Posted on 05/05/2009 7:35:35 PM PDT by dayglored
Some pirated builds on file-sharing sites harbor attack code...
Pirated copies of Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) on file-sharing sites contain malware, according to users who have downloaded the upgrade.
Windows 7 RC, which Microsoft Corp. will officialy launch tomorrow, leaked two weeks ago, with copies first appearing on BitTorrent tracking sites on April 24.
Some of the pirated builds include a Trojan horse, numerous users said in message forums and in comments on BitTorrent sites such as Mininova.org.
"Just a warning for anyone downloading the new RC builds of windows 7. Quiet [sic] a lot of the downloads have a trojan inbedded [sic] in the setup EXE," said someone identified as Frank Fontaine on a Neowin.net discussion thread. "The Setup EXE is actually a container, it appears to be a self-extracting EXE. There are 2 files inside, Setup.exe and codec.exe."
Fontaine's antivirus software identified the "codec.exe" file as a generic Trojan.
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Windows 7 RC is not the first leaked software found to harbor attack code. In January 2009, for example, security experts warned that pirated copies of Apple Inc.'s then-new iWork '09 suite contained a Trojan horse that hijacked Macs.
(Excerpt) Read more at computerworld.com ...
Nope.
Windows pirated software is hacked? Who cares?
Dog bites man... not news. *sigh*
Who has the Windows 7 pinglist?
Windows 7... Trojan ? Screwed by MSFT again !!!
Serves them right.
The high end versions of Windows 7 will have XP emulation in a virtual system. Anyone know if the lower end versions of 7 will have XP compatibility mode like Vista Home?
Probably not. The XP virtual is what will be supported for compatibility, only in the high end.
As far as I can tell, the low-end users are in the dust.
So people who download a pirated copy of software from a file sharing site have Gates to blame?
If by "them" you mean the idiots that download known-pirated software, I totally agree.
And what really gets me in this case is... Win7 RC is FREE!!! Why bother to get it from a pirate when Microsoft is giving it away???
I already got my copies from MS. Looking forward to playing with it soon....
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In all fairness to MS, this wasn't an MS release. It was on a bit torrent site, and it's dangerous as heck to download an executable off a torrent. I don't care how good the operating system is, if you download a program and give it permission to run, it can do stuff to your system.
This is not Microsoft's doing. Their downloads are clean. This is somebody else, malware basturds.
Yep. This has nothing to do with Microsoft's own release. This is about malware slime and the idiots who download it.
Hmmm, sounds like a title for a Jerry Springer episode...
MSFT is so screwed up. They put XP compatibility in Vista Home buty now they leave it out in low end Windows 7.
It seems the problem was in the 64-bit versions only....so far.
Yeah, I’m referring to the pirated stuff.
I have nothing against MS or their PC computers.
I think they are a much more efficient deal than Apple and unless you click stupid stuff, it is rather tough to get a virus on the web IMO.
I run with only a firewall and have had zero viruses in years.
1. I don't know for certain that it's not in Win7 Home. But I have not heard that it is.
2. It would be very surprising if they left it in Win7, -along with- the XP VM.
3. Win7 is just Vista with the fat taken out. I'm willing to bet that XP compatibility in Home was considered "fat".
4. I'm willing to be proven wrong if anybody has a reliable Microsoftie quote about XP compatibility mode in Win7 Home.
Interesting. Thanks for the extra tip...
Now that is a great band name. Acid rock with a nod to Johnny Rotten.
> Now that is a great band name. Acid rock with a nod to Johnny Rotten.
HA!! PERFECT!!
Yes. In socialist utopias like Obama’s america, all technology is a “right” and should thus be free.
I've upgraded three of my home's five machines already this afternoon. No glitches whatsoever. The few bugs that I noticed with build 7000 are fixed. It's going so well, I'm even thinking about upgrading my laptop (maybe I'll upgrade my wife's first).
I hated Vista - even the Vista SP1 - but Windows 7 is a real OS. Very solid.
Win7 is basically Vista-SP3. Some of the excess baggage is removed, a few things are better. Somewhat less obtrusive security (UAC).
Win7 is what Vista should have been if they'd done it right in the original release, or SP1, or SP2.
But it's still Vista. It's not a new operating system by any stretch.
He's probably offline, wiping his machine. lol
It's what Vista would have been if they'd done it right.
But it's not fundamentally different. Just cleaned up and with fresh lipstick.
That said, I prefer one that is clean and with fresh lipstick, to one that is dirty with smeared lipstick, any time.
I really don't think MS has made up their mind how they're going to price W7, nor what the packages will include. If I had to guess, they've leaked some trial balloons just to see how it would be received from a marketing standpoint.
Clearly, W7RC is labeled as "Windows 7 Ultimate". But, I'm guessing they could still tweak whatever they end up selling.
Like this?
You're asking the wrong guy. I like the plain-jane old Windows 2000 "Classic" look, and the first thing I do with XP is set the look-and-feel back to that. "Snazzier" is not my idea of a good time, Windows-wise.
> ... so to say like some of the latest Red Hat stuff?
I've always been a RedHat fan, but again, they're trying too hard to be Apple.
If I want "snaz" I just turn on my Mac.
Seems redundant to me. To Linux guys, Win 7 is the malware. ;-)
Well, "malware" is a program that steals your personal information and sends it back to some secret server somewhere for nefarious purposes. Microsoft doesn't do that...
I mean, the fact that Microsoft IE gathers your browsing history and sends it back to Microsoft for marketing and advertising purposes doesn't... oh, wait....
And the fact that Windows Media Player gathers your music and video preferences and sends that back to Microsoft for similar purposes doesn't... oh, wait...
Nevermind... ;-)
I never ran win 2000 went from 98 to xp.
2000 is a good, solid, straightforward OS. It's a little long in the tooth, but for smaller or older hardware it's the best choice. Runs fine in 256MB (runs acceptably in 128MB if you don't open too many apps at once).
I prefer XP for the support and security that was added later, but I hate XP's default "Fisher-Price" look and feel.
Be glad you missed ME. That was the absolute pits.
I loaded Windows 7 64 earlier today. Downloaded from MS site.
It’s free until June next year although they will start shutting down the system every two hours starting next march.
I bought Vista several years back and although I messed with it a few times it never stayed on my hard drive more than a few days due to compatibility problems with a few programs I liked and didn’t want to give up. I stuck with XP.
After seeing that those particular programs are in the process of being worked on for Windows 7, I decided to check it out. Never tried a 64 bit system before, (never knew my system would run in 64 bit).
But it seems OK so far but won’t let me load flash to watch youtube and other online videos, but they’re working on that too.
I have 5 gigs of memory and Windows 7 lets me use it all.
There is a considerable quality upgrade using DX10 for gaming. Crysis is a whole new experience.
I will probably stick with this unless something seriously goes wrong.
I never had a bad issue with vista, the only 2 annoyances were UAC(disabled problem solved) and vista pre sp1 unzipping files natively was slow, but worked fine with winzip. the only bluescreens I got were from failing harddrive. that said I have tried win7 beta 2 and it seems to be alot better should be good for the average retard, just DONT upgrade if your computer barely runs xp, lets face it, its probably wise to buy a new pc if you got the funds. I did notice with beta 2 that I didnt even have to bother disabling UAC. I am currently downloading RC 64bit from MS not a bittorrent site. I thinking about throwing that on my HTPC
I heard a few people have put win7 on some of those netbooks and it seems to work quite well
oh man I love Crysis, I have that on my HTPC with the 50” plasma(currently running vista home premium x32) I am thinking about putting 7 64bit on it, I have a few glitches with media center, see if that clears it up.(dvds lose subtitles)
Unless you're running the 64bit Internet Explorer, you should be able to watch videos - I've been running 64bit Windows 7 since the beta was released and watch all the time.
I use Firefox. It won’t install on Firefox.
I use a 37” high-def lcd for my monitor. (That’s all I use it for, don’t watch TV).
I had Vista 64 loaded the day before yesterday and Crysis was awesome.
You should check out the map-pack from the mapping contest. Some are just, wow!
But after installing windows 7 yesterday I’m having trouble getting Crysis to run. I’ll have to search some more for fixes.
I’ve been running Windows 7 beta for a few months now and have had very problems. I really like it...
Down loaded the 64bit RC1 this morning and will get it loaded up in the next week or so....
If someone is stupid enough to trust BitTorrent downloads I have no sympathy for them. Especially since you can download it free from a reputable site like Download.com.
http://download.cnet.com/Windows-7/3000-18513_4-10906772.html?tag=mncol;txt
Yes. Gates is the incarnation of Satan.
This is why I have been waiting for the official public release.
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