As you know two正如你所知道2 class action lawsuits集體訴訟 have been filed in US against Microsoft which alleges Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Tool is a spyware.已在美國提起針對微軟的指控，其中微軟的Windows Genuine Advantage工具是一個間諜軟件。 Is WGA really a spyware?是的WGA真的是間諜軟件嗎？ Let’s take a look from different angles.下面我們來看一看從不同的角度。

“WGA was indistinguishable from other seedy spyware firms in the Caribbean that steal data off your PC without proper permissions,” says Eric Howes, director of malware research at antispyware software maker Sunbelt Software. “ WGA的區分是從其他破舊間諜軟件公司在加勒比地區認為，竊取數據小康您的電腦沒有適當的權限，說： ”李家祥豪，董事的惡意軟件的研究，在反間諜軟件製造商Sunbelt Software公司。 The firm does not currently classify WGA as spyware, but Howes says a change in status for WGA is under consideration.該公司目前不分類的WGA間諜軟件，但豪說，現狀的變化，為WGA是在考慮之列。 link鏈接

Microsoft acknowledges that WGA collects hardware and software data but maintains that the data is used only to verify that one copy of an OS has been registered on one computer.微軟承認， WGA的收集硬件和軟件的數據，但堅持認為，數據是只能用來驗證的一個副本一操作系統已登記在一台計算機上。

What is concerning is that Microsoft’s use or abuse of your personal data from your computer is subject to their discretion and not yours.什麼是有關的是，微軟的使用或濫用您的個人資料從您的計算機是受他們的酌情權，而不是你。

The spyware concerns have led Firewall Leak Tester to release a program to間諜軟件的關注，已導致防火牆的洩漏測試，以釋放出一個計劃 remove Microsoft’s Windows Genuine Advantage移除微軟的Windows Genuine Advantage tool from your computer.工具從您的計算機。

In an ironic twist security analysts have detected a new piece of malware / worm, W32.Cuebot-K, that appears and acts as Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage program to unsuspecting users.在一個具有諷刺意味的扭安全分析師發現了一項新的惡意軟件/蠕蟲， w32.cuebot鉀，似乎並作為微軟Windows Genuine Advantage計畫，以毫無戒心的用戶。 The genuine spyware spreads through AOL’s Instant Messenger program.真正的間諜軟件傳播，通過AOL的即時通訊程序。 After installation, the worm immediately tries to connect to two Web sites, possibly trying to download other bad(?) programs on the machine.安裝完畢後，蠕蟲立即嘗試連接到兩個網站，可能會嘗試下載其他不良（ ？ ）程序在機器上。

Cuebot-K can potentially disable other software, shut off the Windows firewall, download new malicious programs, perform basic DDOS (distributed denial of service) attacks, scan local files and spawn a command prompt, cuebot鉀可能禁用其他軟件，關閉Windows防火牆，下載新的惡意程序，執行基本的DDoS （分佈式拒絕服務）攻擊，掃描本地文件和產卵命令提示符下， Sophos said Sophos說， . 。

Last week, Microsoft added an option that let users turn off warnings that their OS may be invalid and change the frequency with which WGA communicates with Microsoft servers.上週，微軟增添了一個選項，讓用戶關閉警告說，他們的操作系統可能是無效的和變化的頻率與WGA的溝通與微軟的伺服器。

Overall Microsoft faces a tough challenge (technically) trying to restrict illegal sale of its software as well as ensuring very low false positives and hence less dissatisfied customers.整體微軟面臨嚴峻的挑戰（在技術上） ，試圖以限制非法銷售其軟件，以及確保非常低的假陽性，從而減少不滿的顧客。 It will need to collect and analyse some data to ensure uniqueness of the copy.它將需要收集和分析一些數據，以確保唯一性複製。 However it should be done only with full disclosure.不過它應該做的事，只有充分披露。 Beyond that I don’t find much merit in the argument that Windows Genuine Advantage is a spyware.除此之外，我不覺得很多的好處的說法Windows Genuine Advantage的是一個間諜軟件。