Andy Patrizio learned the hard way that Windows Genuine Advantage can be a disadvantage in disguise and all without any fault of his own.安迪皮安奇教授据悉，勤奋的方式， Windows Genuine Advantage的可以是一个不利的变相和所有无任何故障自己。 Such cases apparently flies in the face of Microsoft assertion that only a handful of genuine false positives have been identified.这种情况显然是苍蝇，在面对微软断言，只有极少数真正的假阳性已被查明。 Let’s take a look.下面我们来看一看。

Alex from Microsoft asserted - “Of the hundreds of millions of WGA validations to date, only a handful of actual false positives have been seen”.徐家从Microsoft断言-“亿万W GA的验证迄今为止，只有屈指可数的几个实际的假阳性已被视为” 。 In light of his statement let’s analyse Andy’s case.在根据他的声明让我们分析安迪的案件。

Some obnoxious spyware called TrustIn Bar managed to get on my computer, although my antivirus program, NOD32 nailed it immediately.一些厌恶性的间谍软件的所谓trustin酒吧设法在我的电脑上，虽然我的防毒程式， 32钉，它立即。

I went through the removal process, but just to be careful, I poked around the registry to make sure all traces of the spyware were gone.我经历删除过程，而只是要小心，我poked周围的注册表，以确保所有的痕迹，间谍软件均荡然无存。

Huge mistake.巨大的错误。 On reboot, my computer informed me that my copy of Windows was “not Genuine.” This was news to me since I have the shiny reflective disc from Microsoft, and XP had been running on my computer for several months.在重新开机，我的电脑告诉我，我的Windows副本是“并不是真正的” ，这消息给我，因为我有光泽的反射光盘从Microsoft ，和Windows XP已被我的计算机中运行了数个月。

Apparently, WGA has no sense of historical context, like the fact this machine has been running Windows XP for several months.显然， WGA的已是没有意义的历史背景下，像一个事实，这台机器上已运行Windows XP的数个月。 How does a Windows installation run fine for months before suddenly becoming “not Genuine”?如何在Windows安装运行的罚款个月前突然成为“并不是真正的” ？

Most likely reason I would think would be that the signature which Windows Genuine Advantage keeps to ensure the copy is genuine has been changed / removed or unknowingly tampered with.最可能的原因我想会表示，签字的Windows Genuine Advantage不断，以确保该副本是真正的已变更/移除或在不知不觉中篡改的。 This probably happened while he was poking around the registry.这可能发生在他撬拨周围的注册表。 That’s as much as I can say without more details.说的多，我可以说没有更多的细节。 But there is something not right with my above analysis.但有一些不正确的与我的上述分析。 Can you spot it?你能现场呢？

Firstly Andy, from his post, appears to be somewhat conversant with Windows registry to be messing around with it in the first place and not unknowingly deleting anything that smells like WGA.首先安迪，从他后，似乎有点熟悉Windows注册表被梅辛左右，与它摆在首位，而不是在不知不觉中删去任何气味一样， WGA的。 But then it is all speculation and I would have left it at that unless…不过，那是所有的投机活动和我已离开它，除非…

Too many people have been reported in the media to be bitten with Microsoft Windows Genuine (Dis) Advantage.人太多，已报告在媒体上被咬伤与Microsoft Windows正版（ DIS ）的优势。 Take Paul Thurott for采取保罗thurott为 example例如 - “A copy of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, installed in a virtual machine, came up with various WGA alerts after I installed a bunch of updates from Windows Update. -“一份拷贝的W indowsX P媒体中心版2 005，安装在一个虚拟机，想出了各种W GA的警示之后，我安装了一大堆更新从W indowsU pdate。 Screenshots of this machine can be found below.”画面的这台机器上可以发现下面“ 。

Here is another这里是另一个 example例如 . 。 and yet然而， another另外的 . 。

Windows Genuine Advantage was sending data daily to Microsoft servers untill everyone and their cousin protested. Windows Genuine Advantage的是发送数据，每天到Microsoft服务器，直到每个人都和他们的表姐抗议。 Now it sends data现在发送数据 once in two weeks一旦在两个星期 . 。 Lawsuits were filed seeking class-action status.被提起诉讼，寻求集体诉讼地位。

BTW: Here’s how you can的BTW ：这里的如何，您可以 remove Windows Genuine Advantage Notification Tool删除Windows Genuine Advantage Notification工具 . 。

WGA is necessary for Microsoft to curb piracy. WGA是必要的，微软打击盗版。 I support their intent but not their method of execution.我支持他们的意图，但不是他们的方法执行。 The reports of significant false positives makes me wonder about the quality of the software.报告显着的假阳性，令我怀疑的高质量的软件。

Overall I think Windows Genuine Advantage program has suffered from lots of bad vibe / karma / press, similar to整体我认为Windows Genuine Advantage计画受到了很多不好的氛围/因果报应/新闻，类似 Sony rootkit索尼的rootkit fiasco last year.混乱去年。 Microsoft’s微软的 reponse回应 so far has been in the lines of - it’sa feature not a bug.到目前为止，已在该线-这是功能不是一个错误。