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| Thread ID: 93561 | 2008-09-22 21:32:00 | Ooops ASUS | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
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| 707020 | 2008-09-22 21:32:00 | Asus is accidentally shipping software crackers and confidential documents on the recovery DVDs that come with its laptops. The startling discovery was made by a PC Pro reader whose antivirus software was triggered by a key cracker for the WinRAR compression software, which was located on the recovery DVD for his Asus laptop. He discovered a number of other suspicious files, including: * A directory called "Crack" that appears to contain serial numbers for other software packages * A directory containing a large number of confidential Microsoft documents for PC manufacturers, including associated keys and program files * Various internal Asus documents and source code for Asus software The reader sent the disc to PC Pro, and we can confirm the existence of such files. The key cracker is found in the WinRAR application folder on the recovery disc and is credited to "Freddy Cruger". One of the confidential Asus documents includes a PowerPoint presentation that details "major problems" identified by the company, including application compatibility issues. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 707021 | 2008-09-22 21:35:00 | Heads will roll! :D | johcar (6283) | ||
| 707022 | 2008-09-22 21:48:00 | :lol: Good on them, this should be amusing to see what they do about it. :clap |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 707023 | 2008-09-23 00:20:00 | We do like a good laugh.:crying | Cicero (40) | ||
| 707024 | 2008-09-23 00:28:00 | Well, it could've been worse, you could've brought a phone from Dick Smith! www.pcpro.co.uk | ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 707025 | 2008-09-23 00:52:00 | Well, it could've been worse, you could've brought a phone from Dick Smith! www.pcpro.co.uk A female employee at Dick Smiths?????? Can't say I've ever seen one in any of the DS stores that I walk past.... :) |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 707026 | 2008-09-23 00:55:00 | A female employee at Dick Smiths?????? Can't say I've ever seen one in any of the DS stores that I walk past.... :) I've seen ONE, once. She wasn't hot though :D |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 707027 | 2008-09-23 00:56:00 | Perhaps one of the male employees was demonstrating the capabilities of the phone to a potential customer. Obviously the customer wasn't impressed, as he (or possibly she...?) :illogical didn't buy the phone... | wratterus (105) | ||
| 707028 | 2008-09-23 00:59:00 | Perhaps one of the male employees was demonstrating the capabilities of the phone to a potential customer. Obviously the customer wasn't impressed, as he (or possibly she...?) :illogical didn't buy the phone... Yup - sounds like they didn't meet customer service expectations :blush: |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 707029 | 2008-09-23 01:01:00 | :lol: Or exceeded them so much the customer had to get some fresh air... :D |
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