Re: [Full-disclosure] Defeating Microsoft WGA Validation Check

From: Justin Allen (jallen_at_logicaldevelopments.com.au)
Date: 05/24/05

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    Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 10:57:15 +0800
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    This was posted on xillioncomputers.com on May 9 and can be found at:
    http://www.xillioncomputers.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=336

    The timestamp they are referring to has nothing to do with the
    application you download, WGA does not do anything to the application.
    It simply "verifies" your copy of windows and allows you to download the
    application. The timestamp is quite simply to make sure you do not use
    the same code over and over and that you generate a new one each time
    you want to download something from the Microsoft download center.

    Do not claim this as your own, I discovered this weeks ago.

    Justin Allen (a.k.a. poedguy)
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