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The Federal Circuit Court of Australia Has Awarded Microsoft $304,994.95 in Damages
Sep 26, 2013The Federal Circuit Court of Australia has awarded Microsoft $304,994.95 in damages after Paul McLane, trading as Software Paul, was caught selling counterfeit Microsoft software. This is not the first time McLane has been in trouble ...
Tags: Microsoft, Counterfeit Claim
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Pirated Software Is Costing Industry in Excess of $114 Billion
Mar 11, 2013Pirated software is costing industry in excess of $114 billion, according to a new IDC survey commissioned by Microsoft. Though many consumers and businesses purchase and download pirated software purposely as a way of saving money, the ...
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The Chance of Infection by Malware From Counterfeit Software Is Three in 10 for Businesses
Mar 7, 2013The chance of infection by malware from counterfeit software is three in 10 for businesses, and one in three for consumers, according to a new study commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by research firm IDC. Police prevented from ...
Tags: malware, counterfeit software, Microsoft
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A Man on Charges of Mail Fraud and Selling Counterfeit Software Worth Over US$1.2 Million
Jan 4, 2013A man from Michigan was arraigned in a U.S. federal court on Thursday on charges of mail fraud and selling counterfeit software worth over US$1.2 million that he purchased from China and Singapore, the U.S Department of Justice said ...
Tags: USA, counterfeit software, Microsoft, arraigned, man
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Brand-New Laptop and Desktop Computers Contain Preinstalled Malicious Software
Dec 19, 2012IDG News Service - Brand-new laptop and desktop computers sold in China contain preinstalled malicious software, which has infected millions of computers around the world, according to an investigation by Microsoft revealed on Thursday. ...
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Microsoft Has Uncovered a Vulnerability in The PC Supply Chain
Dec 18, 2012Microsoft has uncovered a vulnerability in the PC supply chain that allows hackers to pre-install malware-infected copies of Windows onto new machines. As a result, the company has received approval from a federal court to strangle a ...
Tags: Microsoft, PC, surgical sinkhole
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Microsoft Has Published Evidence of an Extraordinary Conspiracy
Dec 18, 2012Microsoft has published evidence of an extraordinary conspiracy in which potent botnet malware was apparently installed and hidden on PCs during their manufacture in China. In ‘Operation B70′ started in August 2011, Microsoft ...
Tags: Microsoft, PC, Malware, backdoor malware
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Microsoft Launched a New Anti-Piracy Campaign in China
Dec 13, 2012IDG News Service-Microsoft launched a new anti-piracy campaign in China to highlight the security risks of buying counterfeit software. In a recent investigation,Microsoft purchased 169 PCs from shops in China and found that all were ...
Tags: software, Microsoft, software market, Business Software Alliance
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Microsoft Has Found Several PCs,to Have Had Malware Installed by Cyber Criminals
Sep 14, 2012Microsoft has found several PCs,manufactured in China,to have had malware installed by cyber criminals. Microsoft's digital crimes unit stumbled across the malicious software during an investigation into Chinese manufacturers in August ...
Tags: cyber criminal, Microsoft, China, Nitol virus, US