# Microsoft Uses Pirated Software

> Markdown version of https://brajeshwar.com/2004/microsoft-uses-pirated-software/ — 2004-11-23

> Members of a former software cracking group have discovered that audio files created with one of its cracked programs are distributed with each copy of the Windows XP.

The files are at `@%windir%\Help\Tours\WindowsMediaPlayer\Audio\Wav@` directory of Windows XP. If these files are opened with a HEX editor (or any Text Editor for that matter) the code contains the signature "Deepz0ne", who was a member of former cracking group "Radium".

Via [Tom's Hardware Guide](http://www.tomshardware.com/).