Windows 8 has been in the market for a time now and developers as well as hackers have also been pretty busy to get the most out the new OS by Microsoft. We have seen some bugs in Windows 8 which causes many issues in the security of Windows 8 and its users. Now, the latest yet critical bug which has been discovered lets the users crack the trial Windows 8 apps to full versions using just a free utility which can be disastrous for developers who have paid apps in Store.
A few weeks ago we reported that Windows 8 apps had been cracked to full versions using special commands and now, this simple utility lets you change the app tokens which results in the conversion of trial apps to full versions without the need of buying it.
The utility uses simple commands which changes the app tokens downloaded with apps from Store. These tokens work like keys for the apps as they tell the app whether the user has to provided a paid version of app or just a trial. The utility changes the app token values from trial to paid ones and hence, the host PC gets the full version of app with almost full paid features.
This bug in the app tokens of Windows 8 may be a big cause of loss for Microsoft as well as developers who have been working hard to get their apps to Windows 8. Also, it shows that Windows 8 is so easy to hack even the most important feature of the OS has been cracked.
This bug in app tokens of Windows 8 has the following disadvantages:
This bug in app tokens of Windows 8 has the following disadvantages:
• The apps are cracked on the installed version and later version can’t be installed
• Getting future updates of app in not possible
• The app sometimes also unlocks the features which have to be got by paying the price
• The token changing makes the Windows 8 apps more unstable and the apps start crashing very often
Why the trick shouldn’t be used? We won’t recommend that trick to be used because Windows 8 apps are pretty cheap as compared to other platforms. Also, you will get free trials which offers full or most important features. Spending just a buck to get apps is better than cracking apps which won’t bring future updates. It also is very damaging for developer.
Bottom line: We hope that this critical bug in the app tokens of Windows 8 gets fixed by Microsoft soon and developers don’t get to bear its damage on their hard works. We, being developers understand that how much loss this simple trick can cause and it may also be the cause of less app trials for Windows 8.
via:windowes8core
