Microsoft tackles 'false positives' in antipiracy tool
Posted by: [NT] on: 02/28/2007 07:23 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ] · 571 views
Updated version of WGA gives customers the benefit of the doubt
Microsoft will start to give some customers the benefit of the doubt with an updated version of its software antipiracy tool, Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications.
The company has added a new category to the tool, "indeterminate," for instances where it can't be sure whether the OS running on a user's PC is legitimate or not, said Michala Alexander, Microsoft's head of antipiracy for the U.K. InfoWorld has more.
The company has added a new category to the tool, "indeterminate," for instances where it can't be sure whether the OS running on a user's PC is legitimate or not, said Michala Alexander, Microsoft's head of antipiracy for the U.K. InfoWorld has more.
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