Software Piracy Exposed

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• This book is about software piracy—what it is and how it's done • This is the first book ever to describe how software is actually stolen and traded over the internet • Discusses security implications resulting from over 1/2 of the internet's computers running illegal, unpatched, pirated software This book is about software piracy—what it is and how it's done. Stealing software is not to be condoned, and theft of intellectual property and copyright infringement are serious matters, but it's totally unrealistic to pretend that it doesn't happen. Software piracy has reached epidemic proportions. Many computer users know this, the software companies know this, and once you've read the Introduction to this book, you'll understand why. Seeing how widespread software piracy is, learning how it's accomplished, and particularly how incredibly easy it is to do might surprise you. This book describes how software piracy is actually being carried out.

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323_Sof_Pir_FM.qxd 8/30/05 2:19 PM Page i Register for Free Membership to [email protected] Over the last few years, Syngress has published many best-selling and critically acclaimed books, including Tom Shinder’s Configuring ISA Server 2004, Brian Caswell and Jay Beale’s Snort 2.1 Intrusion Detection, and Angela Orebaugh and Gilbert Ramirez’s Ethereal Packet Sniffing. One of the reasons for the success of these books has been our unique [email protected] program. Through this site, we’ve been able to provide readers a real time extension to the printed book. As a registered owner of this book, you will qualify for free access to our members-only [email protected] program. Once you have registered, you will enjoy several benefits, including: ■ Four downloadable e-booklets on topics related to the book. Each booklet is approximately 20-30 pages in Adobe PDF format. They have been selected by our editors from other best-selling Syngress books as providing topic coverage that is directly related to the coverage in this book. ■ A comprehensive FAQ page that consolidates all of the key points of this book into an easy-to-search web page, providing you with the concise, easy-to-access data you need to perform your job. ■ A “From the Author” Forum that allows the authors of this book to post timely updates and links to related sites, or additional topic coverage that may have been requested by readers. Just visit us at www.syngress.com/solutions and follow the simple registration process. You will need to have this book with you when you register. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your needs. And be sure to let us know if there is anything else we can do to make your job easier. 323_Sof_Pir_FM.qxd 8/30/05 2:19 PM Page ii 323_Sof_Pir_FM.qxd 8/30/05 2:19 PM Page iii Software Piracy Exposed Paul Craig Ron Honick Mark Burnett Technical Editor 323_Sof_Pir_FM.qxd 8/30/05 2:19 PM Page iv Syngress Publishing, Inc., the author(s), and any person or firm involved in the writing, editing, or production (collectively “Makers”) of this book (“the Work”) do not guarantee or warrant the results to be obtained from the Work. There is no guarantee of any kind, expressed or implied, regarding the Work or its contents.The Work is sold AS IS and WITHOUT WARRANTY.You ma