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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 Windows product key is added and locked to the machine's firmware before mass distribution. SLP product keys cannot be moved to other machines.
Jigsaw was designed in April 2016 and released a week after creation. [1] It was designed to be spread through malicious attachments in spam emails. [3] Jigsaw is activated if a user downloads the malware program which will encrypt all user files and master boot record. [4]
A software license is a legal instrument that governs the usage and distribution of computer software. [1] Often, such licenses are enforced by implementing in the software a product activation or digital rights management (DRM) mechanism, [2] seeking to prevent unauthorized use of the software by issuing a code sequence that must be entered into the application when prompted or stored in its ...
Petya is a family of encrypting malware that was first discovered in 2016. [2] The malware targets Microsoft Windows–based systems, infecting the master boot record to execute a payload that encrypts a hard drive's file system table and prevents Windows from booting.
Conficker, also known as Downup, Downadup and Kido, is a computer worm targeting the Microsoft Windows operating system that was first detected in November 2008. [2] It uses flaws in Windows OS software (MS08-067 / CVE-2008-4250) [3] [4] and dictionary attacks on administrator passwords to propagate while forming a botnet, and has been unusually difficult to counter because of its combined use ...
Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 are the killer apps for the Xbox, [68] and the subsequent series entries became killer apps for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. [69] Many video game and technology critics call Xbox Live a more general killer app for the Xbox. [70] Blue Dragon is a killer app for the Xbox 360 in Japan. [71] Wii Sports is the killer ...
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SpySheriff [a] (also known as BraveSentry 2.0, among other names) is malware that disguises itself as anti-spyware software. It attempts to mislead the user with false security alerts, threatening them into buying the program. [4]