Humpty Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 About half of the downloads claiming to be free versions of Microsoft's Vista operating system are actually malicious Trojan horse software, warned security vendor DriveSentry. With Vista's consumer launch just days away, hackers have been bombarding discussion boards with offers of "cracked" versions of Windows Vista, which are being distributed on peer-to-peer networks, said John Lynch, vice president of sales and marketing for DriveSentry. These posts offer downloads of the operating system that skip Vista's activation process, created by Microsoft to prevent users from running illegal copies. Users who fall for the scam can end up with some pretty nasty problems, according to Lynch. DriveSentry researchers have found malicious key-logging software and spyware on about half of the downloads it has examined recently, he said. Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators TwistedMetal Posted January 26, 2007 Moderators Share Posted January 26, 2007 I wouldn't download it, if I could. I don't think it's worth the time that it takes to download. Your Friendly Neighborhood Piriform Forum Moderator Quick Links: CCleaner Products | CCleaner Documentation | Knowledge Center | Downloads | Lost License Key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XanaTos112 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 a friend has asked me to download it for him........yay....... Who watches The Watchmen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burtman Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 when has mickeysoft allowed you to download entire operating systems anyhow? Or am I really missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators TwistedMetal Posted January 27, 2007 Moderators Share Posted January 27, 2007 When XP was first coming out. You could dl the an ISO of XP Pro (Corp.), it came with cracks and all that good stuff. Your Friendly Neighborhood Piriform Forum Moderator Quick Links: CCleaner Products | CCleaner Documentation | Knowledge Center | Downloads | Lost License Key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_Age Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 lol, this brings me back with Windows 98SE. I remember back when I used Kazaa and I was a fool and now I've learned my lesson and yes... still today by UTorrent and P2P still offer Windows Xp Professional Sp2 by ISO or .EXE for download. Thankful my friend gave me a bought copy. Though it's rarely to find Windows Xp Home Edition by P2P or even Torrents Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Edition | COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 with 4 120mm Blue LED FANS 1 Regular 120MM FAN and a Custom Window Side Panel | AMD Athlon II x4 2.6GHZ Stock| XIGMATEK HDT-S963 92mm | ASRock A780GXE/128 | G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) @800MHZ | CF 2 XFX 4850 1GB @GPU940/MEM1005 | 320GB/OS 160GB/Storage HDDs | LG CD/DVD SATA | Rosewill 600W 2 12v Rail@44 | Ccleaner, Defraggler | Malwarebytes', SUPERAnti-Spyware | Avira AntiVir Personal | Google Chrome v3/4, IE8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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