Hackers release local Windows 8 KMS – for easy illegal activation

05 Nov 12 16:13 by in category Piracy

From various sources we’ve heard that Russian hackers have  released a software package called KMSmicro to run a local Key Management Server (KMS) for Windows 8 and Windows 7. With a local KMS it’s possible to activate Windows 8 without connecting to the Microsoft servers. This new development seems to open the door for pirates to easily activate illegal Windows 8 installations. The package is  a .RAR file that contains a virtual machine with the KMS on it  and scripts that make it easy to activate a Windows 8 installation using the KMS.

With this release it’s possible to have your Windows 8 installation contact your local KMS instead of Microsoft’s servers. The file was first released on Rapidshare but pretty quickly marked as illegal. Now the hackers are distributing the file on other sites and made it available on Bittorrent. The hackers also claim to have a key generator in development which would make it very easy to illegally activate Windows 8 installations on a big scale.

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6 Comments on Hackers release local Windows 8 KMS – for easy illegal activation

aka74
Posts: 119
Posted on: 05 Nov 12 18:15
Seems to be truth, I found this package on one russian torrent tracker. Folks there say it works.
TSJnachos117
Posts: 327
Posted on: 06 Nov 12 02:33
Remember what I said about operating systems being unsecure? This proves it!
debro
Posts: 13329
Posted on: 06 Nov 12 12:03
This doesn't prove that the OS is insecure, only that hackers have already broken the activation scheme.
Wombler
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Posted on: 06 Nov 12 14:32
Whether people want it or not is another thing.


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aka74
Posts: 119
Posted on: 06 Nov 12 21:42
Quote:
operating systems being unsecure? This proves it!
AFAIK it's not a system breach in *classical* meaning. No intrusion in system needed, no components are going to be changed/replaced after activation. It's the implementation of KMS server.
xorsists
Posts: 389
Posted on: 08 Nov 12 00:51
the local KMS server works just fine I just can't understand why anyone would want to bother for an upgrade of 39.95 to windows 8 pro.
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