Re: PAHUD wanting to connect to the internet
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just pointing out that your average user will only really be worried about this if they have pirated/cracked software
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in fact it's the only situation you don't have to be worried.
I don't know why PAHUD do this but Microsoft targets "friends" with it's validation. I mean: one person buys a license and then his whole family and a bunch of friends uses this one copy of Windows.
But talking about cracks: I've never cracked anything but I think there's very little to no difference. The cracker either has to patch the routine that verifies the s/n or the routine that connects to the server.
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it is my understanding all these so called copy protections can be circumvented anyway ... So the only ones that are suffering a risk from some malware are the legal users
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that's my understanding as well. The cracked version connects nowhere (although I tested only when deciding what to do so take caution as any sw can connect in some hidden way).
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