Hey I was recently downloading some thing for my computer and I thought it was a free software, but it had an activation code with it, so I assumed the person who made the software wanted people to download it only from their site, but when when I put in the activation code it turns out the software was a pirated software and it says they reported my IP to some site and that a lawyers gonna call me, please help me T_T I'm a good person who is completely against illegal stuff! What should I do?
2007-01-13 06:52:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
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2007-01-13 06:59:54 · answer #1 · answered by Celeste P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Delete the software or do a system restore. I'm pretty sure the person who gave you the message was just trying to scare you so you would delete the software that you have downloaded. Just remember, freeware software doesn't need activation code, only Shareware.
2007-01-13 07:09:24 · answer #2 · answered by Dark_Fox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This seems more like a scare tactic than it is anything else. Unless it is some software that costs hundreds or thousands or dollars, it is not worth the software developer/ owner's time to try to locate and sue everyone who might pirate their software. They put in all that stuff just to scare people like you.
Also, unless you have a static I.P. address, it is SUPER hard (impossible for a regular joe schmoe like you and me) for them to find out who you are, let alone find out your phone number! If you don't know what a static I.P. address is, then you probably don't have one. I'd say 99% of regular consumers have a dynamic I.P. address, which means it changes every time you restart your modem. I have a static I.P., but that is only because I host my personal server (my website) from my home. And even then, I would not be worried if i got a message like you did.
Rest easy, no one is gonna come looking for you.
2007-01-13 07:02:49 · answer #3 · answered by Eric V 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well a couple things.... copy the software to a CD, so if for any reason you need a copy of the software to show how it behaved you will have it. The output you saw doesn't sound like anything a legitimate company would use to fight piracy. I would assume the software you downloaded is in the process of infecting your computer with viruses trojans etc. So I would uninstall it.
Quickly update your antivirus software then begin scanning your computer with everything you have...
2007-01-13 07:00:12 · answer #4 · answered by Fremen 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You usually have to pay for things with an activation code. Either delete the software or else do a system restore to yesterday's date and it will take care of it for you. It will be as if you didn't even go there!!
2007-01-13 07:01:44 · answer #5 · answered by MsCatie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I highly suggest you delete the software and if you hear anything from any lawyers or the government, then just tell them the truth. You did not know it was a pirated program, and once you found out, you immediately deleted it. No harm done, it's not like you knew it was pirated.
2007-01-13 07:01:54 · answer #6 · answered by jas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just hope that it is just an idle threat to get you to delete the software. When an activation code is required you can be 99% sure that you must pay for it.
2007-01-13 06:57:58 · answer #7 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you really believed that it was free and just happen to have an activation code and all those other far-fetched things, then in court you can plead insanity
2007-01-13 06:57:29 · answer #8 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 03:52:18 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋