Why Anti-Malware Products Detects Keygens and Cracks?

You might have noticed majority of Anti-Malware products will detect and remove application used to crack and break Genuine programs. There are those who complain like it is up to us to use pirate software or buy genuine one and consider this behavior political move by Anti-Malware vendors. There are risks of legal actions by companies, so it is very valuable features for many companies and in case they detect like crack or pirate software is being used, they would be able to identify, investigate and handle the issue internally before government authorities go into their office and take action because they are using pirate software. However, I am NOT going to talk about legal and ethical aspect of using pirate software but I will discuss about them from security point of view. Several version of pirate software either comes with malware installed or they have vulnerability where leading cybercriminals be able to break into their systems easily. Actually, promoting and distributing pirate software is a secure way to spy and perform surveillant on users. When you are using application and program which is legitimate, then in case you find any spy tools or application, you could take legal action, destroy the reputation of the company and bring them to justice. However, what will you do, in case it is pirate software? You couldn’t complain or take any action to protect your right and in case you do, they will ask you why you purchase pirate software? This leads to a case where several users globally are at risk of being hacked or being monitors illegally. For this reason, some governments take restrict action to protection copyright and fighting software piracy NOT only to protect their innovation and create healthy business environment but also to protect their national security by protecting their citizens. I do agree commercial software should be affordable for everyone but it is NOT wise to purchase pirate software and hand over your privacy over bad guys and cybercriminals. Therefore, it is really helpful when Anti-Malware products detect and remove keygens and application used for cracking and in case you detect any of them in your PC, it is wise to take action and remove the installed application and look for genuine one or install alternative free one.