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Is MAS (Microsoft Activation Scripts) safe to use? (self.piracy)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by fin to c/[email protected]

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I want to install MAS to my clubhouse's computer so I can share MS Office with our member, but I wonder if it's really safe.

Some people on Reddit say that it's a trojan

https://www.reddit.com/r/pchelp/comments/1crolj9/reinstalled_windows_10_and_windows_security/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/16rdsc4/regret_using_microsoft_activation_scripts/

They say that I can check the source code since it's open sourced, but I'm not sure. It's too complex, and downloading several files inside a script. I haven't checked yet but it can be downloading some blobs, idk.

Also the domain of the official page sounds suspicious... "mass grave"??

Edit: I use Debian btw

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Yes it's not even really considered piracy. It creates a fully activated legitimate copy of Windows. It's just basically a key-gen. It is a trojan in that it works like a trojan would, except it's verified as safe.

But really you gotta know coming to Lemmy for this you're just gonna get told to run Linux. So I'll do it for you. Run Linux. The real trojan MAS creates is a fully activated copy of Microsoft Windows.

[–] fin 20 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Oh, I use Debian as my daily driver, so don't worry about that ;). In fact, that's why I want to install Office on my clubhouse's computer.

I managed to run Windows on KVM but it's too slow and crashes occasionally, thus not very suitable for doing assignments.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Is this something that OnlyOffice could solve? They aim for strict compatibility with MS Office IIRC and it's been working really well for me.

[–] fin 6 points 1 week ago

I've tried using OnlyOffice before, but it failed to open an Excel file properly

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