Microsoft readies for software bootleg binge
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft officials on Thursday said the company is investigating the leak of a piece of code that is capable of generating activation keys for Windows Server 2003. The tool, known as a key generator, can be used to produce the random alphanumeric keys that are needed to activate the software upon installation.
It generates keys for both volume license and standard editions of several Microsoft products, including Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Office XP and Windows Server 2003.