• LemmyFeed@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Installed pirated versions of Windows on all employee and customer computers. We charged the customer for an os install and just used a cracker to activate it.

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      2 years ago

      Is there any way a customer could figure out they were running a cracked version?

      • brygphilomena@lemmy.world
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        2 years ago

        Depending on how it was cracked, maybe.

        One of the more recent cracks would be autoKMS which would emulate having a key management server and redirecting all activation requests to itself. You could see that service running and the associated files.

        If they are using stolen MAK keys, it’s unlikely.