Re: XPSP2 180day EULA expiration trojan
From: AJJ2004 (AJJ2004_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/17/04
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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 11:13:03 -0700
Try out the ASR feature in XP and then undo it and you'll see nothing of the
likes of your former computer. Who's to know if an ASR is built into this
XPSP2 release which would do just such a thing to carry out it's expiration
promise?
"Juergen Heinzl" wrote:
>
> "Alex" <ajj2004@sbcglobal.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:879301c49615$e5683d30$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >I do not remember the exact day of my xpsp2 installation.
> > The XPSP2 EULA says" YOUR RIGHT TO USE THE SOFTWARE
> > SHALL BE
> > EFFECTIVE FROM THE DATE YOU FIRST
> > INSTALL THE SOFTWARE ON ANY DEVICE
> > FOR A PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED AND
> > EIGHTY (180) DAYS. THE SOFTWARE IS TIME
> > SENSITIVE AND WILL NOT FUNCTION UPON
> > EXPIRATION OF THE 180 DAY PERIOD.
> [-]
> > I dont know the expiration date, and because the above
> > notice implies destruction to my data if not removed
> > prior to the expiry(like a trojan horse),
> [-]
> Oh please ...
>
> > can someone tell me what will happen to my computer and my
> > data and also what I need to do to prevent further trojans such as
> > this from infecting my computer.
> [-]
> All your data will be sucked up by a black hole and your computer
> will melt its way straight through the core of the earth and pop up
> somewhere in China of course.
>
> Maybe though you'd just install the final version of SP2 as otherwise
> you may need to copy your data from your HD using a boot CD,
> DOS / NTFS reader combo or some other OS that can handle NTFS.
>
> *Intentional* destruction of your data by some arbitrary piece of software
> could be considered an act of computer sabotage by the way.
>
> OT: Do you happen to know how to spell "exaggeration"?
> Juergen
>
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