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April 28, 2006 Workaround for Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications lets users temporarily disable the antipiracy tool. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, antipiracy, workaround, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

October 8, 2007 Software giant says security reasons were behind the move, but it could help in the race against rival browser Firefox. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, market share, validation, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., Web browser, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

April 24, 2006 Expands program to alert people who run illegal copies of Windows and starts a campaign to fight Office piracy. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, alert, Automatic Update, antipiracy, copy, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC

April 12, 2007 Hack may allow users to bypass antipiracy feature, but no action is planned yet, according to a post on the Windows Genuine Advantage blog. TAGS: product activation, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, product key, hacker, blog, Microsoft Corp., post, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

May 23, 2005 Using a tool from Microsoft, it is possible to get around the company's piracy test, a researcher says. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, piracy, representative, researcher, copy, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., key, Microsoft Windows, operating system, security, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

July 17, 2006 Company removes Private Folders 1.0 from site following outcry. But the add-on remains available through the weekend, into Monday. TAGS: headache, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, add-on, software company, Microsoft Corp., password, operating system, Microsoft Windows

August 6, 2005 Yet another way emerges to bypass Microsoft's validation tool meant to stop people with the pirated OS from getting downloads. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, piracy, antipiracy, representative, check, ActiveX, software company, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Firefox, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

July 5, 2006 The tug-of-war between software makers and those who'd steal or break their software, and between users and those who'd steal their identities. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, identity theft, antipiracy, software company, blog, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer

September 19, 2005 The software giant used tips from customers to target eight companies in five states that allegedly sold pirated software. TAGS: reseller, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, lawsuit, piracy, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

July 5, 2006 Plaintiffs in latest lawsuit say antipiracy Windows Genuine Advantage program acts as "spyware." TAGS: lawsuit, antipiracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., spyware, Microsoft Windows

June 20, 2006 The software pushes ahead with a piracy check tool for Windows as some users complain about system troubles and unwanted data collection. TAGS: antipiracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, hack, reader, Microsoft Corp., method, PC, security, Microsoft Windows

July 29, 2005 Hackers publish a second way to bypass Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage, its newly launched antipiracy software. TAGS: antipiracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, JavaScript, method, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

June 27, 2006 Along with a new release of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications, Microsoft shares how to remove the controversial antipiracy tool. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, antipiracy, Automatic Update, representative, Microsoft Corp., software company, instruction, uninstall, security, Microsoft Windows

June 8, 2006 Company vows to notify people better about Windows Genuine Advantage's check-in feature, as a critic likens it to spyware. TAGS: antipiracy, blog posting, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, company representative, blog, spyware, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC

May 22, 2006 Microsoft antipiracy exec says the company would rather educate than punish users of pirated software. TAGS: antipiracy, asset management, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

August 29, 2007 AutoPatcher project "probably history," its project manager says, leaving Microsoft to be sole distributor of its software updates. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, project manager, network security, Microsoft Corp., patch management, post, security, Microsoft Windows

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