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Zeus is very difficult to detect even with up-to-date antivirus and other security software as it hides itself using stealth techniques. [5] It is considered that this is the primary reason why the Zeus malware has become the largest botnet on the Internet: Damballa estimated that the malware infected 3.6 million PCs in the U.S. in 2009. [6]
Ophcrack is a free open-source (GPL licensed) program that cracks Windows log-in passwords by using LM hashes through rainbow tables.The program includes the ability to import the hashes from a variety of formats, including dumping directly from the SAM files of Windows, and can be run via the command line or using the program’s GUI (Graphical user interface).
A keylogger example of a screen capture, which holds potentially confidential and private information. The image below holds the corresponding keylogger text result. A logfile from a software-based keylogger, based on the screen capture above. A software-based keylogger is a computer program designed to record any input from the keyboard. [15]
System Locked Pre-installation (SLP), also referred to as OEM Activation, is a product activation procedure for Microsoft Windows used by major OEMs of laptops and pre-built PCs wherein a product key for a Windows version is added and locked to the machine's firmware before mass distribution.
April 25, 2022 10.0.19044.1706 [37] KB5013942 Release Preview Channel and public release: May 10, 2022 This update is no longer available from Microsoft Update Catalog or other release channels since September 12, 2023, although it continues to be available from Windows Update. 10.0.19044.1708 [38] KB5015020 Public release: May 19, 2022 10.0 ...
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Shortly after the suit was reported on by the Seattle Times, Microsoft confirmed it was updating the GWX software once again to add more explicit options for opting out of a free Windows 10 upgrade; [365] [366] [363] the final notification was a full-screen pop-up window notifying users of the impending end of the free upgrade offer, and ...
In Windows 7 and later, significant hardware changes (e.g. motherboard) may require a re-activation. In Windows 10 and 11, a user can run the Activation Troubleshooter if the user has changed hardware on their device recently. If the hardware has changed again after activation, they must wait 30 days before running the troubleshooter again.