[*] Potential pirates, not Vista, get cracked

35 days before Windows XP was officially released, a pirated key, called the
"devils0wn", began circulating around the web which allowed users to run a
pirated copy of the operating system. Since then, the key has been used
thousands of times and is now a part of Windows XP history. Trying to follow
in devils0wn's footsteps, a new crack for Windows Vista is rumored to have
become available. Called "Windows Vista All Versions Activation 21.11.06",
the key reportedly unlocks any version of Vista. Sounds great for pirates,
right? Maybe it is, depending where you stand on software piracy.

Those who download "Windows Vista All Versions Activation 21.11.06" will end
up with anything but a cracked version of Vista. The file is neither a crack
nor key generator, but it is a trojan installer that installs the malware
known as "Trojan-PSW.Win32.LdPinch.aze." According to APC Magazine, most
antivirus scanners will recognize the trojan, but NOD32 and Norton's latest
signatures do not.

While most of us dread the thought of a new piece of malware in the wild,
it's hard not to like the motive behind this trojan. Nevertheless, any
propagation of malware is a bad thing so I'm happy to hear that most
scanners can stop this one.

http://arstechnica.com/journals/mic.../12/5/6183

Jose Manuel Tella Llop
MVP - Windows
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