Did you know XP's Genuine Advantage Tool regularly phones home to Microsoft?

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  • rowan
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Mar 2002
    • 17393
    #1

    Did you know XP's Genuine Advantage Tool regularly phones home to Microsoft?

    I came across this by accident because a couple of progs that normally start on boot (such as ICQ) hung for some reason, and a dialog popped up saying that the Genuine Advantage Tool wasn't responding. Hmmm. Why would GAT be running at boot?

    Did a quick web search and what do you know... it runs because it's trying to phone home. Daily.

    I bet that's one thing that the SP2 firewall doesn't block!!!
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    • GatorB
      The Demon & 12clicks
      • Oct 2001
      • 18208
      #2
      Phone hoooooome.

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        • TDF
          Triple OG nigga on GFY
          • Mar 2002
          • 27296
          #3
          Originally posted by GatorB
          Phone hoooooome.

          fuck!
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            • Barefootsies
              Choice is an Illusion
              • Feb 2005
              • 42635
              #4
              Originally posted by rowan
              Did you know XP's Genuine Advantage Tool regularly phones home to Microsoft?
              Should You Email Your Members?

              Link1 | Link2 | Link3

              Enough Said.

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                • Twisted Dave
                  Confirmed User
                  • Mar 2006
                  • 3635
                  #5
                  Originally posted by rowan
                  Did a quick web search and what do you know... it runs because it's trying to phone home. Daily.

                  I bet that's one thing that the SP2 firewall doesn't block!!!
                  So?

                  I don't care I legitimately own it and I don't mind MS making sure of it


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                    • Steve Awesome
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 1575
                      #6
                      I ran a packet sniffer and didn't see anything happen on bootup. Are you sure you don't mean you had a service startup issue?

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                        • Tat2Jr
                          Confirmed User
                          • Feb 2001
                          • 4882
                          #7
                          Actually, this is old news. Read this on cnet a long time ago.
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                            • GatorB
                              The Demon & 12clicks
                              • Oct 2001
                              • 18208
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Steve Awesome
                              I ran a packet sniffer and didn't see anything happen on bootup. Are you sure you don't mean you had a service startup issue?

                              He's worried that MS will find out he's using an illegal copy of XP.

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                                • rowan
                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                  • Mar 2002
                                  • 17393
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by GatorB
                                  He's worried that MS will find out he's using an illegal copy of XP.
                                  Actually, I own a fully legal copy, which is why I'm pissed off.

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