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But it sure gives everyone else the impression that Microsoft doesn’t really mind piracy. Perhaps Microsoft thinks that people stupid enough to download software from criminals sending spam from hijacked computers deserve whatever happens to their own computers. There are also plenty of websites they can go to if they need help finding more: They aren’t hard to find, since the spammers are considerate enough to email the evidence to millions of people over and over all day long. Those are sites selling pirated software - including Microsoft’s own products. is their own blog hosting service:Īll of those “blogs” are actually just ads for websites at

If Microsoft wants to do something about people pirating their software, they can start by looking in their own front yard. This entry was posted on Tuesday 16th of March 2010 01:24 PM True to form, scammers never miss an opportunity to cash in on user confusion over updates like these. It seems that around the time Microsoft shipped this update, crooks peddling rogue anti-virus products began marketing a rogue app that mimics Microsoft’s Security Essentials offering. I don’t fault Microsoft for trying to tackle the piracy problem, which is undoubtedly enormous in the Windows space, but at least now I understand why information about what was in this update or why it was being offered wasn’t so easy to find. I would assume that people who are running a pirated version of Windows probably wouldn’t install MSE, but then again, we have seen time and again how Microsoft’s various anti-piracy checks often flag users who have purchased legitimate copies of Windows. Unfortunately, this update comes with another attempt by Microsoft to check whether their customers are in fact software pirates. The latest version of Microsoft Security Essentials includes improved messaging on the Update tab, improved scan reports on the Home tab, performance improvements, and enforcement of runtime Windows Activation Technology (WAT) in Microsoft Security Essentials.