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[Hyoushi]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/29/wga_cracked/

Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Programme has been cracked only days after the software giant activated the antipiracy scheme. Since the service went live on Monday (25 July), Windows users wishing to receive software updates from the Microsoft Download Centre or from Windows Update were obliged to join the WGA authentication program.

Users are prompted to download an ActiveX control that checks the authenticity of their Windows software and, if Windows is validated, stores a download key on the PC for future verification. But hackers have developed a simple one line hack which turns off the trigger for the key check, allowing users to get around the requirement to verify their serial number before using Windows Update.

Poor MS. Heh.

 

[MIMIC]

What the hell took them so long?

 

[Brannon]

They were eating octodogs, DUH. Don't rush an octodog feast!

 

[ToxicAdam]

How embarrassing that it only took one line of code.

 

[DarienA]

It was actually cracked in less than 24 hours.

 

[Lord Error]

If that's some kind of javascript line that you paste in IE, I've seen that hack about a week before WGA actually went online.

 

[Ecrofirt]

I've got a genuine copy of windows, but I'd love to see exactly what you have to do to get past this.

 

[Lord Error]

What I described above is a javascript: line that sets some kind of cookie that tricks IE into thinking you have genuine windows.

I'm not sure if that's the actual trick. I've also seen a picture of someone just disabling the activex control for WGA, but surely that wouldn't work.

 

[Ecrofirt]

yea, I just found it after some searching. Apparantly you just paste a javascript line into your address bar, and it works :lol

 

[Killthee]

I'm not sure if that's the actual trick. I've also seen a picture of someone just disabling the activex control for WGA, but surely that wouldn't work.

It does work...

 

[Ecrofirt]

How the hell do you disable the activex control?

I haven't used IE in so long, I've got no idea.

 

[The Faceless Master]

tools -> internet options -> programs -> manage addons

 

[Ruzbeh]

It does work...

:lol

Dear Microsoft, please stop trying, kthx.

 

[Fatalah]

So if you verify ONCE, you don't have to verify ever again?