Windows Genuine Spyware 

I just noticed something. I am setting up a new laptop and applying Windows Updates for the first time on it.

The first run through, it said that it needed to install the Windows Installer 3.1. This was the only thing in the list to install. The reason that it’s the only thing in the list is because all of the other updates require the latest installer to run.

I watched as it installed the Windows Installer 3.1 and after it finished, it quickly slipped in that it was installing Windows Genuine Advantage without my acknowledgment or request. This is the typical tactic of someone with something to hide.

I’m posting this blog as a warning to anyone else that may not know that they are installing this spyware from Microsoft.