Re: Activation period Expired

"Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*o*m> wrote in message
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> "Al Smith" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> "Philippe L. Balmanno" <plb2862@côx.nét> wrote in message
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> >>
> >>>> Look for program called WPA_Kill.exe in google search.
> >>>>
> >>>> "Ruben" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >>>> news:118101c54de8$f7f18840$a401280a@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>>
> >>>>>>I let time go by fast and my actiavtion expired on win xp
> >>>>>> is there away to get into windows without formating?
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> >>
> >> I don't know if this program works as advertised but I do know if you
do
> >> a Google search for it many of the links will attempt to install
trojans
> >> and spyware. I just tried it using Firefox. Many of the sites tried to
> >> install stuff. Internet Explorer, unless the security is set very tight
> >> would have been infected. I would not advise anyone to follow
Phillipe's
> >> advice unless you are sure you can defend against the attacks some of
> >> these sites mount.
> >>
> >> Kerry
> >
> > Bloody hell. Microsoft would love everyone to believe this FUD. The
> > program works perfectly. It takes about two seconds to run it. Product
> > activation annoyances go away forever and don't come back. There's an
> > older version that only works for XP SP1 and earlier; and a newer
version
> > that works for SP2 and earlier. Probably most sites only carry the newer
> > version, so confusion is unlikely.
> >
> > Anyone who has their browser set up so that they are in danger of
getting
> > infected by viruses or trojans just by visiting a Web site doesn't know
> > how to set up their browser. Here's a tip for the terminally clueless
....
> > turn off all the Micro***. All the garbage Microsoft has running by
> > default in the background. The Java. The JavaScript. The Active X. The
> > Active Scripting. The Scripting *anything*. Then you won't be in any
> > danger of getting infected. If the site you visit tries to force you to
> > turn this crap back on before you can view it, that's a warning sign. Go
> > to a different site.
> >
> > When you download a copy of WPA_Kill.exe, run it through an antivirus
with
> > the latest updates to make sure it is clean. That's only common sense.
You
> > should do that for any executable file you download before running it.
>
> I made no comment about the program itself. I don't know if it works and I
> said just that.
>
> I wanted to warn people about the danger of going to some of the sites
that
> showed up in a google search for it. A lot of the people on this newsgroup
> are not very technically savvy. As you say, if you know what you are doing
> you are relatively safe. Unfortunately at lot of people don't know what
they
> are doing. Are computers for the elite only? If someone is going to make a
> public post that could cause harm to someone's computer they should post a
> warning with it. Two of the sites actively attacked my computer, scanning
> ports, popups trying to entice me to run exe files, trying known IE
> exploits, even trying the mozilla IDN exploit. They were not friendly
sites.
>
> Kerry
>
>

Agreed. Anytime anyone seeks to openly search for something illegal or
immoral on the internet risks what you describe. The risk is much higher in
this category, as opposed to something legitimate. Typical are windows
product keys, activation kill programs, entire movies, and nudity. A safe
site should have been provided, even if its not legit software. But, the
reason for not mentioning the site location is self-explanatory to most.
So, here we are. Your warning will probably go unheeded by many poorly
protected PC users.


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