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Asus Helps Your Pirating Including Software Cracker for Free
Posted by Jesus Diaz at 10:54 PM on September 18, 2008
Asus--makers of inexpensive Eeeverything--is now shipping illegal cracking software to make your computing life even cheaper. According to UK publication PC Pro, not only they have accidentally included a piracy tool with their recovery DVD, but they have also put several confidential documents and source code inside. So nice of them.
A PC Pro reader came across this when his anti-virus software flagged the recovery DVD included with his Asus laptop. The cracking application is included inside the WinRAR folder. The documents are in another directory, containing confidential information from Microsoft addressed to PC manufacturers ("Don't even think about distributing DR-DOS with your PCs! Don't!"), associated software keys, program files, and source code and internal documents from Asus detailing program incompatibilities. [Image via PC Pro]
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RacecarBoobTat
Posted 11:42 PM 18/9/08
So what will it crack? Can I download all the Adobe Preview programs and crack them open?
Not that I would do that -- but a friend of mine ...
RacecarBoobTat
TBM-Fan
Posted 11:31 PM 18/9/08
can i get a copy i need to check it on my laptop before i believe it
TBM-Fan
FinalValgas
Posted 11:27 PM 18/9/08
can i have a copy?
FinalValgas
Shub-Niggurath
Posted 11:21 PM 18/9/08
"resume by Laure..."??????
Shub-Niggurath
lldsandsll
Posted 11:15 PM 18/9/08
you know, i've always loved asus
lldsandsll
Maksimir is morally bankrupt
Posted 11:11 PM 18/9/08
sniff..sniff.. God Bless you Asus...
Maksimir is morally bankrupt
surfjim
Posted 11:10 PM 18/9/08
oops...
surfjim
mmcnary
Posted 11:07 PM 18/9/08
virus-laden BT post even before that...
mmcnary
Crash Override 777
Posted 11:04 PM 18/9/08
Awesome in. . . 3 2 1 Boom
Crash Override 777
HairyOctopus
Posted 11:00 PM 18/9/08
Lawsuit in 3,2,1....
HairyOctopus
bpapa9013
Posted 12:07 AM 19/9/08
I'm serious man, how do it get the crack out of my computer?!? I'm jonesin hard, man...
bpapa9013
GadgetPlay
Posted 12:44 AM 19/9/08
It appears to be already on PB. Yaar!
GadgetPlay
Juggrnott
Posted 12:32 AM 19/9/08
Man you all tricked me I wet out and bought an asus rig a few moments ago and I smoke the whole manual there is no CRACK in there. I did not even get a little buzzed.... Oh wait was I supposed to smoke the recovery CD?
Juggrnott
Eruanno
Posted 1:08 AM 19/9/08
Now that is just pure awesome.
Eruanno
godwhacker
Posted 1:40 AM 19/9/08
-starts checking pirate bay........
godwhacker
axiomatic
Posted 1:34 AM 19/9/08
Asus is dead to me... never again.
axiomatic
Ginsu
Posted 1:54 AM 19/9/08
Man, I smoked that recovery disc and all I got was a nosebleed.
There's no friggin crack in that thing...Stop poting rumors, Giz!
Ginsu
DreamWalker
Posted 2:27 AM 19/9/08
I just bought an Asus M51 laptop a few weeks ago! I'm gonna pop that recovery disc in as soon as I get home and see what's on there.
DreamWalker
beakerbreak
Posted 2:50 AM 19/9/08
Someone put their resumes in CD
beakerbreak
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 3:19 AM 19/9/08
Compiler FAIL
OMG! Ponies!
dizzytired
Posted 3:07 AM 19/9/08
edit: well, not exactly this, but along the same lines.
dizzytired
dizzytired
Posted 3:07 AM 19/9/08
Ubisoft did this with R6:V2 for their download customers, releasing a cracked version from a scene group as a patch.
dizzytired
theblackdog
Posted 3:30 AM 19/9/08
I just bought a eee netbook last week. I am so checking the recovery disc now.
theblackdog
Eclectified
Posted 3:56 AM 19/9/08
I bought an ASUS lappy in February but... I'm not gonna bother. If I do have it.. that's great but, if I can't figure out how this stuff works, there's no point. Thanks for the heads up though, Giz.
Eclectified
godwhacker
Posted 3:55 AM 19/9/08
@GadgetPlay:
where at?
godwhacker
EricAlder
Posted 5:49 AM 19/9/08
Oh, wait, did you say 'accidentally'? Never mind then.
EricAlder
tabaks
Posted 5:33 AM 19/9/08
Not on PB or DMN. Unless someone has a tiny url?
tabaks
dfc849
Posted 6:53 AM 19/9/08
@GadgetPlay: Talk like a pirate day is tomorrow. Save the excitement.
dfc849
JEmlay
Posted 7:23 AM 19/9/08
And the proof that this is real is.....where?
JEmlay