiki, you will prove my point; unless you have
preconceived notions.
if m$ dont want us to download via torrent sites then they should at least give us links
to the latest betas they cant have it both ways
ubuntu have released a release candidate
it is a live cd so you can boot from the cd
and test it without installing it
it comes with open
office and lots of stuff
what microsoft dont give unless you pay
yea ubuntu is great ...except for the fact that it is too geeky and way too hands on as
with all other distros i have tried.
the majority of people are computer lazy and
want a os that just works without screwing with a command line or using wine just to get
windows programs to work.
ubuntu 9.04. just have a try !
every single time ms lose builds through leaks this crap is published to try and stop
people downloading it, shut the *** up and grow up, it will leak and we will download it,
stop grasping at straws to try and stop us, d*cks
to nollie......dont get me wrong i love linux and mandriva 2008.1 is my fav. try it!
ubuntu is great also but i hate the way gnome looks and they screwed up kde with the
newest version. looks like somebody's kid at apple took all the lame icons and gui from
osx and colored them in.
mandriva 2008.1 will be my linux choice in a dual boot with
w7
if everyone adhered to this policy of not downloading the leaked builds, no
one
would be using w7. when ms did release an official w7 beta to the general public their
servers wnt into meltdown and to date, i have yet to see any posts where anyone has lost
data from installing a deliberatly infected build, your more likely to lose data
partitioning your hd, so to it's a load of b****cks
microsoft has been warning people about the risks of downloading pirate versions since
95...trying to convince people your pc could explode into a million bits if the copy did
not have the "genuine" sticker on it, and they did not have your cash. complete utter
bull. and i must agree...after the bashing they took for vista (which i happen to enjoy),
all the positive press floating around the web from people have pirated it, have done them
nothing but good. i wouldn't be surprized if bill himself wasn't doing the actual
"leaking".
many hackers also train on windows7 :d
everyone use their talents?????????
windows is designed for 99% of the people
without "their talents"
if you are that big of a linux fan why the hell are you on
this site?
go to distrowatch.com and get your rocks off.
well, i just found 4 trojans after a scan because of patching illegal software. maybe a
reason to try linux; it's all free. thanks "ubuntu" for those alternatives.
saver by linux?? or did you mean saved by linux
learn to articulate and wait for the
official release and you will have no "trojan problems"
btw trojans always break
and leak and cause pregnancy...lol
to complete: i'm not a linux user. i use vista. as long as i use warez, i import trojans
to a fairly save windows. my own fault of course. in the windows world not all freeware
programs are sufficient. that might be a reason to have of go in the linux world for i'm
not buying stuff.
i am on this site for a laugh
everybody is fixing windows 7 for microsoft so they
can sell it to them
why pay programmers when the community can fix it for them
i
mean really microsoft are not that stupid
go subscribe to a comedy channel
yeah, funny. but why is microsoft leaking all builds on purpose ?
who says they are? could be somebody on the inside pissed off at bill gates and bernie
madoff and they lost all their viagra stock
damn... that would give them a softie
huh?? sure that would be the first time...roflol
dude. microsoft doesnt want u to dwonload it cuz if u do, they lose money, so they make
rumors abiout this. bullshit microsft
"ubuntu" fan boy, you say by using leaked builds we are all fixing w7 bugs for
microshaft & they will then sell it back to us. nice theory, it didn't work for xp or for
vista. i won't be buying it, i will be downloading it, w7 will be cracked the same week
it's released, if not before.
never fails, every single article here about xp, vista, or win7 has people chiming in
about linux. off topic.
when an article refers to linux....chime in all you
want. but when discussing other items...nobody really cares. we don't want linux, or
seven sided dice,or lord of the rings t-shirts. find your own thread.
ever heard of freedom of speech??
if you want to regulate what people say and
do,somalia hiring
all this is is microjackoff corralling all their sheep into the pen. they don't want
them to stray too far from what ms wants them to do.
1. windows 7 is not ready and though stable has serious network issues. 2.ms loves the
hype and being sheriff and observer to the zionist control of big time movie studios and
the us gov. 3. if ms really wanted to stop people hackin and ripping off their product
they wouldnt require wga/wpa. how many of you actualy own a legit copy of windows? i have
5 pcs that all have hacked copies. how many of you would purchase one legit copy if you
could run them on all your pcs? i would. there are better ways to control a product, until
then. pirates up , ms down !
ms should stop bullshitting
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By PrawnSalad on 17.04.2009 - 00:04