Everyday example would be adding a keylogger to find out your credit card number and PIN, social security number, account numbers, etc.Sometimes I wonder, are all keygens considered dangerous I know a couple of friends that use keygens or cracks, and they never protect their computer with anything but Windows Firewall.My brother also downloaded a program containing a keygen, but no risk is mentioned when I scan with AVG, Avast, Trend Micro and Norton scanners.If you are new to the CNET Forums, please read our CNET Forums FAQ.
Once reported, our moderators will be notified and the post will be reviewed. They are known to bundle keygens with malware, either simply because they can or to benefit from others. Steal banking account information, for instance.) After all, whats to stop them They have the knowledge, and if you wanted to report them you would have to start by saying During the commission of a crime. Regardless, keygens are illegal, so security concerns should be a distant second, at least in my opinion. The way I see it, those who go playing in the sewers are bound to get dirty. John. Neither did my friends face any problems. ![]() But even when using them, will there be any security breaches that are caused in the computer. Some have reported using cracks for Windows that opened backdoors, letting hackers have full access to the users computer. Copy files, record keystrokes, etc.) As I said, playing with fire will get you burned. They are illegal, so if something does happen you have no legal recourse, and the only support that can be offered begins with removing the pirated software. Thegrideon S Free Alternatives InsteadI would strongly recommend advising your brother to purchase the software or choose free alternatives instead of taking the legal and security risks of applying illegal cracks. Keygens are programs that have been tuned to the program to make serials that will actually activate the program. They dont necessarily change anything in the program when making this. Thegrideon S Code Of TheThey may have reverse-engineered the source code of the program to find the mathematical algorithm so every serial made by the keygen will activate the program. Cracks on the other hand, such as no-cd cracks (copy all files to harddrive, because some programs require the original disc to be able to install properly), are a different thing altogether. Off course, this might open you up for malicious alterations too, like keyloggers, changing firewall rules, checking your contacts for e-mail adresses (spamming), allowing viruses, adware and so on and so forth. A lot of keygens and cracks are made by hackers, and a lot are made by crackers. There is no way to tell which group have made the program that enables you to break the law, so scan the keygen or crack before you run it, preferrably with more than one (updated) AV and anti-spyware and -adware program. Hackers are intent on making things better. Thegrideon S How To Improve SomethingHackers are everyone that has an idea on how to improve something, and the means to do it, and actually follows through. In that way, Microsoft, Sun, Ahead, Symantec, Apple, nVidia, Intel, AMD, D-Link, etc. These are the guys trying to break into Pentagon computers to get the plans for THE Bomb to sell it to terrorists. ![]()
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