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Microsoft security just a myth? |
NEW DELHI: Breaching the much touted "impenetrable" Window Genuine Advantage
(WGA) of Microsoft, an Indian researcher has shown the global software leader
how fragile its claims were.
Bangalore-based Debasis Mohanty has cracked WGA through an "easy-to-exploit"
weakness in the software for generating illegal copies of the Windows XP
programme.
Microsoft confirmed the claims of Mohanty, but sought to
downplay it saying, "It represents very little threat." A company spokesperson
said they did expect counterfeiters to try a number of different methods to
circumvent safeguards provided by WGA.
WGA is an anti-piracy programme
that keeps a tab on consumers whether they are running legitimately licensed
copies of Windows XP.
Mohanty has posted a detailed proof-of-concept
programme on the high-profile security mailing list of the software giant,
showing how the WGA validation check can be tricked to generate key codes for
use on illegal copies of the software.
Using a secondary Microsoft
validation tool called 'genuinecheck.Exe', Mohanty claims to have made it
possible for people to trick the safeguard mechanism and download and run the
supposedly restricted software from Microsoft's download centre, he said.
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Dr Death won't testify: Attorney |
WASHINGTON: An Indian-American physician who has been given the
headline-grabbing nickname "Dr Death" by the Australian media will not go to
testify before a commission of inquiry Down Under because "he has been held
guilty without trial in a racist atmosphere" his American attorney has said.
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Tips for newcomers in USA |
New to USA? Here are some tips for you to get used to here
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Miandad's son to marry Dawood's daughter |
New Delhi, June 17: Former Pakistan cricket captain Javed Miandad's son
and the daughter of India's most wanted man, Dawood Ibrahim, are
expected to tie the knot in Dubai shortly, privileged sources here say.
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Sania Mirza through second round at Wimbeldon |
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LONDON: Teenager Sania Mirza became the first Indian woman to reach
the second round of Wimbledon with a 6-3, 3-6, 8-6 victory over Japan's Akiko
Morigami on Monday.
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Advani?s exit will make BJP pure: VHP |
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Ahmedabad: Upping the ante against BJP chief L K Advani for his
controversial praise of Pakistan founder M A Jinnah, the VHP on Monday demanded
his resignation from the party saying this would make the organisation pure. |
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Smart cards for migrant Indian workers |
The government today said it proposed to issue smart cards in about a
month's time and set up a 24-hour Helpline for migrant Indian labour to
protect them from 'exploitation'
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RSS says, Indira praise was mere reference |
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New Delhi: Caught on the wrong foot over its chief K S Sudarshan’s praise
for late prime minister Indira Gandhi, the RSS on Monday sought to clarify his
remarks saying he had not complimented her leadership and had only referred to a
"glimpse" of courage she showed during the Bangladesh War. |
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