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« on: February 07, 2010, 10:14:12 AM »

Interesting article. Basically, even if you do steal their software they want you to patch it. Not doing so puts everyone at risk and enhances the chance that a virus will continue to be spread.

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Users of pirated copies of Windows take heed: you should stay current on all Microsoft security patches just like everybody else.

Microsoft has long had a policy of giving Windows pirates a free pass to download security patches. Yet many of the tens of millions of Windows pirates worldwide may not be aware of this policy, nor trust that Microsoft won't try to somehow penalize them, says Chester Wisniewski, security analyst at Sophos.

Full article: Windows pirates encouraged to install security patches - USATODAY.com

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