Andy Patrizio learned the hard way that Windows Genuine Advantage can be a disadvantage in disguise and all without any fault of his own.安迪皮安奇教授據悉，勤奮的方式， Windows Genuine Advantage的可以是一個不利的變相和所有無任何故障自己。 Such cases apparently flies in the face of Microsoft assertion that only a handful of genuine false positives have been identified.這種情況顯然是蒼蠅，在面對微軟斷言，只有極少數真正的假陽性已被查明。 Let’s take a look.下面我們來看一看。

Alex from Microsoft asserted - “Of the hundreds of millions of WGA validations to date, only a handful of actual false positives have been seen”.徐家從Microsoft斷言-“億萬W GA的驗證迄今為止，只有屈指可數的幾個實際的假陽性已被視為” 。 In light of his statement let’s analyse Andy’s case.在根據他的聲明讓我們分析安迪的案件。

Some obnoxious spyware called TrustIn Bar managed to get on my computer, although my antivirus program, NOD32 nailed it immediately.一些厭惡性的間諜軟件的所謂trustin酒吧設法在我的電腦上，雖然我的防毒程式， 32釘，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.我經歷刪除過程，而只是要小心，我poked周圍的註冊表，以確保所有的痕跡，間諜軟件均蕩然無存。

Huge mistake.巨大的錯誤。 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.在重新開機，我的電腦告訴我，我的Windows副本是“並不是真正的” ，這消息給我，因為我有光澤的反射光盤從Microsoft ，和Windows XP已被我的計算機中運行了數個月。

Apparently, WGA has no sense of historical context, like the fact this machine has been running Windows XP for several months.顯然， WGA的已是沒有意義的歷史背景下，像一個事實，這台機器上已運行Windows XP的數個月。 How does a Windows installation run fine for months before suddenly becoming “not Genuine”?如何在Windows安裝運行的罰款個月前突然成為“並不是真正的” ？

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.最可能的原因我想會表示，簽字的Windows Genuine Advantage不斷，以確保該副本是真正的已變更/移除或在不知不覺中篡改的。 This probably happened while he was poking around the registry.這可能發生在他撬撥周圍的註冊表。 That’s as much as I can say without more details.說的多，我可以說沒有更多的細節。 But there is something not right with my above analysis.但有一些不正確的與我的上述分析。 Can you spot it?你能現場呢？

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，從他後，似乎有點熟悉Windows註冊表被梅辛左右，與它擺在首位，而不是在不知不覺中刪去任何氣味一樣， WGA的。 But then it is all speculation and I would have left it at that unless…不過，那是所有的投機活動和我已離開它，除非…

Too many people have been reported in the media to be bitten with Microsoft Windows Genuine (Dis) Advantage.人太多，已報告在媒體上被咬傷與Microsoft Windows正版（ DIS ）的優勢。 Take Paul Thurott for採取保羅thurott為 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. -“一份拷貝的W indowsX P媒體中心版2 005，安裝在一個虛擬機，想出了各種W GA的警示之後，我安裝了一大堆更新從W indowsU pdate。 Screenshots of this machine can be found below.”畫面的這台機器上可以發現下面“ 。

Here is another這裡是另一個 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的是發送數據，每天到Microsoft服務器，直到每個人都和他們的表姐抗議。 Now it sends data現在發送數據 once in two weeks一旦在兩個星期 . 。 Lawsuits were filed seeking class-action status.被提起訴訟，尋求集體訴訟地位。

BTW: Here’s how you can的BTW ：這裡的如何，您可以 remove Windows Genuine Advantage Notification Tool刪除Windows Genuine Advantage Notification工具 . 。

WGA is necessary for Microsoft to curb piracy. WGA是必要的，微軟打擊盜版。 I support their intent but not their method of execution.我支持他們的意圖，但不是他們的方法執行。 The reports of significant false positives makes me wonder about the quality of the software.報告顯著的假陽性，令我懷疑的高質量的軟件。

Overall I think Windows Genuine Advantage program has suffered from lots of bad vibe / karma / press, similar to整體我認為Windows Genuine Advantage計畫受到了很多不好的氛圍/因果報應/新聞，類似 Sony rootkit索尼的rootkit fiasco last year.混亂去年。 Microsoft’s微軟的 reponse回應 so far has been in the lines of - it’sa feature not a bug.到目前為止，已在該線-這是功能不是一個錯誤。