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Downloading key generators to unlock software is linked to malware infection

By Tim Greene
October 09, 2012

People trying a certain method of getting software for free wind up with malware about three-quarters of the time, according to the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report.

The method -- downloading key generators that unlock trial software so it can be used beyond the trial period -- is fraught with peril to the users' computer safety yet is used so often that it now represents the most common threat recorded by the latest report, says Tim Rains, director of product management for Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing group.

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