Pirated Windows and WormsShould Microsoft supply patches for bootleg copies?
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old news - 06:30PM Thursday May 06 2004)
tags: securityAn age old catch-22 illuminated once again by the recent Sasser outbreak among members of our
Security forum: a large number of PC's run pirated copies of Windows XP, which aren't able to apply security patches because of invalid CD keys. Should these infected PC's be allowed to grab timely critical updates, simply to help lessen the impact of worms web-wide? Many users say pirates who can't find workarounds should "reap what they sow", but their infected pirated Windows boxes impact non-pirates everywhere.