Microsoft Genuine Advantage Cracked in 24 Hours

jrobie writes "It looks like mandatory validation of your Windows XP license is now voluntary again. A simple hack has been found that disables the check. BoingBoing has the story. "

bwahahah

[1336.5]

Quality programming I tell you. Quality!

Great!

[Luscious868]

Let's post it on Slashdot for all to see so Microsoft will find out about it and make it harder to get around!

Not for long

[zoomba]

That one will be fixed pronto in a "critical" security fix.

Get the hack here!

[Anonymous Coward]

Download the hack here,

http://www.linux.org/ [linux.org]

Re:I can't believe I was actually worried about th

[Anonymous Coward]

Wait. You were scared?

The pirates be losin' their cuttin' edge, arr.

[supersocialist]

I mean, seriously, I expected a crack out much sooner. What's it been, six hours?

YES...

[ohyedoggies]

my bootleg vmware running bootleg Windows XP setup is back in action!

Shocking stas gathered by program

[FerretFrottage]

...after users attempted to update, MS found out that there is actually only 1 registered copy of Windows XP.

Simpsons flashback

[NinjaFodder]

Am I the only person that can see Martin from the Simpsons pointing and saying, "Ha ha!"?

Re:Great!

[youknowmewell]

Don't worry, nobody will be seeing it for the next day or so; it was posted on /.!

Re:I can't believe I was actually worried about th

[daxomatic]

well,

hahahahaha
after reading this http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=new+windo ws+Vista&btnG=Search [google.com]
Introducing Windows Vista(TM). It enables a new level of confidence in your PC and
in your ability to get the most out of it

LOL
ROFL
hahahahaha
etc ect

Re:I can't believe I was actually worried about th

[AKAImBatman]

as simple as the kids over at Microsoft who decided to implement an anti-piracy measure utilizing javascript without any input validation.

You mean I don't even have to hold down the Shift key? ;-)

That answers that..

[jav1231]

I guess they've answered "Can Open Source and Commercial Software Coexist?" with a YES, and added a HOW!

Re:bwahahah

[MightyMartian]

Balmer: "What are you going to do tonight, Brain?"

Gates: "Same thing we do every night, Stinky. TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!"

Re:Simpsons flashback

[Anonymous Coward]

most likely...considering that's Nelson's trademark.

Re:Article Text

[MightyMartian]

I love these sorts of vulnerabilities. Maybe we should look for "GiveMeRootPriveleges=NO" and "SendMeTenMillionDollarsInUnmarkedBills=NO". Maybe there's a "FormatEveryHardDriveInRedmondAndInstallRedhat=NO" .

Re:I can't believe I was actually worried about th

[Monkelectric]

The original text of that site read:

Introducing Windows Vista(TM). It enables a new level of confidence in your PC and in your ability to get the most out of *YOU*.

But

[QMO]

If they come from Microsoft, they're OK. Microsoft is trustworthy.

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Re:Great!

[silicon not in the v]

Got it? Most of us could probably have found this just as easily if it had not been posted on /., but now it is, so it's that much easier to find, which means it will be brought to MS's attention that much more quickly, which means they will have a fix for this work around that much sooner.

Ha ha! When I read that I thought, "Oh, you mean like we've been openly, publicly blasting them for all of their programming vulnerabilities and horrible security model, and the incredibly stupid practices of putting ease-of-use over stability or security? Yeah, that has resulted in them jumping right on it and issuing fixes for those things. NOT!"

Re:Great!

[robertjw]

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

That is just the silliest expression ever. Why have a cake if you aren't going to eat it? If I don't have a cake, who's cake can I eat? I'm pretty sure people get irritated if I go around stealing their cake and eating it. Don't think the whole "You can't have your cake and eat it too." argument is going to get me out of cake stealing jail.

Windows Vista will be even harder to crack

[WillAffleckUW]

instead of

javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all')

you have to use

javascript:void(window.g_sEnableAltOS='Linus')

Re:Great!

[kawika]

Sure, but Microsoft is certain to see it tomorrow when it's posted as a dup!

Re:WTF

[BaudKarma]

Asking people to think before they post has the potential to spoil a lot of my entertainment.

Microsoft's channelling Dennis Farina...

[RoadWarriorX]

"Hey, it's OK. We're authorized."

Re:I can't believe I was actually worried about th

[rbgaynor]

Microsoft has admitted that was a typo, what they meant was:

Introducing Windows Vista(TM). It enables a new level of confidence in your PC and in our ability to get the most out of *YOU*.

OB: Soviet Russia Joke

[ArielMT]

In Soviet Russia, ... oh you beat me to it. Nuts.

It's worth it!

[Anonymous Coward]

Genuine advantage may seem like a pisser... But oh, is it ever worth it. Heck, for participating in the Genuine Advantage program myself, I was able to download this terrific program called "Match Up [microsoft.com]" FOR FREE! What an amazing game. Wow. It was soooooo worth it.

Re:If you bought a computer with...

[Anonymous Coward]

All this is academic.

That's not really the word that comes to mind when one reads your post...

Prediction

[Spy der Mann]

Sadly, Microsoft will issue a new version of Genuine Advantage that disables the hack and make you use the new version before you can use Microsoft update

To appear tomorrow on Slashdot:

javascript:void(window.g_sWGACheckVersion='2.0')

Re:bwahahah

[soxos]

Balmer: "What are you going to do tonight, Brain?" Gates: "Same thing we do every night, Stinky. TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!" Stinky? Do you mean Pinky?

You don't know Balmer very well, apparently

Re:I can't believe I was actually worried about th

[Anonymous Coward]

So if you want to frame your next door neighbor, you can put his address as the OEM that sold you the pirated version! :-)

Re:Windows Vista will be even harder to crack

[hacker]

javascript:void(window.g_sEnableAltOS='Linus')

When did Linus turn into an OS?

Re:I can't believe I was actually worried about th

[QuantaStarFire]

3. Print cover on CD.

*looks at his shiny WinXP CD, all nice and holographic*

Uhm...how do I copy this?