Windows Trojan masquerades as Vista crack

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A week after Windows Vista’s official launch hackers have devised their first attack, targeting pirates trying to install illegal copies of Microsoft’s operating system, The Register reports.
A supposed Windows Vista crack called Windows Vista All Versions Activation 21.11.06 is reportedly doing the rounds, offering the ability to install illegal versions of Windows Vista.
However, the software is not a Windows Vista crack and pirates get something they didn’t expect – installation of a dangerous Trojan called PSW.Win32.LdPinch.aze.
Apparently, most anti-virus scanners can recognise the Trojan, but NOD32 and the latest software from Norton won’t.
Windows Vista is currently available for download only to customers on Microsoft’s volume licensing deals and won’t become generally available until January.