We had our computer-technician come to the house yesterday to setup a new windows pc. He suggested we install a pirated copy of Norton Antivirus to protect the computer. We politely declined, however I’m quite curious as to how that sort of software came to be pirated. Now I now the board has strict rules about the discussion of this type of subject so MODs, feel free to edit or delete this thread per at your discretion, but I think this thread should be kosher.
What I’m curious about is how software pirates can provide illegal copies of software that regularly calls home i.e. Norton Antivirus presumably checks with norton.com on a very regular basis to see if virus definitions are up to date. So why wouldn’t the norton servers tell the local software “error, your copy is pirated”? The computer tech showed us the pirated copy he had running successfully on his laptop. Obviously the hackers have found a way to pirate the AV software, despite its regular conversations with Norton servers.
Qu’est que le dope?