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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, validation, market share, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, security, Microsoft Windows

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, post, network security, patch management, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

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, OEM, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, product key, Microsoft Windows Vista, security feature, post, blog, hacker, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., operating system, security, Microsoft Windows

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, piracy, copy, antipiracy, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office, security, PC

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

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, copy, Microsoft Windows Update, representative, researcher, Microsoft Corp., key, Microsoft Windows, technique, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, security, PC

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: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, antipiracy, hack, reader, Microsoft Corp., method, Microsoft Windows, PC, security

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

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, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, blog posting, spyware, company representative, blog, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security, PC

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