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>Newsgroups: bit.listserv.os2-l
>Date: Tue, 16 May 1995 13:44:39 -0400
>Reply-To: IBM OS/2 Unedited Discussion List <OS2-L@HEARN.nic.SURFnet.nl>
>Sender: IBM OS/2 Unedited Discussion List <OS2-L@HEARN.nic.SURFnet.nl>
>From: Just a regular Guy that uses OS/2 to do real work!
> <jfranklin@FDIC.GOV>
>Subject: Win 95 Virus
>To: Multiple recipients of list OS2-L <OS2-L@HEARN.nic.SURFnet.nl>
>content-length: 1450
>
>Thought you might like to know this if you're "beta testing" Win95. I'd read
>this many months ago, but IW tends to post stories later, and generally after
>more "proof" than many other rags.
>
>From the May 22 InformationWeek (I know, they have screwy dates on their
>magazine...), p.88, 'In Short' colummn discussing M$ activity to
>eliminate/minimize piracy (or "Softlifting" in M$ parlance):
>
>"...Microsoft officials confirm that beta versions of Windows 95 include a
>small viral routine called Registration Wizard. It interrogates every system
>on a network gathering intelligence on what software is being run on which
>machine. It then creates a complete listing of both Microsoft's and
>competitor'a products which it reports to Microsoft when customers sign up
>for Microsofts' Network Services, due to launch later this year..."
>
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