Got no Vista key ? Bruteforce one !

[Osiris]

As if it would not be easy enough to circumvent the activation of Windows Vista some clever guys managed to bruteforce working Windows Vista keys. Bruteforcing simply means that the script is testing about 20000 keys per hour changing the product key to a possible working one if one is found. IÂ’m not sure why Microsoft has no protection against this kind of attack but they surely will add some sort of protection soon - something in the like of banning IPs that check more than x keys per minute.

It seems that the process requires to replace the Software License Manager for Windows Vista - slmgr.vbs - with an altered version that makes the process possible. It is currently not possible to download the needed files from the website that published the method first. The forum does not accept new registrations at this point and the main page contains only a summary of the process without a download link.


I personally think that it is interesting that this method is working at all but would advise everyone to be very cautious about it.


http://keznews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2586

 

[Jam3s-Zer0]

This is a hoax, the author admitted it. I'll post the link when I find it if I remember. Always looked too good to be true.

 

[Osiris]

I was wondering what was up, the site was down for a while...

 

[Osiris]

Method to Bruteforce Vista key a hoax - kinda

Yesterday I was writing about a method to get a working Windows Vista key by bruteforcing. The method would generate random keys and check them locally for validity. If the local check would be successful the user had to try and use the key to activate his version of Windows Vista. This could of course still be rejected if someone else did already use the key to activate his version.

The author of the keygen admitted today that the method that he posted was a hoax. The problem is not that it is not possible to create a valid Windows Vista key - it lies in the fact that it simply takes to long to generate a working key that can be used to activate Windows Vista online. This means, the method is working but not very practicable.

The question remains why the author admitted the hoax just one day after publishing the method. He admitted in the forum that he did not like the prospect of a lawsuit which is totally understandable. Thanks Irish and Andre for letting me know about this.

http://keznews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2782