774,000 Avast! pirates on 14-user licence
Wildly popular free solution not good enough for some.
Leading provider of free anti-malware products Avast Software has spotted that a single 14-user licence key, issued
last summer to a customer in Arizona, is being used by over three quarters of a million pirates, who got hold of the key
code after it made its way onto warez sites. The unrighteous users have been spotted in over 200 countries, including the
Vatican.
Avast's business model makes its main solution free for home use and relies on business users and people upgrading
to premium editions for funding. Nevertheless, it seems that the free edition - which features the majority of the modules
included in the paid-for versions - is not enough for some. Commenting on the story, Avast CEO Vince Steckler noted
the paradox of users searching for free and cracked security solutions, when cracked and 'unlocked' software sites are
often among the most malware-riddled of places.
Avast recently announced hitting 130 millon users worldwide, so this minor piece of licence infringment shouldn't
be too damaging - more details are on the company website
here.
14 December 2010
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