Ubuntu Linux Validates As Genuine Windows

Microsoft’s WGA technology has never been touted as a smart security tool, because quite frankly it’s proven to have done more harm than good. Luckily, I have never run into issues personally, but I know of a few who have. What if you could trick WGA into thinking your Linux was validated?

The user who found this hole did nothing more than follow the on-screen instructions as a Windows user would. Running the WGA tool gave him a code which Microsoft’s site accepted. I performed this exact same procedure many months ago, but I was told that no code could be generated, so apparently this user had the right combination of tools running. Either way, this is just another reason of why WGA is a waste of everyones time.

Another crack in the Windows Genuine Advantage wall. A user at UbuntuForums.org managed to validate an Ubuntu installation as a genuine copy of Microsoft Windows and get to the download page of Windows Defender, using IE4Linux and Wine.

Source: Slashdot