New WGA Tool on it's way
An updated version of Microsoft's WGA Tool for Windows XP, is on it's way out thru Windows Update.
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1.12.2006 Paradox Vista activator + WGA crack
Mrx report this activator in
our forum by words: "This is the newest Activation+WGA crack, you can download all updates for now from Windows Update."
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5.3.2007 Microsoft Releases WGA Bypass Tool to OEMs
With the introduction of Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), a computer must be validated as genuine prior to receiving security patches from Windows Update.
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18.10.2006 Windows Genuine Advantage Notification Wga crack 1.8.31.9
You should know by now that Microsoft enhanced Windows anti piracy measures with Genuine Advantage Wga 1.8.31.9.
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24.9.2008 Microsoft Releases Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Bypass Tool for OEM's
With the introduction of Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), a computer must be validated as genuine prior to receiving security patches from Windows Update.
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16.10.2006 Windows Genuine Advantage Validation - WGA Patcher v1.7.17.0 Crack
Windows Genuine Advantage Validation v1.7.17.0 Crack for Windows XP.
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27.2.2007 New WGA Update to Detect and Nuke Windows Vista SoftMod Activation Crack
Microsoft has decided to tighten the grip on ability for pirates and crackers to crack and bypass Windows Vista activation scheme, by releasing an WGA update to Windows Vista Ultimate Edition based system that will detect the presence of SoftMod hack activation exploit, which is currently been pioneered by Vista Loader. However, it’s unclear if the WGA technology update will indeed detect both SoftMod and Vista Loader, or just SoftMod activation crack, which is the predecessor version to much enhanced Vista Loader.
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26.2.2009 Windows Genuine Advantage Validation - WGA Validation Crack 1.9.9.1 (1.9.0009.1)
You can still use the WGA Patcher to get only Updates through Windows Update!
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19.2.2009 Google, Yahoo, Microsoft adopt same Web index tool
Search engine rivals Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are teaming up to make it easier for Web site owners to make sure their sites get included in the Web indexes, the companies are expected to announce Thursday.
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16.11.2006 About WGA, WGA Notifiction and WGA Patcher
Thanks to Matt for this article in our forum. Current WGA version- 1.5.723.1 As Of 12/18/06. Current WGA Patcher version-WGA Patcher Permanent Kit v1.0!
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19.2.2007 Windows Vista Stop Time Crack + Genuine file NEW CRACK
zapp2 report this next Windows Vista Stop Time Crack and Vista Genuine file NEW CRACK in
our forum. This is first Vista WGA crack.
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12.2.2007 Google Links Blog Search to Google News
Some time over the weekend Google put links to Google Blog Search on the front page of Google News and at the end of each news search results page.
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24.10.2006 Google Chrome - Web browser from Google
Google has released the very first beta of their new web browser, Google Chrome. Chrome is a browser that, for now at least, is focused on offering a full browsing experience within a minimalistic user interface.
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2.9.2008 Two Unofficial IE Patches Block Attacks
eWeek reports that two well-respected Internet security companies (eEye and Determina) have released unofficial patches to correct the vulnerability being exploited to load spyware, bots and Trojan downloaders on Windows machines.
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29.3.2006 Third-party Microsoft patches could get new life
It has been nearly three years since Microsoft moved to a monthly patch release schedule as a way to rein in some of the chaos that had begun to engulf its vulnerability reporting and repair efforts.
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1.8.2006 Microsoft Patches 23 Vulnerabilities
As part of its monthly security update cycle, Microsoft on Tuesday released a dozen security bulletins. Nine of them are tagged critical, the company's highest severity rating. The alerts give details of 20 flaws in Windows and three in Office, all of which Microsoft has now fixed.
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9.8.2006 Microsoft pulls four planned patches
Microsoft has pulled four bulletins from its announced list of Patch Tuesday fixes, but did not specify why it was backpedaling on the security releases.
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6.1.2007 Microsoft to release four critical patches
Microsoft announced plans Thursday to issue four "critical" security bulletins next week that address vulnerabilities in its Windows Mail, Internet Explorer and Windows XP.
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8.6.2007 Microsoft preps four Office patches
Microsoft is planning at least four security updates next week in its Patch Tuesday release for March.
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11.3.2008 Microsoft to supply ALL patches to All users
It’s time for Microsoft’s policy of tying the availability of Windows Updates to Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation to end.
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2.4.2009 No Critical Patches for Vista SP2
Come June 9, 2009, Microsoft plans to release no less than 10 security bulletins for various supported releases of Internet Explorer, Windows client and server operating systems and the Office System.
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5.6.2009 6 patches for July patch Tuesday
Microsoft on Tuesday will issue six security bulletins for patch Tuesday reports PC Magazine.
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11.7.2009 September 2009 Security Patches
This month MS released five critical bulletins to address vulnerabilities in Windows and protect customers from two types of threats.
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9.9.2009 Microsoft Delays 11 Patches To Push One
The company has made delivering the patch for the vulnerability cited in security bulletin MS06-040 its highest security priority, letting other patches slide until later, a program manager confirms.
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16.8.2006 Microsoft Patches 28 Security Flaws
Microsoft scaled back its October patch event by one on Tuesday, electing to release ten patches. Five patches are intended for Windows, the highest rating of those being critical; four for Office, with the highest rating also being critical; and one moderate patch for the .NET framework.
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12.10.2006 Microsoft Patches Windows Cursor Flaw
As expected, Microsoft has released security update MS07-017, which patches a critical vulnerability in Windows Animated Cursor Handling. The company says it was working on the fix since December, and has posted it early due to reports of attacks.
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4.4.2007 Exploits Hot on the Heels of Microsoft's Patches
Exploit code for two of Tuesday's patches have been posted to mailing lists by researchers. Exploits appeared within hours for two of the bugs that Microsoft Corp. fixed Tuesday.
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14.6.2007 Critical MS Office Patches Coming
It is likely that this batch of patches will finally provide cover for well-known—and already exploited—vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel.
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7.3.2008 Four important Microsoft patches due Tuesday
Microsoft will release four security patches for its Windows, Exchange, and SQL products next Tuesday, all rated "important."
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4.7.2008 Next "Patch Tuesday" to include 4 Critical Patches
For this month’s “Patch Tuesday” (September 9th) Microsoft is planning to release 4 critical updates.
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5.9.2008Even with Vista SP1, Hackers Still Crack WGA
The fact that Microsoft has relaxed its antipiracy mechanism built into Windows Vista concomitantly with the release of Service Pack 1 failed
to stop hackers from providing a crack for the latest version of Windows Genuine Advantage Validation. Various reports point out that Genuine
Advantage Validation and Notifications versions 1.7.69.1 (1.7.0069.1) and 1.7.69.2 released in March 2008, following the March 18 availability of
Windows Vista SP1 through Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center, have been cracked.
The workaround is designed to be integrated
with pirated copies of Windows XP and Windows Vista in order to render useless the WGA Validation mechanism. According to the reports, applying the
WGA crack will permit users of counterfeit versions of Windows to access and download items from Windows Update, Microsoft Download Center and
Microsoft Update. The pirated operating systems with the cracked WGA will pass all validations on Microsoft's websites and offer anything from
updates to applications that are restricted to users of genuine operating systems only.
neowin.net - 02.04.2008
Microsoft Releases WGA Bypass Tool to OEMs
With the introduction of
Windows Genuine Advantage
(WGA), a computer must be
validated as genuine prior to
receiving security patches
from Windows Update. Windows
must first be activated for
the validation tool to run,
however most system builders
do not activate computers on
behalf of the end user. This
poses a problem for system
builders who want to sell
systems pre-patched with
updates but not enable
automatic updates.
The System
Builder Bypass tool
(sbbypass.exe) will allow
system builders to download
and install critical updates
on new PCs without the
requirement to activate or
validate. Download the System
Builder Bypass tool. Need to
be member of OEM system
builder site.
The
System Builder Bypass tool is
to be used to assist system
builders with building a new
PC, and thus requires sysprep
to be running in factory mode.
An internet connection is
required to download critical
updates.
neowin.net - 18.10.2006
Microsoft Denies Kill Switch
Earlier this week there were
reports flying about that
Microsoft was actually using
the WGA as a means to shut off
pirates or anyone who doesn?t
comply with the update. The
people at Redmond now have
made a statement to dispel
those rumors.
Microsoft Corp. today denied
speculation that it plans to
cripple copies of Windows XP
for users who refuse to
install its controversial
antipiracy tool, Windows
Genuine Advantage (WGA).
All the WGA has
netted Microsoft at this point
is bad press and even a
lawsuit or two.
jcxp.net - 02.07.2006
Microsoft is to Push Out AntiPiracy Tool
Microsoft will soon start
pushing out a new version of
its controversial Windows
Genuine Advantage
Notifications antipiracy tool
to Windows XP users.
The updated WGA
Notifications package includes
additional changes in response
to continued criticism
Microsoft has faced over the
software, the company said
Tuesday. Microsoft in June
also updated the tool after
critics likened it to spyware
because it checked in with
Microsoft after each Windows
restart.
In the
latest update, Microsoft has
changed the installation
procedure of the tool so it's
clearer to people what it
does, said David Lazar,
director of the Windows
Genuine program at Microsoft.
In the original version, WGA
Notifications displayed only a
wordy user license, which
people don't typically read.
"We received a
lot of feedback that people
wanted more information when
the package came down through
Automatic Updates and was
offered to them," Lazar said.
The first screen of the new
version gives an introduction
to WGA Notifications in plain
English, explains the benefit
and the possible consequences
if the XP copy is pirated, he
said.
WGA
Notifications, part of
Microsoft's effort to combat
software piracy, displays
alerts on systems running
illegitimately acquired copies
of Windows. Users get the tool
the same way they receive
security updates, via
Automatic Updates or Windows
Update. Microsoft plans to
push out a new version about
every three to four months,
Lazar said.
"It
is necessary because we
continue to discover new,
compromised product keys,"
Lazar said. "We want to
update our notifications and
validation tool from time to
time to also check for those
compromised keys."
jcxp.net - 29.11.2006
Microsoft Pledge: No More WGA Funny Business
Microsoft has been painstakingly reviewing the operations and procedures behind its Windows Genuine Advantage license validation tool, with a view to
ironing out glitches that have cause problems for legitimate Windows users. Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) is designed to combat piracy by installing
software on users' PC that periodically checks to see if their version of Windows is authentic before allowing them to download updates.
In a Tuesday Weblog entry, Alex Kochis, senior product manager in the Windows Genuine Advantage group, said the WGA team has been studying its WGA
operations and processes and will handle future WGA issues more efficiently than it has in the past. WGA has been a source of much frustration for
users since it was launched in 2005, and recent incidents have fanned the flames of WGA loathing among Microsoft's customers and partners.
The WGA team has changed the way it rolls out updates to the back-end servers and has also been shoring up the infrastructure on which WGA is
based. In addition to revamping its monitoring of WGA servers, Microsoft is also implementing 24x7 customer support and phone based technical support
to its North American customers, Kochis wrote.
neowin.net - 22.11.2007
Google partners with calendaring tool for its online apps
In a move to draw small business users away from services such as Microsoft Outlook and Exchange, Google today announced the TimeBridge collaborative
calendar tool will be made compatible with Google Enterprise Professional...
betanews.com - 14.02.2008
WGA newest setting: "you might be a pirate"
Windows Genuine Advantage is
an anti-piracy tool loathed by
many, tolerated by some, and
even appreciated by others.
How you feel about it may
depend in part on whether or
not you've been caught in its
snares: the "authentic
software" validation tool is
known to have falsely
identified thousands of
"pirated" Vista installs.
As Microsoft steps up
its war against piracy, the
company has decided to
slightly nuance Windows
Genuine Advantage (WGA).
Rather than identify users as
either in the clear or not,
the company has added a third
classification for users who
set off some, but not all of
WGA's undisclosed
piracy-detection
functionality. Users will now
find that Windows XP installs
are labeled as genuine,
non-genuine or "not
sure."
While
Microsoft has not responded to
requests for comment, it's
quite obvious what is going on
here: Microsoft has added
"not sure" as a way of
cutting down on the number of
false positives associated
with WGA. As many as one in
five PCs were failing WGA
checks, but this new setting
should both reduce this and
give Microsoft the chance to
investigate further the kinds
of things that are landing
folks in the "not sure"
category.
neowin.net - 28.02.2007
Microsoft Remedies 14 Flaws in Nine Patches
Microsoft fixed a total of 14
flaws across 9 patches on
Tuesday, with six of those
patches reaching critical
status. While the number of
patches is far from the
Redmond company's record,
this month could prove
difficult for administrators...
betanews.com - 15.08.2007
Google Releases Free SketchUp
Tool
Continuing its tradition of
acquiring companies and
releasing their software for
free, Google on Thursday
released Google SketchUp, a
version of the popular 3D
modeling tool for personal
use. SketchUp can be used for
creating, viewing and editing
3D designs...
betanews.com - 27.04.2006
Google launches beta of media buying tool for advertisers
After a rocky start yesterday, when an announcement of its announcement was un-announced and a conference Web page was taken down, Google has launched
an invitation-only beta of an online advertising campaign assistance tool for buyers...
betanews.com - 25.06.2008
Microsoft Responds to WGA
Concerns
Microsoft late Friday publicly
responded to widespread
reports that a recent change
to its Windows Genuine
Advantage program caused the
software to contact Microsoft
servers on a daily basis. The
company says it will soon
release an update to make WGA
only call home every 14 days...
betanews.com - 10.06.2006
BSkyB Shuts Video Service
After DRM Crack
A crack in the digital rights
management software for
Windows Media has caused a
British television network to
suspend its movie and sports
content download service while
it updates the DRM on its
files...
betanews.com - 13.09.2006
Google introduces an Apps tool for sending forms via e-mail
This morning, Google unveiled an intriguing new collaboration feature that lets users embed forms in their e-mails. It involves the company's
existing Spreadsheet platform, and it could be a new tool to expand its online apps' user base...
betanews.com - 08.02.2008
Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA
Microsoft launched its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) anti-piracy program in early summer 2006. Its first year was, to put it charitably, a disaster.
An epic fail. A big fat F on the years report card.
A certain amount of error is inevitable in any activation and registration
system, but those numbers were clearly too high when WGA first rolled out. In an interview last week, Microsoft WGA director Alex Kochis tacitly
acknowledged that fact, pointing out that śweve made major strides in the accuracy of the programť in the past two years.
winbeta.org - 05.09.2008
It's time for Microsoft to supply ALL patches to All users
It’s time for Microsoft’s policy of tying the availability of Windows Updates to Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation to end.
Brian Livingston writing for Windows Secrets had the following to say...
winbeta.org - 02.04.2009
Microsoft releasing 4 security patches on Tuesday
Microsoft has posted a security bulletin advanced notice on their website, detailing 4 patches to be released on Tuesday, February the 10th,
addressing security issues within their Windows operating systems. The patches, targeted at Internet Explorer 7, Exchange, SQL and Visio, are rated
by Microsoft as critical (for the first two) and important (for the other two). These will cover a range of operating systems, including Windows 2000
SP4, Windows XP SP2/3, Windows Server 2003/2008 and Windows Vista SP1. Additionally, Microsoft has stated "Microsoft will release an updated version
of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services, and the Download
Center".
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neowin.net - 06.02.2009
Hackers Find New Vista Activation Crack
With all the talk about
Microsoft's stepped up
efforts to curb piracy through
Vista's new activation
methods, it may all be for
naught after some crafty
hackers figured out a way to
crack the Vista Activation
Server...
betanews.com - 09.12.2006
Microsoft Remains Silent on AutoPatcher
Yesterday morning an Internet Investigator representing Microsoft called me at home requesting that Neowin cease all activity with AutoPatcher, a
program headed by Antonis Kaladis and endorsed by Neowin for little under 4 years. Antonis received a standard take down request email through his
AutoPatcher.com email address. We complied by pulling the forums on Neowin and the download page at AutoPatcher.com.
The news was quickly
picked up by the likes of CNET, Slashdot and others but as of this posting we are yet to receive any sort of clear explanation as to why this decision
was made 3 years after the program had been widely adopted by Neowin members, computer magazines and the industries system admins who use the program
to speed up the installing of corporate machines.
A Microsoft Featured Communities representative as well as the Internet Investigator
handling the case has pledged to look into the situation to find out exactly what prompted this sudden move. The only short explanation offered was
the possibility of delivering malicious files with the package, something the AutoPatcher team has never done.
Updates which require WGA
(Windows Genuine Advantage) validation are included, and can be installed (since the WGA validation only takes place on the machine that downloads
them, not the one that is installing them) which theoretically bypasses the validation check users would normally have to go through if updating
through Windows Update. Antonis had asked when WGA became common if this would affect the AutoPatcher project and the concept of administrative
updates and a Microsoft representative said "No", arguing that the purpose behind WGA was mostly educational. The WGA tool itself (the one offered
by Windows Update as a critical update) is included in AutoPacher, though not marked for installation by default.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 30.08.2007
Windows Genuine Advantage: Learning and Improving
WGA Team: While some time has passed since the WGA temporary service outage we had back in August, I wanted to share some more about what we've
learned since then and the steps we've been taking to prevent this sort of thing from happening again.
First off, we've been
taking another hard look at our operations and the tools and processes we use to run the validation service for WGA, and we've made some changes
including to how we roll out updates to the back-end servers (it was a specific upgrade to our system that analyzes product keys that caused the issue
in August) and we've been adding to and improving the tools used to make sure our infrastructure is solid. As part of that, we've revamped the
monitoring that is used to track what's happening within our server infrastructure so that we can identify potential problems faster - ideally before
any customer gets impacted. But also as part of that, we've been making changes in how we can help our customers when an issue does arise that
impacts them.
winbeta.org - 22.11.2007
Microsoft Adds Firefox Support
to WGA
Firefox users may still be out
of the luck when it comes to
Windows Update, but they can
now download files from
Microsoft that require Windows
Genuine Advantage validation
thanks to a new plug-in. WGA
checks to make sure the
Windows license is legit and
is now a requirement on the
Microsoft Download Center...
betanews.com - 17.11.2005
