Still running Windows or Office that you downloaded from random sites? That might be riskier than you think. Cracked software often hides viruses, trojans, or ransomware that can steal your data, hack ...

Microsoft has renamed its anti-piracy technology and, starting with Windows 7, will downplay the components that enraged users in the past, a company manager said today. Windows Genuine Advantage, or ...

When will the last genuine copy of Windows XP fail to successfully run Microsoft's ever-growing gauntlet of anti-piracy weapons? If you think about, it would seem to be just a matter of time until all ...

Microsoft Corp.’s program for testing whether a PC is running a genuine copy of Windows, known as Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), has drawn considerable fire from users since it was launched last ...

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