My windows 7 computer has been working perfectly up until one day, when I turned it on. I noticed on the bottom right corner of the screen, it says:
Windows 7
Build 7601
This copy of Windows is not genuine
I thought It might have been a glitch, so I just ran an update and restarted my computer. But while it was updating, it says "Configuring Windows Service Pack 1". I never did anything to the service pack! I know about KSND keys ( and I might have one ), but I think my computer is hacked. When it restarted, I logged in and the background was black. There was only one window, and it says:
Windows 7 is not Genuine.
>> Buy Windows now
>> Continue without buying Windows
I clicked continue, and everything started to load up normally. I replaced the background back to the original. But out of nowhere, google chrome opened up and lead me to a "Windwows genuine page". Here is the link: ( It is probably shortened ).
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/validate/DownloadValidationSupport.aspx?displaylang=en&Error=0xC004C4A2&OSV=6.1.7601.2.00010100.1.0.004.00.1033&GenuineInfo=C004F200&ls=3
I do not reccomend visiting the site, because I know it's a fake. It says to download a program to help solve the problem. I didn't click the download button. Instead, I just copied the URL and closed the Window. I restarted my computer. I noticed 2 things:
1) On the bottom right corner, instead of saying "Windows 7 Build 7601", it says "Windows 7 Build 7600".
2) The Window that opens ( the one that says its not genuine and to buy now ), on the bottom left, it has a little code: 0xC004C4A2. But when looked at the fake Microsoft link, I realised that that code is a part of the URL. In the shortened part of th URL, it says this:
displaylang=en&Error=0xC004C4A2&OSV=6.1.7601.2.00010100.1.0.004.00.1033&GenuineInfo=C004F200&ls=3
This just gives me the feeling that I'm being hacked.
Even though it says it's not genuine, I can still use my computer normally.
So I'm guessing my computer is hacked. I do not want to re-install Windows, and I am certainly not good with coding.
If someone thinks it's a MSDN key, I put the 3 digit part from my product Id that shows wether its MSDN key ot not: 918. If it is, is my only option re-installing Windows? ( I don't want to change the product key alone, because I think it can be hacked again ).
The key was probably used multiple times, and it might have been black-listed.
I tried to put in a bunch of codes in the command prompt that were on other forums, and it didn't work.
I even tried to use windows restore, and when it finished, NOTHING CHANGED. I set it to the day before I noticed the "not genuine" message. But it was still EXACTLY THE SAME. The files were the same. I had transfered a file from my USB onto my computer ( I did this the day it happened ). It should have been deleted, but it wasn't.
Now, I have an update for my computer, but do I take a chance? Last time I updated, it configured the service pack. I am starting to get scared. I transferred all of my important files to my USB, but I do not want to take any risks.
I know this is a long story, but can someone please help me?
By the way, I got the computer pre-owned. It was an extra computer from a buissness. I got it for free, because I knew the guy who works there.
Windows 7
Build 7601
This copy of Windows is not genuine
I thought It might have been a glitch, so I just ran an update and restarted my computer. But while it was updating, it says "Configuring Windows Service Pack 1". I never did anything to the service pack! I know about KSND keys ( and I might have one ), but I think my computer is hacked. When it restarted, I logged in and the background was black. There was only one window, and it says:
Windows 7 is not Genuine.
>> Buy Windows now
>> Continue without buying Windows
I clicked continue, and everything started to load up normally. I replaced the background back to the original. But out of nowhere, google chrome opened up and lead me to a "Windwows genuine page". Here is the link: ( It is probably shortened ).
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/validate/DownloadValidationSupport.aspx?displaylang=en&Error=0xC004C4A2&OSV=6.1.7601.2.00010100.1.0.004.00.1033&GenuineInfo=C004F200&ls=3
I do not reccomend visiting the site, because I know it's a fake. It says to download a program to help solve the problem. I didn't click the download button. Instead, I just copied the URL and closed the Window. I restarted my computer. I noticed 2 things:
1) On the bottom right corner, instead of saying "Windows 7 Build 7601", it says "Windows 7 Build 7600".
2) The Window that opens ( the one that says its not genuine and to buy now ), on the bottom left, it has a little code: 0xC004C4A2. But when looked at the fake Microsoft link, I realised that that code is a part of the URL. In the shortened part of th URL, it says this:
displaylang=en&Error=0xC004C4A2&OSV=6.1.7601.2.00010100.1.0.004.00.1033&GenuineInfo=C004F200&ls=3
This just gives me the feeling that I'm being hacked.
Even though it says it's not genuine, I can still use my computer normally.
So I'm guessing my computer is hacked. I do not want to re-install Windows, and I am certainly not good with coding.
If someone thinks it's a MSDN key, I put the 3 digit part from my product Id that shows wether its MSDN key ot not: 918. If it is, is my only option re-installing Windows? ( I don't want to change the product key alone, because I think it can be hacked again ).
The key was probably used multiple times, and it might have been black-listed.
I tried to put in a bunch of codes in the command prompt that were on other forums, and it didn't work.
I even tried to use windows restore, and when it finished, NOTHING CHANGED. I set it to the day before I noticed the "not genuine" message. But it was still EXACTLY THE SAME. The files were the same. I had transfered a file from my USB onto my computer ( I did this the day it happened ). It should have been deleted, but it wasn't.
Now, I have an update for my computer, but do I take a chance? Last time I updated, it configured the service pack. I am starting to get scared. I transferred all of my important files to my USB, but I do not want to take any risks.
I know this is a long story, but can someone please help me?
By the way, I got the computer pre-owned. It was an extra computer from a buissness. I got it for free, because I knew the guy who works there.
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