Monday, January 07, 2008

Windows Vista cracking!!!! Is it possible???

Today piracy is the greatest problem for Software Vendors.Software pirates began looking for ways to prey on Windows Vista long before its launch.Microsoft may have outsmarted them for the time being,but the pirates are persevering in their efforts.In this post we will come to know about the various techniques used by the hackers to crack the Windows Vista’s copy protection.
NOTE:The cracks that are to be discussed in this post are only meant for informative purpose and should not be used under any circumstances.People using this information for illegal purposes can land up being penalized under the anti-piracy laws.

The Frankenstein Build:
This strike came long before the launch of Windows Vista when it was in the Beta stage.Since this Vista was protected by the XP-era WGA scheme,cracking it was not a tough job for the pirates.However in the final release the protection was made far superior and uncrackable.The pirates tried to incorporate the cracked beta test routine into the final Vista version.This didn’t hold for very long,simply because even after doing this ,Windows update would recognize Vista as a beta version.So this technique was outsmarted by Microsoft.

Timestop:
Very simple and effective method in which it simply stopped the operating system from counting down the 30-day activation period,effectively allowing one to use it without ever activating it.Unfortunately,the Timestop had a slight flaw.It didn’t allow Vista to be updated and Vista does not work without security updates.

Rearm:
Designed to help system administrators who have to deal with hundreds of machines at once,this one also extends the 30-day period.Unfortunately since it’s an official command,it is of limited use.It can only be used four times,so once 120 days are up,Vista refuses to extend the period any further.

KMS Server:
An acronym for Key Management Service,KMS is software offered to corporate clients.This was intended to work hand-in-hand with Microsoft’s ‘Volume Activation 2.0’ scheme for business and enterprise-level customers.KMS eliminates the need for each individual computer to connect directly to Microsoft for authentication,acting as an activation proxy that enables or activates all other workstations.If Microsoft decides to get tough on this workaroud,it could refuse to activate all KMSes,meaning that even genuine clients would not be able to use it anymore.

Key Generators:
Key generators simply create random serial numbers and activation keys from their database that matchWindows Vista’s genuine keys.Fortunately for Microsoft,generating keys is no child’s play,and it takes quite a while to produce a combination that will work.And besides,the application’s database has a limited number of keys which is easily outclassed by Microsoft’s database of genuine keys.But the biggest downside is that while the key might work on a local machine,it also needs to be verified online with Microsoft.

OEM-BIOS:
Major computer manufacturers can pre-activate thousands of computers at a time by placing a special marker in the machines BIOSes.It has been proved that replacing your BIOS with one from one of these manufacturers will allow you to install Vista on any machine without needing to activate it.Microsoft has so far avoided persuing hackers who modify their BIOSes,simply because the effort and risk involved are enough to deter people.Besides,this isn’t a method that can easily be duplicated across a large number of machines.Paradox:
Paradox is named after the hacker group that came up with this one.It is simply a driver that one can install under Vista that intercepts the identification requesta to the BIOS.It simulates a real OEM BIOS so you don’t have to mess with any hardware.Since it has brrn identified,it most probably won’t work for vey long.

Vista Loader:
Now this one is a boot loader that works much like the Paradox driver.A special boot manager emulates the entire BIOS,which reports to Vista that it is installing on an OEM computer.In the case of this hack too,it’s just a matter of time until Microsoft identifies and disables the software.


Though software pirates have managed to find or create work-arounds to activate Vista illegitimately,Microsoft is keeping a stringent check on Vista activation.The real question is whether the hackers or code crackers will be persistent or not.We’ll have to wait and watch.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

facts of the richest man on earth!!!


So I was searching for some information about the “man”, and found this funny information, its a list of how rich is Mr.Bill Gates and come to think of it, Gates sure is the luckiest man of earth. He has all the money in the world and why Mr.Gates did not register his own domain name for www.billgates.com, now we know why Mr.Gates is no match for Google.


So much for the title “King of Computers”
1. Bill Gates earns US$250 every SECOND, that’s about US$20 Million a DAY and US$7.8 Billion a YEAR!
2. If he drops a thousand dollars, he won’t even bother to pick it up because during the 4 seconds he picks it, he would’ve already earned it back.
3. The US national debt is about 5.62 trillion dollars, if Bill Gates were to pay the debt by himself; he will finish it in less then 10 years.
4. He can donate US$15 to everyone on earth but still be left with US$5 Million for his pocket money.
5. Michael Jordan is the highest paid athlete in US. If he dosen’t drink and eat, and keeps up his annual income i.e. US$30 Million, he’ll have to wait for 277 years to become as rich as Bill Gates is now.
6. If Bill Gates was a country, he would be the 37th richest country on earth.
7. If you change all of Bill Gate’s money to US$1 notes , you can make a road from the earth to moon, 14 times back and forth.But you have to make that road non-stop for 1,400 years, and use a total of 713 BOEING 747 planes to transport all the money.
8. Bill Gates is 40 this year. If we assume that he will live for another 35 years, he has to spend US$6.78 Million per day to finish all his money before he goes to heaven.Last but not the least the best one!!
9. If Microsoft Windows’ users can claim US$1 for every time their computers hang because of Microsoft Windows, Bill Gates will be bankrupt in 3 years.



But did you all know how much effort he took to get there well he was a bussiness minded person right form scratch, he sold his first P.C. without the OS. now that's what i call some brains!!!!

Monday, January 15, 2007

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