Im not sure if this is true but my computer guy tell me that the crack version of antivirus actually download rubbish when u update them. Example is I use th eset nod32 with somekind of crack program to by pass the license and update the antivirus. Then the crack program which is suppose to download the update file instead download some other rubbish like spam or spyware...Is this common? or my computer guy just bullshit?

it depends, usually those crack.exe file might be harmful.... so always go for keygen instead of crack

Dont use crack lor...better use trial version one....much safer...

or free edition like avast home edition antivirus

Yeah some of them are..

For example my cousin got his original NOD32, then he went and download a cracked version of Spyware Doctor for his computer, and his NOD32 detected a trojan..

but its uncommon i think

what in the world are you talking about ?? crack.exe ?? why not virus.exe ? killyoucomputer.exe ? yourdead.exe?

@TS

my crack version of ESET Smart Security gave me no problem also.

not crack.exe..but to bypass the license thing i dun haf the license key...i download a program forgot what its called..then the program will do something which will make the antivirus able to update...like dat only lo..

Most of the time. Cra*k programs (not only cra*ked version of antivirus) will be detected as a virus. It's called a false positive. However, it may also be a real virus instead of a cra*k. Usually I download cra*ks in my Mac and scan it before transferring it to my PC. Another method is to download cra*ks in a virtual/guest OS through virtualisation.

hi,
Some antivirus may flag cracks as viruses because of the nature of the cracks. Some of these cracks contain similar codes to to what real viruses do and some do really contains virus as a way to get unsuspecting users to run it inform of luring you with a crack.

Now if you used cracked AV, don't go complaining that your AV did not protect you from this or that because the crack may have alter some stuff which the program manufacturer cannot guarantee against.

In fact got get a real copy. They don't cost too much nowadays.

p/s: we don't need Kaspersky spam posters telling us how cheap they are or how effective they are...

anyone got antivirus with crack license key? pm me plz..i scarred getting those crck program cuz later if they r virus my com will die...license key will be safer

I'm not sure whether were able to make such requests.

okay, first of all, you need to understand that i downloaded the trial anti-virus at the genuine website.
secondly, the meaning of crack license is that id and password that is given to the public for free.
the user id and password will be registred at the trial anti-virus thus making it a full payed anti-virus.

i use Windows Defender + Spyware Search & Destroy to scan my computer that is currently using a crack version of anti-virus.
to add somemore, i used a payed Norton Internet Security 2009 and scanned my pc.

NO VIRUS AT ALL.

Me too, I used NIS '09, SuperAntiSpyware Pro and Windows Defender and scan my cra*ks (not cracked license) and all came out as no virus but when I scanned it with BitDefender, it deleted the whole file automatically for me because it's a false positive.

but i certainly dont recommend you guys to use crack version of anti-virus.

unless you really know what you are doing, then its okay.

else,

just splash some $$ on a decent Anti-Virus / Internet Security.

Warez is all around the internet , I will upload the crack I downloaded to virus total and see the result .... I will only believe the result given by kaspersky+ESET.
I believe the crack u mention is securigard or nodenabler ... it does not replace egui.exe but it will find and install a public key for you(If im not mistaken since I didnt use it because i have original ESET) so there is no need to worry about it.
I only use crack from those warez team I believe in.

dun think so..since the definition is downloaded from the nod32 website itself...ur comp guy is talking bullshi~t

Well ya , I do think that guy is talking bullshi~t but if it replaced egui.exe , it might be able to alter the so called definition location right?

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Added on December 20, 2008, 9:16 amThere is no fully working crack for Spyware Doctor until now , the current keygen does not work at all but there is a crack which will replace the update.exe(4get the name) so you can still update the free user definition database and delete the virus but in the end it might not be that usefull since your not having the full definition database , not even half of it.

The reason NOD32 detected that as a trojan is probably because of false positive due to the native of the crack or maybe your cousin did download a fake Spyware Doctor which I think is uncommon.

Edit:removed the crack team name.

This post has been edited by ahinigami: Dec 20 2008, 01:14 PM

Please edit your post as we're not supposed to discuss regarding illegal matters. Please don't mention names of the warez group also. Thanks in advance.

frankly, it could be anything.
you DL'ed an unknown file from an unknown source, and what you u expect?

Let's say you own an Anti-Virus company. You earn a lot of money. You very happy.

Then, you got a group of very smart programmers who call themselves hackers and produce Keygens and Cracks etc.

Would you be happy in your sales drop? NO.

So, you blacklist their crack software. Crack = Virus.

That is how it works. Simple.

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So, if you want to use cracked software, use it at your own risk.

If you want to get licensed trial licenses, get it through proper channels.

If you want to get things free, then start learning the basics of things.

If you are an amateur and want to go after cracks etc, do so at your own risk. Knowledge is essential in everything.

~Cheers!